A Brief
The 10th edition of “IME – International Mining, Equipment & Mineral Exhibition” (concurrent with 10th Asian Mining Congress), organised by TAFCON alongwith MGMI, during November 6-9, 2023, was a grand success, as informed by VVIPs, Delegates, Exhibitors and Visitors.
It aimed to upgrade the future of mining and allied industries in India. The institutionalised event has been envisaged as a catalyst for the development of Mining, Mineral and allied sectors in India. The prestigious biennial international event of the sector “IME”, is India’s Largest Mining Exhibition. The event once again, proved to be an ideal platform for the global mining, mineral & metal producers, decision makers, bureaucrats, investors, industry leaders and other key stakeholders of the industry to congregate, display products, exchange technologies, new initiatives, negotiate for mutual business development and forge meaningful partnerships.
The event was inaugurated by “Chief Guest” Mr. Amrit Lal Meena, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Government of India in the presence of ‘Guest of Honours’ Ms. Rowan Ainsworth, Consul General, Australian Consulate General, Kolkata; the other eminent dignitaries present on the occasion were President MGMI Dr. B. Veera Reddy, Director (Technical), Coal India Ltd., Mr. P.M. Prasad, CMD, Coal India Ltd., Mr. Bhola Singh, CMD, Northern Coalfields Ltd., Mr. Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, NLC India Ltd., Mr. Rajesh Nath, MD, VDMA.
High level Trade Delegations and Country Level Group Participation from Germany, Australia, Czech Republic, Poland and many other countries were a part of this important event. The Exhibition was participated by more than 446 exhibitors from Mining, Equipment, Mineral, Metals and other allied sectors for displaying their equipment, products, technologies, innovative applications and research & development along with large participation from mineral rich states of India such as Gujarat, Jharkhand, West Bengal, etc.
Concurrently, “Buyer Seller Meet” was organized on the second day of the event, which witnessed presentations from key stakeholders. It received an enthusiastic response from India and overseas.
Concurrent to “IME 2023”, international exhibitions on relevant subjects namely Steel & Metallurgy and Alternate Energy were also organised by TAFCON, which opened up new business opportunities to the participants in the relevant sectors.