Experience the trade fair in one of the strongest industrial regions in the world: Meet the bulk solids & recycling industry where it lives and is at home. As part of the Rhine-Ruhr region, Dortmund is one of the strongest economic centres in Europe. Numerous industries have settled here: Steel, mining, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages… From fine to coarse-grained materials and waste products are processed, handled, stored, transported and analysed here.