MIR STEKLA-2009 (WORLD OF GLASS-2009)

The first international glass industry exhibition Mir Stekla took place at Expocentre in summer of 1999, with 178 exhibitors from 14 countries participating. In spite of a difficult period for the country’s economy, the exhibition was very successful and became Russia’s main forum for the glass industry. The key achievement of Mir Stekla exhibitions of early years was to make glass and glass product market in Russia, a bit chaotic before, more organized and coherent. Each Mir Stekla edition brought something new every year with key figures increasing. In 2003 the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced its support for the event, and the Exhibition has been held under its auspices since then. In 2004 the Exhibition was approved by IUEF - International Union of Exhibitions and Fairs and UFI - the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry.