From unmanned dump trucks to the first Belarusian-Russian 3D printer: what will be shown at INNOPROM Belarus

Minsk is preparing to become the center of Eurasian industrial integration for several days. From September 30 to October 2, the Belarusian capital will host the most prestigious industrial exhibition Innoprom for the second time. A large-scale exposition and a rich business program will bring together industry leaders from Belarus, Russia and other EAEU countries. The total area of the exhibition will be 20 thousand square meters. What will surprise manufacturers this time and what expectations they have from the upcoming forum, our correspondent learned.

In modern geopolitical conditions, Belarus and Russia relied on deep industrial cooperation. The countries are actively developing joint import-substituting industries, which allow preserving and increasing technological sovereignty. To compare watches on existing projects and outline new ones – this is what the largest industrial exhibition Innoprom is aimed at. Belarus has regularly participated in these forums for more than ten years. Last year, our country was honored to host this prestigious forum on its territory. The debut was a success. The result is dozens of signed agreements and contracts. Only enterprises of the Ministry of Industry signed about 40 commercial documents on the sidelines of the forum for a total amount of more than $ 265 million.

- If the results of the past of Innoprom brought us about 14 thousand professional visitors from 24 countries of the world, then as of this morning, representatives of more than 40 countries were electronically registered. These are almost all continents. High results were achieved thanks to a radically new approach to attracting foreign partners. This year, for the first time, we practiced inviting business through our embassies abroad, said Mikhail Myatlikov, Chairman of the BelCCI. Diplomats held presentations of Innoprom right in the embassies, and this gave an excellent result, which we clearly see on the current electronic registration. For any export-oriented enterprise, it is critically important who will come to the exhibition and get acquainted with its products. Therefore, such targeted work with foreign businesses has become a successful novelty for us.

To date, registration for participation in the exhibition "Innoprom". Belarus, as well as more than 10 thousand people have already visited it. According to the organizers, the number will increase. The main event of the business program will be the main plenary session “Production and Technology Cooperation: Complementary Partnership”. Heads of governments of the EAEU countries were invited to participate in the session. Participants will discuss the development of the Eurasian industrial partnership, the integration of production chains and the launch of joint high-tech projects.

Other sessions of the business program will be devoted to the development of effective industrial cooperation between the regions and systemic exports, the human resources potential of the industrial sector and the adaptation of the labor market to current realities, the development of the market of high-tech raw materials.

- The Chambers of Commerce and Industry will hold a meeting of the heads of the CIS Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The main topic is congress and exhibition activities. By government decree, BelCCI became the coordinator of congress and exhibition activities in our country. Therefore, for us, the forum is an opportunity to exchange experiences, learn how this happens with our colleagues. Also, within the framework of the Innoprom.Belarus exhibition, a meeting of the Kazakh-Belarusian Business Council and the Kyrgyz-Belarusian Business Council will be held, the head of the BelCCI added.

The organizers of the forum note that the platform in Minsk retains the status of a specialized hub for technological cooperation. In 2026, the focus of Innoprom.Belarus will be aimed at deepening the investment and innovative potential of existing cooperation ties. It is planned to organize collective expositions of the Russian Export Center, 17 regions of Russia and 6 foreign participants: Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Cambodia.

Belarusian enterprises will show transport novelties, innovative cargo and passenger equipment running on environmentally friendly fuel, engineering, production and service solutions, unmanned systems, proposals in the field of transport and logistics infrastructure, as well as other developments for industrial production.

Half of the pavilion at the exhibition “Innoprom.Belarus” will be occupied by enterprises that are subordinate to the Ministry of Industry. These are all large holdings and independent organizations. Traditionally, we will demonstrate the equipment and new models that will be in demand both in our traditional markets and in new ones, Deputy Industry Minister Leonid Ryzhkovsky said.

- The equipment itself will be in Mikashevichy, and it will be possible to control it from Minsk. And we are ready to provide unmanned control technologies to our consumers. We will also demonstrate the new development of MTZ tractor BELARUS-5425. This is one of the most powerful tractors in the world with a classic layout. It's being tested. There is a need for this technique. And we are interested in offering it to consumers, the deputy minister added.

At the exhibition “Innoprom.Belarus”, MAZ will present seven units of equipment. According to the Deputy Commercial Director – Head of the Marketing Department of MAZ OJSC Oksana Mikheeva, the emphasis is on transport running on environmentally friendly fuel. The company will show a line of gas engine equipment.

- Among the innovative models are electric-powered equipment: a garbage truck and new products this year – a third-generation trolleybus and an electric bus, which received the status of “Goods of the Union State” at the Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia in June, said Oksana Mikheeva.

Mogilevliftmash will demonstrate a sample of the elevator cabin, the interior of which is decorated in honor of the Year of the Belarusian woman. “BELGI” will show the updated crossover BELGEE X50+ with a four-cylinder turbocharged engine with a capacity of 174 horsepower.

Russian participants will also present a wide range of industrial solutions at the exhibition. Among them are a robotic quality control complex with technical vision, aircraft models, an end-to-end Russian PLM solution for the development of complex machine-building products, a piston compressor unit layout, models of freight carts and other parts of a large wagon casting for the needs of the railway industry.

Rosatom State Corporation will present advanced solutions in nuclear energy and related industries in Minsk. Special attention will be paid to the results of industrial cooperation in the field of additive technologies. In September 2025, Rosatom, together with H-Holding Holding, opened the first foreign center of additive technologies in the Belarusian capital. Currently, it supplies products to leading enterprises of industry and energy of Belarus. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to see the first 3D printer of joint Belarusian-Russian production.

Rosatom considers Belarus as a strategic partner with whom we are developing cooperation both in nuclear energy and in related industries. The main principle of our work is “made together”. This is the implementation of joint projects, the development of production cooperation, the production of joint products. Participation in the largest international exhibition Innoprom.Belarus is a good opportunity to discuss the main areas of bilateral cooperation. I am confident that the agreements reached on the sidelines of the exhibition will be another important step in the development of the country’s nuclear industry, strengthening energy security and technological sovereignty of Belarus, said Stanislav Levitsky, Director of the State Corporation Rosatom Country Office in Belarus.

The organizers do not name the specific amount of contracts expected to be signed within the framework of Innoprom.Belarus. As you know, money likes silence. But the fact that the record of the debut forum will be broken, no one doubts. As well as the fact that this prestigious exhibition will receive a permanent residence in our country.

sichevich@sb.by