Greetings

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!

On behalf of the Organization Committee of the International Conference & Exhibition “Aluminium Coatings – XXI century” I am happy to welcome this gathering of the worldly best specialists who have come to the Russian capital for the first time to discuss the present status and prospects of such an important industry of the technology and science.

No developments in construction and transport, cosmonautics, aviation or electronic engineering as well as other industries can be expected without your achievements in creation of new types of coatings.

Today, it is vitally important to understand that our civilization faces the global economic challenge. It imposes new requirements on the economics which become determinative when choosing the aims and means. We should realize that the epoch of continuous industrial growth, population increase, uncontrolled pollution of the environment is coming to its end. The basic priorities will be given to programs which insure the sustainable development of the society.

Thereupon, in the sphere of metals which remain the main constructional materials in the short-term outlook, the attention will be focused not only on exploration and production methods and the increase of output, but, more importantly, on the pace of depletion of natural resources, mainly energy resources, and on the prolongation of the life-circle of metal products and possibilities of their recycling. It should be noted, that the most important issues of the new century will be the topics of discussion at this forum.

The products and technologies demonstrated at the Conference and Exhibition represent the latest industry achievements of the early XXI century.

I am especially pleased that all the participants of this Conference have become the main characters of this historic international event, which is held for the first time in almost 90 years in Moscow , Russia .

Your presence at this Conference marks the entry of Russia to the world of modern machinery and advanced technologies of XXI century for protective and decorative coatings for aluminium. It will, undoubtedly, positively influence the modernization of the domestic industry as well as world-wide development in whole.

Dear participants of the Conference! You possess huge managerial, engineering and scientific skills and experience. Russia offers great opportunities for realization of your plans in business, production, scientific fields.