2021 European Coatings Show Cancelled, Digital Congress Offered in September
NUREMBERG, Germany — Vincentz Network, organizer of the European Coatings Show, and NürnbergMesse announced that the European Coatings Show, previously scheduled for Sept. 14-16, 2021, has been cancelled. The next European Coatings Show will take place March 28-30, 2023. The decision was made due to continuing global travel restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The overlapping European Coatings Conference will still take place in digital form on Sept. 13-14, 2021.
“The pandemic situation in Germany is stabilizing and the political indicators are in place for holding trade shows in Bavaria, but, regretfully, the next edition of ECS cannot be held before March 2023,” said Alexander Mattausch, Director Exhibitions, NürnbergMesse. “At the moment, the positive outlook is not yet universal, which means international travel is being resumed more slowly than we would prefer. But for the kind of European Coatings Show we know and appreciate — a global industry gathering of exhibitors and visitors from more than 120 countries — a faster resumption would be essential.”