MIR STEKLA is the most important trade fair for glass industry in Russia and former USSR. Launched in 1999 the fair made great progress for the recent years. The exhibition space has grown up to 7266 sq m, the number of exhibitors – up to 395 companies from 28 countries. Russias rapidly developing glass market is attracting new participants and is acknowledged to be particularly promising in Europe. The Russian glass industry comprises approximately 3 000 enterprises including over 500 large and medium-sized companies. Great demand for flat, hollow glass, high quality machinery and tools in Russia can provide a great chance for the producers to expand their sales activity.

Exhibitors
Participants in the MIR STEKLA Exhibition are Russian and overseas companies engaged in glass production and processing, manufacturing of equipment, tools, spare parts, and measuring and control equipment for the glass industry as well as in engineering and consulting. Both the glass industry leading companies and newcomers to the glass market, longing for going into the lead, prefer to participate in the MIR STEKLA Exhibition. It enables them to demonstrate new products and developments to a great number of professionals as well as to introduce - or reposition themselves to the market. Traditionally MIR STEKLA welcomes companies from various regions of Russia and from nearly 30 countries abroad.

Visitors
MIR STEKLA attendees are top managers and decision-makers of glass enterprises, construction and trading companies, architects, designers and decorators. 94% of attendees are glass industry professionals. The significant part of the exhibition visitors is represented by attendees from various regions of Russia. Thousands of interested companies receive invitations to this exhibition. The overwhelming majority of the exhibitors express their satisfaction with the target audience as well as with the commercial results achieved.

National expositions
A high prestige and international importance of the MIR STEKLA Exhibition are acknowledged by national participation of Germany, Italy and China - the world leading producers of equipment and finished glass products. These countries expositions feature the best achievements of their national glass industries.

Exhibition related events
The MIR STEKLA Exhibition also presents a tight schedule of related events that include B2B discussions, lectures, seminars, conferences, round-tables and contests. The programme of accompanying events is elaborated jointly by the leading branch corporations and associations.

Basic thematic sectors
• Glass production
• Glass processing
• Glassware
• Auxiliary equipment and tools

• Art and decorative glass, stained glass
• Test and control and regulating equipment
• Research and developments in the glass industry

Dates: June 9 – 12, 2008
Venue: Expocentr Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia
Organizers: EXPOCENTR, Russian Union of Architects
Russia, 123100, Moscow,
Krasnopresnenskaya nab., 14
MIR STEKLA 2008
Tel. +7 495 255 28 86
Fax. +7 495 256 53 05
Email: mirstekla@expocentr.ru
Website: http://www.mirstekla-expo.ru