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Rimini, 29 June 2023 . The dates for the next edition of Tecna have been officially announced. The international exhibition of technologies and supplies for surfaces organised by Italian Exhibition Group in collaboration with Acimac will be held from 24 to 27 September 2024 in its customary venue of the Rimini Expo Centre.

As is now traditional, Tecna will be held in the last week of September concurrently with the other important trade fairs devoted to surfaces . Cersaie and Marmomac . to attract the thousands of international buyers who will be in Italy on those dates.

The 2024 edition will reaffirm the show´s world leadership in terms of technology and innovation and will maintain and consolidate the new format introduced in 2022, which involves an increasingly select and inclusive range of offerings inspired by the slogan ´how to make it´. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover the latest technological solutions for the production of all kinds of surfaces and materials, from the most traditional to the most innovative.
Hybrid surface coverings, the use of surfaces in domestic and public spaces and the quest for integrated technical and aesthetic innovations are all aspects that will attract a growing number of companies from all over the world. But the show´s real strength lies in its 40-plus years of history and in the fact that it is a kind of ´home event´ for the world´s most important ceramic industry and is consequently the premier showcase of Made in Italy.

During the lead-up to 2024, Tecna is continuing its promotional campaign worldwide via trade fairs and conferences. One important step in the build-up to the show was the Decortech Conference, an international convention that further expanded on the themes introduced at Tecna 2022 in the section Decortech: focus on digital decoration, finishing and design. The event proved a big success, attracting more than 80 visitors and featuring presentations by leading companies in the industry, in-depth discussions and B2B meetings with a delegation of foreign buyers.



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FOCUS ON ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP
Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A., a joint stock company listed on Euronext Milan, a regulated market organised and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., has, with its facilities in Rimini and Vicenza, achieved national leadership over the years in the organisation of trade shows and conferences. The development of activities abroad - also through joint-ventures with global or local organisers, in the United States, United Arab Emirates, China, Mexico, Germany, Singapore, Brazil, for example . now sees the company positioned among the top European operators in the sector.
FOCUS ON ACIMAC
The Acimac association brings together Italian manufacturers of plants, machines, equipment, and semi-finished products, as well as raw materials and services for the ceramic industry (tiles, sanitaryware, dinnerware), bricks, and refractory materials. The majority of Italian companies in the industry, from small, medium to large , are Acimac members. Acimac, in turn, belongs to the Confindustria association, thereby ensuring its place within the main system of representation in Italian industry. This industry is the largest globally that supplies to the ceramics industry, with an ever-growing export propensity, with an export intensity that has now reached over two thirds of the total turnover, thanks to the level of excellence and the fact that it supplies the most competitive plants and systems worldwide. Comprising 138 companies, in 2021, the industry recorded a turnover of €2,056,000,000, exports amounting to 74.9% of total volumes, and a headcount of 7,212.