Tunisia takes part in GLOBAL INDUSTRY 2024 in Paris

Tunis: Tunisia is taking part in GLOBAL INDUSTRY 2024 on March 25-28 at the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte in Paris, at the initiative of the Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX). The Tunisian national pavilion at this 2024 event covers an area of 93 m2, shared between CEPEX and eight companies from the Mechanical and Electrical Industries sector. "This participation is of strategic importance, offering an exceptional platform for exploring new markets, sharing ideas with major players in the industry and discovering the latest technological advances, through the various themes of the exhibition, with emerging opportunities for partnerships and collaborations, ranging from assembly to additive manufacturing, via plastics processing and mechatronics," CEPEX said on Tuesday. GLOBAL INDUSTRIE 2024 counts 2,300 exhibitors, 25% of them are international companies from 34 countries, in 15 industrial sectors. The aim of the show, which is expected to attract 40,000 visitors, is to bring together the industrial ec osystem, showcase solutions and innovations in all fields of manufacturing industry, and inspire industrialists in their quest for innovation. According to CEPEX, the Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Industries sector is the main driving force of Tunisian exports, accounting for 46% of the country's total exports. Exports from this sector rose from TND 24,494.2 million in 2022 to TND 28,388.7 million in 2023, a growth rate of 16%, and a coverage rate from 81.45% in 2022 to 92.57% in 2023, bringing the trade balance from a deficit of TND 5579.4 million to a deficit of TND 2276.4 million, a 60% improvement. Tunisia's ten main markets for the Mechanical and Electrical Industries sector are, with their respective shares: France (31%), Germany (22.9%), Italy (15.8%), Spain (3%), Libya (2.5%), the United Kingdom (2.3%), Algeria (2.2%), Poland (2.1%), Austria (1.8%) and Morocco (1.5%). Since the creation of this exhibition in 1977, Tunisia has kept its presence and was even the guest of honour in 2014. So urce: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse