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“IESS – what started as an event with 220 exhibitors, 6200 visitors, with Canada as the partner country, Maharashtra as the partner state on the 22nd March 2012 at Bombay Exhibition Centre has gone on to become a journey of 11 completed editions. This would be the 12th one in 2024 with more than 300 Indian Exhibitors, around 300 Delegates representing more than 40 nations with approximately 2,000 B2B meetings, over 10,000 visitors and around 30 speakers addressing 12 -13 Knowledge sessions over the three days,” said Mr. Pankaj Chadha, Chairman, EEPC India
This year marks the beginning of the 70th year of EEPC India. From $10 million worth of engineering goods exports in 1955, we have grown 10,932 times in these close to seven decades. Our exports touched $109.32 billion in 2023-2024. This remarkable growth is a combination of the forward-looking Foreign Trade Policy and the role played by the Department of Commerce, Government of India. Looking ahead, the Government has entrusted us with an ambitious target of $300 billion in engineering exports by 2030.
“Circa 2017,2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 and now 2024 will witness IESS for the second time in one calendar year and for the fifth time in Chennai and seventh time in Tamil Nadu – over November 27-28-29 at Chennai Trade Centre, which validate the popularity of this largest Engineering Sourcing Show in India,” said Mr. Aakash Shah, Vice Chairman, EEPC India
IESS-XII theme
Advocating #SmartSustainableEngineering as the theme of the IESS-XII is in line with the Government of India commitment of reaching zero carbon emissions by 2030. EEPC India’s Green Drive is validated by a film launch on EEPC India’s Green Initiatives and distributing the maiden EEPC India Green Awards. The first Council to launch Green Awards to recognize the Green Engineering Manufacturing excellence, EEPC India today gave out awards to 9 Indian companies and certificates of appreciation to 7 companies.
Mr. Vimal Anand, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, speaking at the inauguration of IESS-XII, said that EEPC has been instrumental in carrying Indian engineering to every corner of the world. Being the face of Indian engineering exports for close to seven decades, it helps the nurturing of Indian engineering exports on its road to achieve over USD 100 billion from mere USD 10 million. He also said that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has prepared a roadmap to take Indian exports to USD 2 trillion that has been incorporated in the new Foreign Trade Policy unveiled in 2023.
Tamil Nadu is the second largest contributor to India’s GDP, 3rd largest Exporting State, first in terms of number of Factories and industrial workers, the second-largest engineering exporter among Indian states and is the favourite choice for industrial shows of the stature of IESS. In April-September 2024-25, engineering exports from the State surged by an impressive 18% said Shri Atul Anand IAS, Principal Secretary, MSME Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.
Mr Adhip Mitra, Executive Director & Secretary, EEPC India describing the event elaborated IESS XII brings four Industry Verticals under four Product Group Heads – Subcontract India, Innovation India, Watteg India and Industromech India –covering over 100 Engineering products to be at display over the three days of the event
Features of IESS-XII
Three Days would witness close to 30 Stalwarts from Leading leagues including TATA Steel, Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR), Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS), The Qatar Engineering Giant – Coastal Qatar; IIT Madras, CMTI,GeM, National Institute of Design (NID), E Mobility Society – SSEM; Largest Industrial Fair in Russia – INNOPROM 2025; WACA – Global On-Demand Manufacturing & Supply Chain Solutions Company), Country/State Sessions, Sessions on Manufacturing Start Ups, Tech Talks, Smart Manufacturing Workshops, Global Sourcing Meets, Exporters Troubleshooting Clinic and much more
IESS holds this event with the support from Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Logo Support from Ministry of Heavy Industries; Karnataka- for the second time , Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand -each for the first time – as Partner States; , Odisha- for the first time , Haryana, Gujarat & UP – each for the 2nd time and West Bengal – for the fourth time as Focus States; Tata Steel as the Steel Forum Partner for the third time; L & T Sufin as the B2B E- Commerce Partner for the second time; The event -SUBCON 2024, Birmingham, UK as
Subcontracting Partner- for the second time, Golden Gate Exhibitions and its event JIMEX in Jordan, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Czech Republic and its Event – MSV Brno; Russian event INNOPROM-2025 being organised by Business Event LLC, Russia and Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange, Cameroon (SPX- CMR) with International Pavilion has become one of the most revered engineering shows in engineering community
