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January 2008 Tube Products International 17
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In addition to the ISK-Sodex HVAC&R
trade fair in Istanbul, Turkey, Sodex
is organising three events in Ukraine,
Russia and Kazakhstan.
The main exhibiting groups at these
events will be: refrigeration and
components; insulation; pumps, sanitary
equipment, water treatment, fittings,
pipes, fire prevention, and valves; air
conditioning and ventilation; and heating
and solar power.
The Ukrainian event, Sodex Kiev, will
be held from 30 January to 2 February
2008, at the Sport Palace venue. Ukraine
has a population of 47 million, and
its GDP increased by more than 50%
from 1999 to 2004. The construction
sector is a leading industry pushing the
country’s economic boom, and several
residential construction projects, new
hotel investments, hospitals and other
facilities illustrate the necessity for the
HVAC&R industry in Ukraine.
Sodex Moscow, Russia, takes place
from 1 to 4 September 2008, at Hall 1 of
the city’s Expocentr. Russia has an area
of 17 million km2 (6.5 million sq miles),
and a population of over 143 million.
The country is rich in raw materials
such as oil and natural gas, and has
benefited from rising oil and gas prices
to become the tenth largest economy
in the world.
If the current growth rate is sustained,
the country is expected to become the
second largest European economy after
Germany, and the sixth largest in the
world within a few years.
The Russian construction sector
encompasses both the renovation of
old buildings and the construction of
new projects such as 5 star hotels,
shopping malls, skyscrapers, skiing
centres, infrastructure investments and
luxury houses, all of which drive the
demand for HVAC&R appliances.
Kazakhstan’s Alatau Sport Complex will
host Sodex Astana, from 12 to 15
November 2008. Since independence
in 1991, Kazakhstan has experienced
growing economic health, and has
become the first former Soviet Republic
to repay all of its debt to the IMF, seven
years ahead of schedule.
Planned expansion in oil production
is expected to take the country into
the ranks of the top ten oil producers.
Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, hosts
1,566 hectares of Special Economic
Zone (SEZ), with 155 facilities registered
and under construction. A second Free
Zone is being considered. Together with
the State Housing Programme, at least
12 million m2 of housing is expected to
be built.
Hannover-Messe Sodeks Fuarcilik AS
– Turkey
Trade fairs for Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan
HVAC&R markets