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Ready for Transformation: Registration for GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST 2027 now open
28.10.2025
Four world-leading trade fairs, one common goal: shaping the future of the global metals and foundry industry. From 21 to 25 June 2027, "The Bright World of Metals" in Düsseldorf will bring together international market leaders, hidden champions and newcomers – from iron and steel to aluminium and other non-ferrous metals.Messe Düsseldorf enters the Indian foundry market: The Bright World of Metals cooperates with Inter Foundry 2026
13.10.2025
Messe Düsseldorf is entering the Indian foundry market with its four world-leading trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST – collectively known as The Bright World of Metals – and has signed a landmark cooperation agreement with Inter Foundry, the international trade fair for the ferrous, non-ferrous and aluminium foundry industry in India.ALUEXPO 2025: Aluminium on the rise – Istanbul becomes the international centre of the non-ferrous metal industry
18.08.2025
From 18 to 20 September 2025, Istanbul will once again become the international hub for the aluminium and non-ferrous metal industry: ALUEXPO – 9th International Aluminium Technologies, Machinery and Products Fair – will open its doors at the Istanbul Expo Centre.
Highly anticipated – novel trade fair format for the cutting and welding industry in Düsseldorf
06.03.2025
Düsseldorf, 6 March 2025 – The calls from the industry for a new platform were unmistakable: more dynamism, more event, more modernity. By introducing The Ultimate World of Cutting and Welding – Urban Steel Expo, USE for short, Messe Düsseldorf has tailored a novel concept to the needs of the welding and cutting industries.Biggest international attendance of all times: GIFA Mexico picking up speed
24.01.2024
The structural change from combustion engines to e-mobility as well as the growing expansion of the Chinese automotive industry that has identified Latin America as a manufacturing and expanding market, lead to an investment race in the region.Growth market Türkiye: The Bright World of Metals expands global network to include ANKIROS/TURKCAST and ALUEXPO
24.01.2024
The Messe Düsseldorf Group expands its global network in the growth market Türkiye winning over three powerful new events for its global metal trade fair portfolio with the leading Eurasian metallurgy, foundry and aluminium trade fairs – ANKIROS/TURKCAST and ALUEXPO.Follow-up and trend report for GIFA and NEWCAST 2023
21.11.2023
Follow-up and trend report for METEC and THERMPROCESS 2023
16.11.2023
The lead topic of Bright World of Metals, held with great success from 12 to 16 June 2023 in Düsseldorf, was the transformation of the metal industry to become climate neutral.THE BRIGHT WORLD OF METALS charts course for Latin America: GIFA Mexico to debut from 16 to 18 October 2024 in Mexico City
14.11.2023
Messe Düsseldorf is expanding its global event format in foundry technology to Latin America, setting another important milestone for the globalisation of the “Bright World of Metals”.World-leading trade fair quartet welcomes the international foundry and metallurgical industries to Düsseldorf again in 2027
26.09.2023
The new dates for the GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST trade fairs have been set. The leading international trade fairs of the industry will present themselves at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre from 21 to 25 June 2027.