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Call for papers: Gulf Coatings Show 2025

The Call for Papers for the Gulf Coatings Show is now open. Take this opportunity to present your research and innovations to an international audience at one of the most important coatings events in the Middle East.

The Call for Papers is open: just three weeks left. Source: Emre Akkoyun - stock.adobe.com

23–25 October 2025 | Sharjah Expo Centre, United Arab Emirates

Why submit your paper?

  • Share your latest findings with industry experts.
  • Reach a global audience beyond the Gulf region.
  • Connect with potential business partners and like-minded professionals.
  • Be among the first speakers at the forward-thinking Gulf Coatings Show Conference.

Since 2022, the Gulf Coatings Show has been providing the industry with a high-quality business event in the Middle East. Based on the world-leading exhibition concept, it brings together top industry players, ensuring a targeted approach and exclusive networking opportunities.

Submit your abstract now and be part of two leading events shaping the coatings and mortar industry in the Gulf region.

Special highlight on Day 3: MEDMA Conference – Call for Papers now open
On 22 October 2025, the 18th Annual MEDMA Drymix Mortar Conference will once again be hosted as part of the Gulf Coatings Show. Organized by Laith Haboubi (President) and Mohammed Sanaobar (Technical Chairman), the event invites manufacturers, raw material suppliers, researchers, architects, and construction professionals to submit proposals covering a wide range of drymix mortar topics, including:

  • Production, quality control, certification

  • New additives and alternative binders

  • Shelf life and stability

  • Specification enforcement strategies

  • Sustainability in construction

  • Application technologies and 3D printing

Abstracts (in English) can be submitted until 30 June 2025 to drymix.info, along with author CVs and photos. Accepted presenters will be notified within three weeks. Submit abstract to: info@drymix.info