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European Coatings Show

+ ADHESIVES - SEALANTS - CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS

The exhibitions covers the fields of paints, coatings and sealants. On three exhibition days, exhibitors and visitors will be able to discuss the latest developments within the coatings industry.

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Date

20.04.-22.04.2027
Cycle: every two years
Year founded: 1991
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Fairgrounds

Messezentrum
Nuremberg
Germany

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Organisers

Vincentz Network GmbH & Co. KG

Plathnerstraße 4c
30175 Hanover
Germany
Fon: +49 511 9910-000
Fax: +49 511 9910-099
info@vincentz.nethttp://www.vincentz.net

Project team

events@european-coatings.comhttp://www.european-coatings.com

NürnbergMesse GmbH

Messezentrum
90471 Nuremberg
Germany
Fon: +49 911 8606-0
Fax: +49 911 8606-8228
info@nuernbergmesse.dehttp://www.nuernbergmesse.de

Project team

ecs@nuernbergmesse.dehttps://www.european-coatings-show.com/de/

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Sector focus

Surface Treatment Technology (industry 63)
Subcontracting (industry 96)

Main offerings

Application
Industrial Health and Safety
Chemical Auxiliaries for the Building Industry
Services
Printing Ink
Adhesives
Laboratory Technology
Lacquers
Measuring Systems
Testing Technology
Environment Protection

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Trade visitors

Statistics

Key figures
3/2025
Exhibitors
1.215
Domestic
331
Abroad
884
Other represented firms
Visitors (number of admissions)
25.681
Domestic
8.426
Abroad
17.255
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
72.800
Space (net)
40.527
Special show space
480
Exhibitor stand space
40.047
Hall space
40.047
Domestic
15.484
Abroad
24.563
Open air
0
Domestic
Abroad
Origin of exhibitors 2025 from 46 countries
Australia1
Austria13
Belgium33
Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Brazil4
Bulgaria2
Canada9
China, People's Republic275
Croatia2
Cyprus1
Czechia11
Denmark5
Egypt6
Estonia1
Finland3
France30
Georgia1
Germany331
Greece4
Hungary1
India56
Ireland1
Israel2
Italy81
Japan14
Korea, Republic10
Luxembourg3
Malaysia2
Netherlands58
Norway2
Poland11
Portugal6
Romania1
Saudi Arabia1
Singapore1
Slovenia4
Spain32
Sweden12
Switzerland27
Taiwan7
Tunisia1
Türkiye42
United Arab Emirates1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland53
United States of America52
Vietnam1
FKM trade visitor structure
2025
Visitors (number of admissions)
25.681
Proportion of trade visitors
96%
Total Germany (%)
33
Bremen
1
Hamburg
4
Lower Saxony
5
Schleswig-Holstein
2
North Rhine-Westphalia
8
Hesse
11
Rhineland-Palatinate
4
Saarland
1
Baden-Württemberg
18
Bavaria
38
Berlin
2
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
2
Saxony
3
Thuringia
2
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
8
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
9
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
14
Department head, group head, team leader
25
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
30
Lecturer, teacher
0
Trainee
2
Other position
6
Student
4
Other not gainfully employed
2
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
8
Research and development, design/construction
44
Manufacturing, production, quality control
15
Buying/procurement
8
Finance/accounting, controlling
0
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
0
Sales
12
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
0
Maintenance/repairs
1
Other area
3
Student
4
Other not gainfully employed
2
Economic sectors (%)
Formulator of lacquers and paints
35
Formulator of printing inks
5
Formulator of adhesives and sealants
11
Formulator of construction chemical products
9
Supplier of raw materials
16
Supplier of laboratory and production technology
2
Supplier of test and measurement technology
2
Industrial processor of lacquers and paints
9
Industrial processor of adhesives and sealants
3
Industrial processor of construction chemical products
1
Industrial processor of printing inks
2
Other
15
Student
4
other non-professionals
2
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
8
more than 50 km up to 100 km
5
more than 100 km up to 300 km
22
over 300 km
64
Foreign origin total (%)
67
EU
62
Other european countries
20
Africa
2
North America
1
South and Central America
6
Middle East
3
South-, East-, Central Asia
5
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Italy
11
Netherlands
6
Türkiye
6
Poland
5
Spain
5
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
4
5 - 9
5
10 - 49
22
50 - 199
21
200 - 499
9
500 - 999
10
1 000 and more
24
Student
4
Other not employed
2
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
25
collectively
33
in an advisory capacity/organization
23
no
12
Student
4
Other not gainfully employed
2
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
32
Earlier events
30
First visit
52
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Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH
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