Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2019 from 46 countriesAustralia: 1; Austria: 17; Belgium: 29; Brazil: 3; Brunei Darussalam: 1; Bulgaria: 2; Canada: 6; China, People's Republic: 225; Croatia: 1; Cyprus: 2; Czechia: 11; Denmark: 4; Egypt: 5; Estonia: 1; Finland: 5; France: 30; Germany: 357; Greece: 7; India: 42; Ireland: 1; Israel: 1; Italy: 77; Japan: 13; Jordan: 1; Korea, Republic: 9; Latvia: 1; Luxembourg: 4; Netherlands: 67; Norway: 2; Poland: 10; Portugal: 4; Romania: 2; Russia: 3; Saudi Arabia: 1; Singapore: 1; Slovenia: 3; Spain: 29; Sweden: 13; Switzerland: 34; Taiwan: 5; Tunisia: 1; Türkiye: 29; Ukraine: 2; United Arab Emirates: 2; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 50; United States of America: 42

FKM Trade visitors profile 2019

Visitors total (number of entries)30.472Proportion of trade visitors100 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)36of whichNielsen 18

• Bremen1
• Hamburg2
• Lower Saxony4
• Schleswig-Holstein1

Nielsen 220

• North Rhine-Westphalia20

Nielsen 3a15

• Hesse8
• Rhineland-Palatinate6
• Saarland1

Nielsen 3b23

• Baden-Württemberg23

Nielsen 431

• Bavaria31

Nielsen 5+62

• Berlin1
• Brandenburg0
• Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
• Saxony-Anhalt1

Nielsen 71

• Saxony1
• Thuringia1

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

• Formulator of lacquers and paints37
• Formulator of printing inks7
• Formulator of adhesives and sealants10
• Formulator of construction chemical products7
• Supplier of raw materials24
• Supplier of laboratory and production technology2
• Supplier of test and measurement technology2
• Industrial processor of lacquers and paints8
• Industrial processor of adhesives and sealants3
• Industrial processor of construction chemical products3
• Industrial processor of printing inks3
• Other sectors16
• Student6
• Other not gainfully employed0

Professional position

Professional position (%)

• Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer11
• Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.10
• Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office12
• Department head, group head, team leader28
• Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker29
• Lecturer, teacher0
• Trainee1
• Other position3
• Student6
• Other not gainfully employed0

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

• Management12
• Research/development/design43
• Manufacturing, production, quality control14
• Buying/procurement6
• Finance/accounting, controlling0
• Information and communication technology0
• Personnel administration, administration0
• Sales12
• Marketing, advertising, PR12
• Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
• Maintenance/repairs1
• Other area3
• Student6
• Other not gainfully employed0

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

• up to 50 km4
• more than 50 km up to 100 km3
• more than 100 km up to 300 km23
• over 300 km69

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%) *64of which

• EU55
• Other european countries13
• Africa6
• North America3
• South and Central America6
• Middle East4
• South-, East-, Central Asia12
• Australia/Oceania1

* = determined by visitor registration

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%) *

• Italy9
• Netherlands6
• Türkiye5
• Poland5
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland5

* = determined by visitor registration

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

• 1 - 46
• 5 - 93
• 10 - 4919
• 50 - 19922
• 200 - 49911
• 500 - 9997
• 1 000 and more27
• Student6
• Other not employed0

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

• decisively32
• collectively35
• in an advisory capacity/organization19
• no9
• Student6
• Other not gainfully employed0

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

• Previous event39
• Earlier events39
• First visit45

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)1.8

Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH