In a major industry move, the series of Renewable Energy India Expos have been transferred by Exhibitions India Pvt Ltd to UBM India.

As a consequence, the 6th Renewable Energy India 2012 Expo scheduled to be held from 7-9 November 2012 at the India Expo Center, Greater Noida (National Capital Region) will now belong to the UBM group and is estimated to attract more than 650 exhibitors and over 20,000 trade visitors from across the globe. Under the new ownership, the international expo will leverage the global strength of the UBM Group to draw a wider worldwide participation for the success of the event.

UBM group is a global conglomeration with more than 6,000 professionals working in 30 countries around the world. UBM has evolved businesses in Events; Targeting, Distributing and Monitoring business information; Data Services; Online - Marketing Services and Print - publications and has established a strong foothold in the Indian events and exhibition industry. They are organisers of CPhI India; Gem & Jewellery India International; IFSEC; Interop Mumbai; SATTE, etc and over 100 events all over the world.

Headquartered in Germany, the Cologne trade fair company was established in 1922 through the initiative of the city’s then-mayor and later German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer. In 1924, the first spring trade fair was successfully conducted in newly-built halls in the Deutz district on the right bank of the River Rhine. Today, the Koelnmesse Group is a legally and economically independent business enterprise with around 700 employees all over the world.