ChemSpec Europe 2002 was held last month in Basel, Switzerland. The annual exhibition,focusing on the needs of the fine and specialty chemicals markets, drew 4,367 attendees, up 6% from last year, and more than 300 exhibiting companies.

The mood was upbeat. Exhibitors were busy, even when attendees who were soccer fans took breaks to watch the World Cup semifinal match between Brazil and Turkey on a large screen set up by the organizers. Exhibitors were particularly pleased at the show's size. Many remarked that ChemSpec is more focused than the Conference on Pharmaceutical Ingredients, another annual exhibition in Europe that many fine chemicals companies attend.

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