CeMAT 2008: Germany is World's Largest Exporter of Intralogistics Technologies

Berlin (ots) - Germany is one of the world's top investment
locations and the largest exporter of intralogistics technologies.
The leading intralogistics trade fair CeMAT 2008 is taking place in
Hannover, Germany from May 27-May 31. It will feature 1,100
exhibitors from all over the world. Visitors will be able to learn
about investment possibilities and industry developments in the host
country.

Intralogistics describes the internal flow of materials between
different logistics nodes in a company. Germany is Europe's largest
intralogistics market and the third largest worldwide. According to
the industry association VDMA, German intralogistics sales for 2007
approached EUR 20 billion, an increase of 17% over the previous year.
Germany is also the world's largest exporter of intralogistics
technologies. In 2006, its exports approached EUR 10 billion, 20%
more than the previous year and a total nearly twice as great as the
second-place country.

The increasing need to move equipment and goods faster in a
globalized economy is forcing businesses to seek solutions from
intralogistics companies, creating demand for new market entrants.
For example, the largest single-country export client of German
intralogistics companies is the United States with estimated sales of
over EUR 1 billion in 2007.

Emerging markets also play a growing role in the German
intralogistics sector. Sales to China jumped to an estimated EUR 475
million in 2007, an increase of over 30% compared with 2005. Exports
to Russia exceeded an estimated EUR 500 million in 2007, an increase
of 40% over 2005. In total, the 27-member EU is the largest market
for intralogistics services from Germany.

Furthermore, companies choose Germany because of its educated
workforce. Over 90% of German employees in the intralogistics sector,
a workforce that approaches 100,000 individuals, have either a
professional qualification or a university degree.

Invest in Germany is the inward investment promotion agency of the
Federal Republic of Germany. It provides investors with comprehensive
support from site selection to the implementation of investment
decisions. Invest in Germany can be found in the "Logistics Network"
booth A16 in hall 12.

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