德国杜塞尔多夫国际冶金技术展览会（METEC）是国际最专业的冶金技术展览会，由德国Messe Dusseldorlf展览公司主办，四年一届，是当前世界上规模最大的国际冶金展、冶金及热处理、冶金技术，矿业金属、金属成型及熔炉等专题展。德国国际冶金技术展览会暨大会（METEC）是世界上规模最大的综合类冶金展览。该展的观众范围：钢铁及有色金属行业，机供应业冶金厂，原辅材料供应商和工艺材料冶金厂，机械工程，电气工程行业，其他加工行业，贸易和商业，服务等。
2027年第十二届杜塞尔多夫国际冶金技术展览会（METEC）作为一个国际性的行业盛会，是未来冶金技术的展示盛会！METEC始终专注于反思挑战，以认识到未来的要求。世界上最好的冶金专家正在开会交流思想和经验。
同期还举办国际铸造展（GIFA）、国际热加工技术展（THERMPROCESS）、国际铸件展（NEWCAST）（该展两年一届），因此整体规模会十分大。展会从2011年开始还特别设有金属制品展区，专门集中展出各类金属产品。以上四大展会同期举行，虽属不同的行业领域但相关性强，且只需一张门票就可以参观所有展览。技术论坛与四场世界级展会全部在同期、同地举办，这意味着可以全面了解所有主要供应市场上从基础技术乃至成品的发展情况。
该展会涉及的冶金领域有：原材料与基础材料的生产与精炼、钢铁生产、有色金属、铸造、电炉炼钢、测量、环保、咨询设计和服务等。由于展品内容的变化，本届展览的观众也有将扩大，除了来自钢铁厂、金属加工、有色金属加工厂、钢铁用户与钢铁精炼厂、钢铁贸易商、配件供应商与系统提供商、物流企业等传统观众外，来自汽车、飞机、铁路机车、造船、结构工程、金属板制造、机械与设备工程等制造领域的观众也将给参展商带来更多的效果。
展品范围(Show Products):
冶金系列（钢铁及有色金属）：① 技术及设备，冶金原料处理（矿石、焦炭等）冶炼、连铸、轧制、拉拔、精整、镀锌、镀锡、彩色涂层、冶金炉窑及加热设备、铸造、锻压、焊接、热处理、冶金辅助设备、金属加工、金属结构制造② 产品、制成品及辅助用品，钢铁及有色金属板材、管材、型材、棒材、线材、丝材、金属制品、五金产品、轧辊、轴承、管件、法兰；
辅助材料：金属防腐涂料、冶金化学药剂、工业润滑油、包装材料、各种应用材料；
炭素材料：炭素材料生产技术及设备、各种冶金用炭素材料、石墨电极；
合金材料：铁合金铁合金生产技术及设备，各种铁合金产品；
耐火材料：耐火材料及工业陶瓷原料及处理设备、生产加工技术及设备、各种耐火材料产品、工业陶瓷；
冶金工具：用于冶金、热加工、机械加工、耐火材料生产等方面的电动设备、电控及电子检测设备、数据处理技术及仪器仪表。
节能技术：节能减排、环境保护技术及设备；
设计咨询：冶金设计与咨询服务；
媒体杂志：专业技术期刊、杂志、专业网站及其它媒体。
展会报告(Show Reports):
Top results, top-level talks and top atmosphere at the Bright World of metals in Düsseldorf
Exhibitors report numerous successful business deals; 78 per cent of visitors plan concrete investment
Trade fair quartet scores points with 69 per cent international attendance including strong overseas participation (31 per cent)
Global energy transition topics characterise GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST
After five eventful trade fair days GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST have clearly exceeded expectations. 63,300 visitors from 114 countries – 58 % of them being decision makers – travelled to the Bright World of metals in Düsseldorf. Approximately 2,200 exhibitors from 56 countries presented the power of the metallurgical industry and set forward-looking impulses with their machines, plants and solutions. Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence were much-discussed topics in the twelve exhibition halls of the four world-leading trade fairs.
Investment, also in challenging times for the global economy, spontaneously successful business deals as well as a vivid exchange amongst all parties involved characterised the dynamic atmosphere on the entire fairgrounds.
78 % of visitors are planning concrete investment over the next two years.
“Especially in times of sustainable change it is as important as ever to be present here in Düsseldorf and in direct exchange with industry players in order to demonstrate strength in a forward-looking market environment. With their international appeal and high-quality trade audience GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST provided excellent opportunities to do so,” says Bernd Jablonowski, Executive Director at Messe Düsseldorf, summing up the results of the trade fairs.
GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST proved again even more internationality in terms of both exhibitors and visitors: 76 % of the exhibiting companies came from abroad. For visitors this percentage stood at 69 % with a large share from Asia and overseas. “Trade fair at last!” was a sentence frequently heard in the halls, because after four years the international community was able to network again face to face. This underlines the very positive mood in the exhibition halls.
“GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST are covering almost the entire international market,” says Malte Seifert, Director Messe Düsseldorf. The demand for European metallurgy and foundry technology is especially high overseas – and here particularly in India, the USA and China. This is also reflected by the international ranking of countries: here India and the growing market Turkey rank first – followed by Italy, China and France. “This high international attendance on both the exhibitors’ and visitors’ part is a key guarantee for the success of the Bright World of metals making this trade fair quartet so unique. For metal and foundry professionals from all over the world GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST are an absolute ‘must’,” adds Seifert.
Industrial transformation as a ‘signpost’
Current market developments, enormous challenges such as (skilled) labour shortage, extremely high energy costs that are putting a special burden on German companies, but also the opportunities that the energy transition is bringing – there was a plethora of dominating topics featured at the Bright World of metals. Possible solutions such as the introduction of an internationally competitive electricity price for industry, for example, were discussed on the first day of the trade fair in a top-level talk between the leading minds in the industry and Mona Neubaur, Minister of Economy, Industry, Climate Protection, and Energy in North Rhine-Westphalia. These topics also determined the lecture programme of the forums and conferences accompanying the trade fairs. The need for digitalisation and the use of artificial intelligence, the will to achieve sustainability as well as changed manufacturing processes are all an expression of the transformation in the energy-intensive industries.
Many ideas and trending themes for a sustainable future
The focus of the Bright World of metals on the four key subjects sustainability, digitalisation, circular economy and new production technologies determined activities in the exhibition halls and at the side events – such as the conferences and many ecometals formats.
Some 20 metallurgical industry players participated in Messe Düsseldorf’s ecometals campaign. Since 2011 Messe Düsseldorf has already supported changing the image of energy-intensive industries towards more sustainability. The fact that the exhibitors at GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST are not only innovative, but are also increasingly producing in an energy-efficient and resource-saving manner, could be experienced live at the ecometals Trails.
The opportunities and chances on the path towards a green transformation were also discussed at the ecometals Forum in Hall 9. The Forum was organised by VDMA metallurgy and Messe Düsseldorf for the first time with great success.
In addition to numerous lectures and expert panels on the live stages in the exhibition halls, interviews were broadcast live from the ecometals TV studio on all days of the trade fair, giving the trends additional reach through digital live streams.
The next Bright World of metals comprising the leading trade fairs GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST will feature on the agenda in 2027; the exact dates will be announced over the next few months.
