From the complete diversity of plants and flowers via floristry highlights right up to the newest trends from technology, equipment and services - over 1,500 exhibitors from more than 40 countries will present themselves at the world's premier fair in the green sector. The top position of IPM ESSEN will once again be underpinned not only by the constantly growing internationality amongst the exhibitors and the visitors but also by an extensive range on offer as well as a first-class supporting programme. For 2013, the sectoral meeting point at Messe Essen will expect around 60,000 trade visitors who will want to establish business contacts, to consolidate existing ones even further and to obtain information about innovations, market opportunities and future perspectives in the green sector. This year too, Ilse Aigner, Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, has agreed to be the patron of the international trade fair.