How did the MITEX exhibition mark its coming of age? Exhibition records, international partnerships and "housewarming" at Crocus Expo
On November 14, 2025, the 18th Moscow International Exhibition of Tools, Equipment and Technologies MITEX, the largest professional event of the tool market in Russia and the CIS countries, came to an end at the Crocus Expo IEC.
MITEX celebrated a "housewarming party": It was held for the first time as part of the combined MEGAPOLIS EXPO exhibition project together with the UtiliCon and Climate World AUTUMN exhibitions. This year, the exhibition was presented in 14 thematic sections, in which participants demonstrated the latest models of power tools, welding equipment, gardening equipment, and equipment for construction and repair. The number of professional visitors to the combined project was about 40,000 people.
More than 50,000 square meters of the exposition are located in five exhibition halls of the Crocus Expo IEC. Over 1,100 companies from Russia, China, Italy, India, Turkey, Belarus and Kazakhstan presented their products and solutions, shared new products and trends. Thirty percent of manufacturers participated in the exhibition for the first time.
The new Indian exhibition, organized by the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), brought together the developments of 20 Indian companies: hand tools, engineering components, fasteners and accessories for mechanical engineering. India's participation was an important step in the development of bilateral cooperation and a demonstration of the growing capabilities of Indian industry. B2B meetings and negotiations aimed at forming long‑term partnerships and developing joint projects with Russian companies took place within the framework of the national exposition.
The MITEX Arena became the central venue of the business program, which was open all four days without interruptions. A special place in the program was occupied by the plenary session "The Tool Market 2025-2026. The digital race, the balance of power and growth opportunities" with the participation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, the RATPE Association, STD Petrovich and other experts. Also, on the first day of the exhibition, a practical session "The instrument market in motion" was held.: how to grow faster than your competitors", where the heads of All Instruments shared their expertise.ru", "TMK" and "SMARTTULS". The second day at MITEX Arena was devoted to marketing and sales channels, from omnichannel strategies to working with marketplaces and CRM systems. A separate block was occupied by the forum of Russian-Chinese cooperation in the tool industry, dedicated to issues of cooperation, logistics and joint production.
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