France, the most represented country of InnoTrans 2012

Ubifrance, French Agency for the international development of the companies (homologous of the ICEX), organises the participation grouped of 90 display units in InnoTrans, international living room of the rail and urban sector, that will take place of the 18 to 21 September 2012 in Berlin (Germany).

With a surface of 1.100 m² distributed in 3 halls skilled in rail technologies and infrastructures, the pavilion of France will house the foreign delegation more numerous, and will be situated in the Hall 21b (Stands 218 and 222), Hall 11.2 (Stand 220) and Hall 3.2. (Stand 210).

Biennial event, InnoTrans will receive a zone of exhibition in the open air, a living room, as well as a convention of businesses. Only in his gender, this format seduces to a greater number of visitors in each edition. In 2010, InnoTrans attracted to near of 2.250 display units, pertinent of 45 countries, that presented his products to more than 103.000 professionals.

This year, the number of display units French has increased in 13% in regard to the past edition. It fits to stand out the presence of organisms of 6 French regions: Auvernia, Borgoña, Centre, Countries of the Loira, North Happen of Calais and Picardía, in addition to the SMEs and Clusters that will propose an offer miscellaneous and of quality for the electrical sectors, electronic, sidero-metallurgical, of the painting, the outsourcing, the mechanised, the tyres, …

In the framework of its program of support for international trade, Ubifrance which on this occasion will be sponsored by the Sncf (national society of French railroads), Scoma (designer and manufacturer of safety parts) and Leroy Automation (manufacturer of railway Automation), held on 19 and 20 September 2012, the second edition of the Ritf - international meetings of rail and urban transport-. Aimed at promoting trade among potential foreign partners, Ritf meetings will be an exceptional platform to get to know other markets or to meet B2B leaders and bodies from the railway sector worldwide. A cocktail of closing, which will take place in the premises of the Embassy of France in Berlin, will be the finishing the Ritf.

In France, the railway industry has made a turnover of 4.820 M in 2010, of which 1,650 M came from exports. Indeed, these figures experienced growth over the year 2009 due to the recognized prestige of the French railways, whatever the field: rolling stock, engineering, etc.