The building industry moves to Algiers

The fifteenth Batimatec, the largest building industry trade fair in North Africa, in progress at the Palais des Expositions (SAFEX) in Pins Maritimes, Algiers. The exhibition hosts all the key product sectors of relevance to the building industry, including construction materials (heavy clay, ceramic, concrete, etc); production machinery, equipment and plant; materials for decoration and interior finishings (natural stone, wood, coatings); heating and cooling systems; earthmoving equipment; plumbing; and building chemicals.
Encouraged by the strong performance of the North African building industry in recent years, more than 1,000 national and international exhibitors will be taking part in the show. In Algeria, the government has allocated investments of 37 billion euro for the building sector over the five-year period 2010-2014, freeing up resources that may boost imports.

Following the success of the first joint participation of Italian companies organised by the Italian Trade Commission in 2011, this year the Italian presence takes up the entire 1,000 square metres of hall G, double last year’s space of 500 sq.m. This reflects the interest on the part of the Italian companies in the opportunities offered by the Maghreb region’s expanding building industry.
Alongside the industry’s leading companies, the Italian ceramic and heavy clay machinery sector is represented by the Acimac institutional stand, where visitors can pick up copies of the magazines Ceramic World Review and Brick World Review as well as informational literature on member companies and the forthcoming trade fair Tecnargilla.
 
Batimatec also features a packed programme of ancillary events including conferences and workshops, in particular, a major exhibition exploring the growth of the construction sector, large-scale public works, building and materials over the last fifty years.