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VALUE-ADD SERVICE FOR EXHIBITORS AND VISITORS

A business matchmaking programme has been organised to create a platform where participants at Electra Mining Africa and Elenex Africa, and at the Machine Tools Africa exhibition, can effectively network by viewing, selecting and scheduling interactions before the show and to ensure that they meet the right companies while attending the event. The Business Matchmaking Programme was developed by Outsmart Marketing to meet a vital objective for participants in attending exhibitions, which is to network. Because many top decision makers do not have the time to schedule their own meeting requests or respond to requests, the business matchmaking team acts as personal assistants, contacting and individually gathering meeting requests, confirming and scheduling all interactions. Business matchmaking undertakes pre-profiling of all participants at Electra Mining Africa - exhibitors, targeted visitors and delegations - and then pre-matches and pre-schedules interactions before the start of the event.

Make sure you benefit from this value-add opportunity by pre-registering before the show!

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EXCITING ADDITION ...

This year in Hall 9, the Machine Tools Africa exhibition will be on show, co-locating with Electra Mining Africa and Elenex Africa. Exhibition space is fully booked indicating a very strong and informative show. The show is fully endorsed by the Machine Tool Merchants Association of South Africa.  The last officially sanctioned show was held in 2004.

ELECTRA MINING AFRICA

On the International calendar, Electra Mining Africa is ranked as the second largest mining show in the world and is the biggest trade exhibition in southern Africa. The show is recognised as a gateway into Africa for local and global investors looking for new business opportunities in the mining, construction, industrial and power generation industries. Electra Mining Africa showcases the latest developments, technology, trends, products and services in all sectors of these industries.

The broad scope of the show brings these coinciding industry sectors together under one roof for visitor and exhibitor convenience.

Held every second year, Electra Mining Africa celebrated it's eighteenth successful year in 2006 achieving exceptional growth over 2004 with exhibitor numbers swelling to 690 – an increase of 15% - and contracted floor space increasing to 31,000 m2.

The show attracted over 35,000 top-level decision makers with many exhibitors reporting excellent sales and sales leads, once again proving that Electra Mining Africa is a strong catalyst for new investment opportunities.

In keeping with its international stature, the 2006 exhibition attracted a high number of international visitors, in addition to an inward buying mission organised by the South African Capital Equipment Export Council, which promotes mining and capital equipment internationally, bringing over 50 major buyers of capital equipment from USA, Australia, India, Spain, China, Canada, Turkey, Russia, Brazil, Iran, Peru, Argentina, Chile and UK – countries where mining and building construction activities are playing an important part in their economies.

Electra Mining Africa was also host to global exhibitors – 71 top companies from 25 countries. Canada was well represented with 17 companies; the USA, Poland and Germany were also prominent with multi exhibitors, in addition to Russia, Australia, Italy and India.

The mining industry is experiencing major growth with mining houses developing new ventures and upgrading existing operations in order to keep up with China’s apparently insatiable demand for commodities. In addition, with South Africa hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the country has embarked on major infrastructure projects that demand a massive input of supplies and machinery. This is good news for general industry beyond 2010 and for Electra Mining Africa 2008.

Government Support

The South African Government, both the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), strongly supports Electra Mining Africa.

In 2006, DTI‘s export arm, the SA Capital Equipment Export Council, subsidised over 50 major buyers from around the globe to attend Electra Mining Africa; the DME hosted a pavilion at the exhibition and, for the third year, the DME put its full weight behind the show, once again declaring “Mining Week” to coincide with Electra Mining Africa. Mining Week promotes South African mining in an effort to attract and encourage local and foreign investment into this industry.

With such high-level Government support, concurrent Mining Week activities, commitment from hundreds of exhibitors, endorsement and support from leading Associations and Institutions and the positive growth reflected in the 2006 show, even further growth is anticipated for Electra Mining Africa 2008.

Industry Support

Electra Mining Africa is fully endorsed and supported by the most respected Associations and Institutions in the related industries.

• The Chamber of Mines of South Africa
• The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
• The SA Institute of Mechanical Engineering
• The SA Institute of Materials Handling
• South African Flameproof Association
• Conveyor Manufacturers Association
• The Institute of Quarrying of Southern Africa

Mining and Minerals in South Africa

Although well over a century old, South Africa’s mining industry is far from fully tapped. The country is internationally renowned for an abundance of mineral resources, accounting for a significant proportion of both world production and reserves.

South Africa is the world’s biggest producer of gold and platinum and one of the leading producers of base metals and coal. The country’s diamond industry is the fourth largest in the world, with only Botswana, Canada and Russia producing more diamonds each year.

While holding the world’s largest reserves of gold, platinum-group metals and manganese ore, the country has considerable potential for the discovery of other worldclass deposits in areas yet to be exhaustively explored.

Only two strategic minerals - crude oil and bauxite - are not available in the country. For the rest, the sector spans the full spectrum of the five major mineral categories, namely precious metals and minerals, energy minerals, non-ferrous metals and minerals, ferrous minerals and industrial minerals.

Apart from its prolific mineral reserves, South Africa’s strengths include a high level of technical and production expertise and comprehensive research and development activities.

The country has world-scale primary processing facilities covering carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium industries, in addition to gold and platinum.

Beneficiation of minerals before export is a major potential growth area in South Africa, with lucrative opportunities for downstream processing and adding value locally to iron, carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminium, platinum group metals and gold.

In response to exceptional growth in China and India, healthy growth in G8 countries and high commodity prices between the end of 1999 and the end of 2006, the gold price rose 121%, the oil price 144%, and the prices of both platinum and coal rose by more than 150%.

* Courtesy of www.SouthAfrica.info incorporating material from the Department of Trade and Industry and the Budget Speech 2007.

Makes Good Financial Sense

Exhibiting at Electra Mining Africa makes good financial sense. It is the most cost effective way to reach the greatest number of decision makers in your specific target market in the shortest space of time.

Electra Mining Africa 2006 is the key to ACCELERATING the speed of your business growth. A whopping 48% of exhibition leads do not require a sales call to close the deal.