Tecnargilla 2012 organizers recently announced the event was attended by 14,822 international visitors from 110 countries worldwide, an increase of 1.6%. The best represented countries were reportedly the top importers of Italian ceramic machinery and the most rapidly expanding markets.

The top 10 countries of origin for visitors included: Spain (8.2% of total international visitors), China (7.5%), Iran (7.3%), Turkey (6.8%), Russia (5.4%), Brazil (4.9%), India (4.6%), Germany (4.1%), Poland (3.4%) and Egypt (3.2%). These were followed by Thailand (2.9%), Mexico (2.5%), France (2.2%), U.S. (2.1%), Indonesia (2.0%), Argentina (1.8%), Algeria (1.7%), Ukraine (1.4%), Bulgaria (1.3%) and Saudi Arabia (1.3%). The best represented continents were Asia and the Middle East, which together accounted for 34% of visitors, the European Union (27%), non-EU Europe (16%), South America (9%), Africa (8%) and North America (5%).

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