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InterTabac 2018 Fair Marks 40th Anniversary InterTabac 2018 posted noticeable growth in both emerging categories, as well as traditional tobacco, as international participation continued to rise. » STAFF REPORT
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Morocco, Egypt, and Nigeria. Asian visitors came from countries including China, India, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. The Middle East was represented by visitors from Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. There were also visitors from Australia and New Zealand. European markets, of course, were widely represented with visitors from France,
he 2018 InterTabac trade show
for the production of tobacco goods
Great Britain, Italy, Austria, Poland, and
looked back on a 40-year history
and e-cigarettes—was co-located in
the Benelux countries.
this year, one that has firmly
Hall 3B for the fourth time. InterTabac
In addition to the many international
placed it in the leading market position
itself occupied more exhibition halls than
guests at the fair, there were also once
among global tobacco trade fairs.
ever before and, for the first time, the
again trade visitors represented from
Westfalenhalle event arena.
almost all German states. Larger visitor
A total of 625 exhibitors from 54 countries showcased their products
Since its founding, InterTabac has
groups came from, for example, Lower
and services at the Dortmund Exhibition
grown from local to regional in scope,
Saxony, Bavaria, Baden-Wurttemberg,
Centre from 21 to 23 September, an in-
and in recent years has expanded mark-
Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.
crease of about 12 per cent compared to
edly into an international forum of the
InterTabac caters strongly to the pur-
the previous year.
industry. In 2018, 45 per cent of all trade
chasing and information needs of the
“InterTabac is today the world’s flag-
fair visitors came from abroad, and the
industry. Within the scope of a visitor
ship trade fair of the industry and con-
percentage of foreign visitors has never
survey conducted by an independent ex-
firmed that again in 2018,“ said Sabine
been higher. It again increased by four
hibition market research institute, 91 per
Loos, CEO of Westfalenhallen Dortmund
percentage points in 2018 compared to
cent of the trade visitors stated that their
GmbH, which hosts the event every
the previous year.
visit to InterTabac was worthwhile. The
September. In all, 12,500 trade visitors
Trade visitors to Dortmund came
percentage of visitors who rated InterTa-
from representing every continent were
from a diverse range of markets includ-
bac even better than the year before
guests in the exhibition halls. Besides
ing the USA, Canada, Brazil, Chile, and
increased, expressing satisfaction with
InterTabac, InterSupply—the trade fair
Colombia, as well as Africa, including
the presence of market leaders.
TPI 6
Q3 2018
