Messe Essen expects more than 1 500 exhibitors from 40 nations at the IPM International Plant Fair from 25 to 28 January 2011. According to a statement from managing director Egon Galinnis, the new weekday scheduling of the fair from Tuesday through to Friday has increased the internationality of the event. Companies from Estonia, Latvia and Ruanda will be there for the first time next year, while Canada will again be represented after a break in participation.