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EuroWire – May 2007
Bangkok – at the heart of one of the most
dynamic economies in the region – will
stage wire/Tube Southeast ASIA 2007 in
October this year.
More than 90% of available exhibition
space has already been booked, with
many companies who were absent from
Singapore in 2005 making a return,
reflecting their enthusiasm for the Thai
and other regional markets.
The move to Bangkok has also been
applauded by the International Wire
and Machinery Association (IWMA).
Chairman Peter Large said that although
the last exhibition in Singapore was an
‘unqualified success’ the move to Bangkok
was ideal for all.
“The new location is truly the gateway to
other important developing markets like
Vietnam as well as Malaysia and Indonesia
and the IWMA will have an excellent
opportunity to widen its membership
appeal,” he said.
Commenting on the relocation of this
key industry event to Thailand, IWCEA’s
President Dr Horst Birkmann said: “South
East Asia is still an emerging market and
its growth is fuelled by Asia’s incumbent
super powers of India and China. The
South East Asian economies are free from
restrictions and we believe that Bangkok
is a good place to gain strong access
into the region. As it is, both Thailand
and Vietnam have tremendous market
potentials and will no doubt have great
impact in South East Asia.”
Exhibitors are also lauding the move to
locate the show in Thailand. Commenting
on his company’s rationale for exhibiting
at wire Southeast ASIA, Brad Scherer,
vice president, International Operations,
at Fort Wayne Wire Die, Inc, said: “The
GDP growth rate of the southeast Asian
region is among the highest in the world
and Thailand has historically been at the
forefront of this growth, partly because
of their regional leadership role in the
automotive industry.
“Additionally, Bangkok is geographically
located in the centre of the region and has
been rapidly improving its infrastructure
to handle such [major] events. Finally,
the wire industry is quite well established
in Thailand, with many foreign owned
companies having established manu-
facturing plants there to serve the local
market, complementing the many Thai-
owned wire production enterprises that
are also present.”
As part of the exhibition, the IWMA
are also running a supporting seminar –
Non-Ferrous Bangkok, co-organised with
the ITA on 17th October.
The format will be a wire session in the
morning and a wire and tube session
after lunch. Non-Ferrous Bangkok will
take place at the exhibition hall, enabling
delegates and speakers to attend both the
exhibition and the seminar.
For more information on either attending
or speaking at the seminar please contact
the IWMA or ITA (info@
itatube.org).
wire/Tube Southeast ASIA 2007 is being
held from 16th-18th October at Bangkok
International Trade and Exhibition Centre
(BITEC).
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