Germany
VDMA, organiser of the German Pavilion, represents more than 3,500 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies. The industry stands for innovation, export orientation and SMEs. The companies employ around 3 million people in the EU-27, making the mechanical and plant engineering the largest employer among the EU capital goods industries. In the EU, it represents a turnover volume of an estimated 770 billion euros. Around 80 percent of the machinery sold in the EU comes from a manufacturing plant in the domestic market. Exhibitors will gain direct access to commercial partners and decision-makers shaping global energy markets.