Informex Survey Shows Innovation Remains a Priority for 2009 and Beyond

PRINCETON, New Jersey - More than 80% of Nearly 4,000 Participants Attend InformexUSA 2009 to
Gather Information about Advances in the Chemical Industry

In a survey conducted at the leading chemical exhibition in the
United States — InformexUSA — visitors affiliated with the pharmaceutical
outsourcing and specialty chemical industries said they remain on the
look-out for new chemical entities and innovative routes to chemical
manufacturing that may offer new market opportunities going forward. More
than 80% of nearly 4,000 attendees said information gathering was the “most
important” or “important” reason for attending the 25th Annual InformexUSA
event in San Francisco, January 27-30.

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In terms of actual purchases, 76% of attendees surveyed said they
plan to buy chemicals or services from one or more of the 500+ InformexUSA
exhibitors this year. These results compare favorably with last year’s
Informex survey. The top five products and services requested at InformexUSA
2009 can be seen in table 1.

Table 1: Top Five Requests from InformexUSA 2009 Attendees

1) Fine chemicals, intermediates, custom chemicals and active
pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)
2) Custom and toll manufacturing Services
3) Chemistry R&D services
4) Chemical process equipment
5) Green chemistry

Exhibiting companies at this year’s InformexUSA showed off
technologies, R&D services and manufacturing support services to a range of
industries. Approximately half (50%) of all exhibitors said their offerings
were directed to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets while 30% said
they focused primarily on specialty and industrial chemical markets. The
final 20% said they serve a variety of markets, including the up-and-coming
“green chemistry” industry.

The Informex management team, reaching out to those that wanted
to see more green chemistry this year, sponsored the first-ever Green
Chemistry pavilion at InformexUSA 2009. The Green Pavilion attracted a group
of exhibitors whose sole focus is on sustainable chemicals. The rise in green
chemical exhibitors comes at a time when more end-consumers request products
that qualify as eco-friendly, sustainable technologies, wherein the
“consumer-driven” request requires the application of novel technologies
throughout the supply chain.

According to Jennifer Jessup, Event Director for InformexUSA, the
InformexUSA attendee remains dedicated to the application of the world’s best
chemical technologies, wherever they come from. “Fine chemicals, specialty
chemicals, biotechnology and green chemicals — whatever the technology –
participants of InformexUSA 2009 found what they wanted,” she said. “More
than 90% of attendees surveyed said they found what they needed to move
forward this year. The Informex management team remains committed to signing
up exhibitors that offer attendees the very best in innovation,
manufacturing, and novel chemical entities in an ever-changing marketplace.
Matching up the right exhibitors with the right attendees is one of the main
reasons why the InformexUSA exhibition is rated highly by both exhibitors and
exhibitors in post-show surveys,” she said.

Note to Editor:

InformexUSA is the leading meeting place for buyers and sellers
of high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications. As the leading
tradeshow in the United States, InformexUSA has been a marketplace for
networking and doing business in the fine, custom and specialty chemical
manufacturing industry for more than 25 years. Visitors to the show come from
a broad range of manufacturing industries including adhesives, electronics,
agrochemicals, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, paints, and
more. Each year the event brings together an international mix of more than
4,000 fine and specialty chemicals professionals and 500 exhibitors. For more
information, visit www.informex.com

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Business Media. United Business Media is a leading global business media
company. United Business Media informs markets and brings the world’s buyers
and sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information
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Source: InformexUSA

Michael Ramalho, UBM International Media, +1-609-759-4736, Fax: +1-201-720-2972, Mobile: +1-609-865-0760, mramalho at informex.com; Thomas Nicolay, Resource Advantage Group, Inc., +1-973-882-1313, tnicolay at resourceadvantage.com; Logo: https://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090324/NY87769LOGO