Drupa 08, From Ink Jet to Green

2. Globalization Continues Unabated. It was easy to see the large (and serious) contingencies from India, China, Russia and Brazil at this year’s drupa. Delegations and exhibitors from some of those countries were nearly double the participation in 2004. But the real surprise was the newest groups of developing countries—the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Just like the BRIC countries mentioned earlier, this next group of global players are stepping up. In fact, member company Screen expected to sell more than 50 platesetters to MEA customers during the show!