The 26th edition of Eurosurfas, The International Surface Treatment Event organised by Fira de Barcelona, showed how new functional surfaces are now a tangible reality in a sector firmly committed to innovation. From 2 – 6 October, Eurosurfas used a net area of more than 2,000 sq. m in Hall 3 at the Gran Via venue to demonstrate the recovery of the surface treatment sector.
In this new edition, Eurosurfas gathered leading companies such us Grupo ADI’s principals, Macdermid Enthone, Kraft powercon and Siebec.
This is due to the fact that 62 exhibiting companies presented a total of 593 products by 168 brands with 43 new launches, particularly those related to functional surfaces such as ultra-low friction, fungicide, bactericide and anti-fouling surfaces or protective anti-corrosion coatings which, according to the show’s director, Pilar Navarro, ‘are revolutionising the sector’. Navarro also wanted to ‘thank the participating companies for their confidence in Eurosurfas”.
Eurosurfas 2017 featured an outstanding programme of activities organised by the industry’s leading associations such as the ninth Eurocar congress, which presented the latest trends in automobile finishes; the 8th Technical Seminars on the Environment, which stressed the need for the industry to commit to the principles of the Circular Economy and minimise the impact of its activity on the environment; and the Technical Session on Anticorrosive Protection, at which new methods and processes were presented.
The show also fostered commercial relationships with a variety of actions within the Networking Activities to provide new business opportunities between exhibitors and professional trade visitors.