According to the IFO Business Climate Index, the mood among companies improved slightly in July. However, there is still a great deal of uncertainty when it comes to expectations. This is reflected not only in very cautious investment activity, but also in trade fair participation. The situation has now led the organiser of Parts Finishing 2025 to cancel the event planned for November.

Parts Finishing 2025 was set to launch with an innovative trade fair concept: presenting three topics under one roof over two days.

“Actually, we received a very positive response to this idea from the outset and, until about six weeks ago, had a promising number of registrations,” reports Nicolas Herdin, managing director of fair organiser fairXperts GmbH & Co KG. “In the meantime, however, various companies cancelled their registrations.”

The reasons vary. Cost-cutting measures are cited, as are the uncertain economic situation and difficulties in assessing the company’s business development. This situation has now prompted the trade fair organiser to cancel the event planned for 12-13 November 2025 at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre.

“Despite the financial losses, we believe this is a better alternative than holding an event that would ultimately leave both exhibitors and visitors dissatisfied,” adds Herdin.

The company management will now discuss the further development of Parts Finishing with the exhibitor advisory board and consider a new date for the trade fair.

“We believe it is fairer to both exhibitors and visitors to cancel this year’s trade fair and hold it successfully at a later date when conditions are more favourable,” he says.

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