Ime 2019 – A Business Breakthrough Exhibition

Brief Show Report

The recently concluded Eighth edition of the Exhibition, IME 2019, “International Mining, Equipment, Mineral & Metals Exhibition” (concurrent with 8th Asian Mining Congress), organized during November 6-9, 2019, was a grand success, as informed by VVIPs, Delegates, Exhibitors and Visitors.

IME 2019 – A Business Breakthrough Exhibition – aims to upgrade the future of mining and allied industries in India. This institutionalized event has been envisaged as a catalyst for the development of Mining, Mineral, Metal and allied sectors in India. This prestigious biennial international event of the sector, is one of the largest shows of its kind in this part of the world. It is an ideal platform for the global Mining, Mineral and Metal producers, Decision makers, Bureaucrats, Investors, Industry leaders and other key stakeholders of the industry to congregate, display products, exchange technologies, new initiatives, negotiate business for mutual business development making and forge meaningful partnerships.

The event was inaugurated by Hon’ble Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Coal and Mines & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India on November 6, 2019 with the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Other eminent dignitaries present on the occasion were, H.E. Shri Milan Hovorka, Ambassador of Czech Republic to India; H.E. Shri Andrew Ford, Consul – General, Australia Consulate – General Kolkata; Shri Anil Kumar Jha, Chairman Managing Director, Coal India Ltd & President, MGMI; Shri Sanjiv Chopra, IAS, Chairman, Odisha Mining Corporation; Shri Rajiw Lochan, Honorary Secretary, MGMI and Shri I.P. Wadhwa, Managing Worker, Tafcon.

High level Trade Delegations and Country Level Group Participation from Australia, China, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, UK, USA and many other countries were a part of this important event. The Exhibition was participated by more than 225 exhibitors from Mining, Equipment, Mineral, Metals and other allied sectors for displaying their equipment, products, technologies, innovative applications and research & development along with large participation from mineral and iron ore rich states of India such as Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan and West Bengal.

Concurrently, “Buyer Seller Meet” was organized on the second day the event, which witnessed presentations from key stakeholders such as, Coal India Ltd., NMDC, etc. It received an enthusiastic response from India and overseas.

On the third day of the event, Exhibitors Award Function was also organized, wherein Dr. Aboobacker Siqqique P., Secretary cum Commissioner, Directorate of Mines, Government of Jharkhand; Shri Upendra Kumar, Advisor (Coal), Essel Mining & Industries Ltd.; Shri Peeyush Kumar, Director (Technical), Ministry of Coal, Government of India and Shri I.P. Wadhwa, Managing Worker, Tafcon, presented awards to Exhibitors in different categories like International Pavilions, Machinery Display, Innovative Stall Design and Presentation, Large Participation and Outdoor Machinery Display, etc.

Exhibitors Awards Winners

•  AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIAN TRADE COMMISSION
•  POLAND - POLISH INVESTMENT & TRADE AGENCY
•  RUSSIA - KUZBASS EXPORT SUPPORT CENTER
•  CHINA - CMEC EXHIBITION INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD.
•  CZECH REPUBLIC - CZECH TRADE PROMOTION AGENCY
•  GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND
•  ODISHA MINING CORPORATION LTD.
•  THE WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.
•  TATA HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO. LTD.
•  AGGREKO ENERGY RENTAL INDIA PVT. LTD.
•  ANEST IWATA MOTHERSON PVT. LTD.
•  XYLEM WATERS SOLUTIONS INDIA PVT. LTD.
•  SHANTILAL C. MEHTA
•  AQUATECH PUMPING SOLUTIONS
•  NETZSCH TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PVT. LTD.
•  THEJO ENGINEERING LTD.
•  ROTO PUMPS LTD.
•  THE EIMCO - K.C.P. LTD.
•  JMS MINING PVT. LTD.
•  CATERPILAR INDIA PVT. LTD. (GAINWELL COMMOSALES PVT. LTD.)
•  TSUBAKI INDIA POWER TRANSMISSION PVT. LTD.
•  POWER BUILD PVT. LTD.
•  DONALDSON INDIA FILTER SYSTEM PVT. LTD.
•  HEXAGON
•  PHOENIX CONVEYOR BELT INDIA PVT. LTD.
•  THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INDIA PVT. LTD.
•  PREMIER INDIA BEARINGS LTD.
•  BEML LTD.
•  EXXONMOBIL LUBRICANTS PVT. LTD.
•  NMDC LTD.
•  V-TORK CONTROLS
•  GOODWIN PUMPS INDIA PVT. LTD.
•  FLOW LINK SYSTEMS PVT. LTD.
•  GEOLOGICAL SURVERY OF INDIA
•  NLC INDIA PVT. LTD.