Inter-tabac 2011

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Inter-tabac
Inter-tabac is the worldwide leading specialist trade fair for tobacco goods and smokers' requirements and it is the decisive communication and order platform not only for the specialised trade, but also for the total branch. With more than 290 exhibitors and trade vistors from all over the world, Inter-tabac offers a unique range of products and services. Organized every year by Messe Westfalenhallen Dortmund GmbH, Inter-tabac brings exhibiors and trade visitors together to build up new business relations, to cultivate existing contacts and to exchange about the current market trends and to observe the competitors.

You will find the following categories at the Inter-tabac:

• Cigarillos / cigars, cigarettes, pipes

• Smoking accessories

• Fine-cut tobacco / pipe tobacco

• RYO, MYO

• Shop fittings

• Side-line range of products

• Newpaper / magazine products

• Stationery

• Computers / electronic cash-registers

• Cigarette machines

• Miscellaneous articles

Why visit the México booth? Mexico belongs to the countries of origin of tabaco. The Mayas already used tabaco as a remedy and for rituals. Mexico exports most cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes following with tobacco unmanufactured; tobacco refused and pipe,chewing and snuff tabaccos.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food SAGARPA, by the close of 2011, agroindustrial exports from Mexico, processed foods, beverages and tobacco will have reached 10.5 billion dollars, 9 % increase compared to 2010. The country ranks among the main global exporters of tomatoes, avocadoes, lemons, organic coffee and aloe vera, as well as cucumber and hothouse peppers. The canned food sector is an area in constant growth in terms of exports, currently accounting for over 18.4 percent of total sales.

Mexico is an attractive investment destination in the food and beverage sector:

• Excellent Strategic Position: Due to the country's size, its diversity of climate and its geographical proximity to one of the world's largest national economies, the U.S.A., Mexico has a central position regarding agricultural exports.

• Political Support: Mexico has signed 12 trade agreements with 44 countries, among them the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union (MEUFTA) and the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which allows its access to one billion consumers''.

• Modern Technology: Since the eighties, Mexico has developed an outstanding network of research in biotechnology. Thus, Mexico has been consolidated as one of the most biotechnologically advanced developing nations in Latin America. Furthermore, Mexico has an institution responsible for regulating genetically improved organisms: the Inter-ministerial Commission on Bio-safety and Genetically Modified Organisms (CIBIOGEM).

• Qualified Labor: Numerous state and non-state university guarantee high-qualified professionals. In Mexico there are more than 750,000 engineers trained for the industry and the careers of Agronomy, Food Engineering and Food Chemistry are availabe in more than 30 universities in the country. Also, there are alliances in our country between industry and academia.

The booth of México during the Inter-tabac fair will be located in hall 7, stand 7B14 . Mexican companies of the tobacco goods and smokers' requirements sector will participate in the fair.

Mexican Companies at Inter-tabac 2011:

Mexican Association of Cigar Manufactures

LA CASTA Cigars SA de CV

Manufacturas Tradicionales de Tabaco, S.A. de C.V.

Nueva Matacapan Tabacos S.A. de C.V.

Puros Santa Clara S. A. de C. V.

Tabacos La Victoria S. A. de C. V.

Tabacos y Puros Del Paraiso SPR de RL

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