2027 European Fine Chemicals Exhibition

Exhibition introduction:

The European Fine Chemicals Exhibition will be held in Basel, Switzerland from May 24 to 25, 2027. The exhibition is held every year in cities with developed chemical industry in Europe, and has been held for 39 sessions so far. The exhibition is also the main communication platform for the fine and specialty chemicals community. During the two-day event, chemical industry professionals from around the world gathered to find customized solutions, discuss technical challenges, and explore the full range of fine and specialty chemicals. With dedicated expertise, an international presence and a high-value network, the event provides a powerful gateway to new suppliers, new partners and new opportunities.

Previous data

The 2026 European Fine Chemicals Exhibition was attended by 455 companies from 23 countries including Germany, France, Switzerland, Britain, Belgium, China, India and the United States, with an exhibition area of 19500 square meters, including Saltigo GmbH(Lanxess),CABB AG, Miltitz, Albemarle and other well-known chemical enterprises. The two-day event brought together 5000 professional visitors from 62 countries, including Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Britain, France and India. The audience came from a variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, paints and coatings, personal care and cosmetics, electronics and batteries, flavors and fragrances, food and feed additives, plastics and rubber, water treatment, household and industrial cleaning, oil and gas, animal health, textiles and Fiber, metal surface treatment, automotive, mining, construction engineering, ink, pulp and paper, glass and ceramics, analysis, packaging, recycling, etc.

At the same time, the exhibition organized a number of professional conferences, including REACH regulatory conference, Royal Society of Chemical Industry (RSC) specialty chemicals seminar, pharmaceutical outsourcing optimal strategy seminar, agrochemical industry conference and so on, which greatly attracted the audience to visit. Exhibition at the same time syngenta global supplier meetings will also be held.

During the exhibition, an online matching platform was provided between exhibitors and spectators, and between exhibitors and exhibitors. The total number of scheduled meetings reached 5,098, an increase of 32.5 year-on-year. The matching platform of the exhibition has facilitated 2,065 scheduled and attended meetings, with a 5% increase in the number of target business contacts. This year's new audience-led lead capture feature, Colleqt QR, was well received by attendees, further enhancing networking opportunities throughout the show.

After years of accumulation, the audience of this exhibition is very professional. According to the organizer's statistics, 46% of the visitors were manufacturers, 31% were distributors, 6% were end users and 17% were other chemical-related companies. According to audience position statistics, 29% are sales department, 19% are purchasing department, 17% are senior managers, 14% are marketing department, 5% are research and development department, 5% are market development, 4% are production department and 2% are customer service. The level of professional audience ensures the exhibition effect of the enterprise. Each year, it includes Sinopec Group, sinochem Group more than 120 Chinese exhibitors, including Xingfa Group, Yongtai Technology, Zhejiang Hengdian, Lianhua Technology and Chongqing Chuandong, have a repeat participation rate of more than 65%, and many enterprises have participated in the exhibition for 7-8 years in a row.

market analysis

Switzerland is located in south-central Europe, with Austria and Liechtenstein in the east, Italy in the south, France in the west and Germany in the north. It is known as the heart of Europe. In the Swiss industrial field, the chemical industry is the second largest pillar industry after the electromechanical metal industry. Its output value accounts for 3.3 of Switzerland's GDP, and the total number of employees in the industry reaches 62600. Medicine and chemical industry is the most important economic pillar of Basel, Novartis Group (Novartis), Roche (Roche), Ciba Fine Chemical (CIBA) and other pharmaceutical and chemical giants are headquartered here. Due to the large number of enterprises and new enterprises, Basel is now an internationally influential biotechnology base, the most important life science base in Switzerland, and also extends from Basel strasbourg the connecting hub between the multinational "Bio-Valley" and Switzerland.

The exhibition covers the whole industry chain of fine chemicals, including: pharmaceutical intermediates, raw materials, high-efficiency raw materials; Agricultural chemicals, bio-based chemicals, green chemicals; Catalysts, biocatalysts, electronic chemicals; Water treatment/oil field/mining chemicals, wax, rheology modifier; peptides, proteins, custom synthesis and various industrial specialty chemicals.

Exhibition time: May 24-25, 2027

Venue: Switzerland-Basel Exhibition Center

Exhibition cycle: one year