Achema '09

In cooperation with the West Virginia Development Office, International Division, and the WV European Office in Munich, representatives of PCDA and the Chemical Alliance Zone (CAZ), and Bayer MaterialScience in New Martinsville, WV participated in one of the largest international chemical, biological and environmental trade shows. Achema 09 was held in Frankfurt, Germany May 11-15th.

In the photo above, pictured from left to right, Horst Siffrin, Bayer Material Science, New Martinsville, WV; Kevin DiGregorio, Director, Chemical Alliance Zone; Sven Gerzer, Director, WV European Office; Heather Vanater, PCDA, Holly McGinness, WV European Office and Gary Walton, PCDA, gather at the West Virginia booth during the trade show. Not pictured, Shamika Dhuri, WV European Office Intern. Shamika assisted the Munich office staff in pre-show contacts to arrange business meetings during the show.

In the next photo, Gary Walton (seated), Shamika Dhuri and Kevin DiGregorio prepare the daily meetings at the WV booth. Achema photos courtesy of Horst Siffrin.

At the trade fair, chemistry and chemical engineering were focusing confidently on the future. By Friday, May 15th, the 5-day show had hosted over 173,000 visitors to 3,767 exhibitors from all over the world in order to catch up on the latest products and technologies from chemical engineering, biotechnology, environmental protection and adjacent sectors.

“This is probably one of the most productive trade shows I have attended in recent years,” according to PCDA Executive Director Gary Walton. The main reason for the show’s success is the tremendous amount of pre-show work accomplished by the staff of the WV European Office/International Division. PCDA thanks the WV European Office, International Division, Chemical Alliance Zone and Bayer MaterialScience for a tremendous trade show event.