EoW July 2008

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UKwiremarket reviewindicates steadygrowth to2012

equivalent to real term growth of 26% compared with 2007.

Industry market research company, Market & Business Development (MBD) has released its UKWire andWire Products Market Development report, looking at the years 2003 to 2012. MBD’s assessment is of a steadily increasing market due to the relatively positive outlook of a number of key end-users, such as the construction industry. The report includes the following conclusions: market for wire and wire products appears to have increased, in volume terms, by 3% reaching a five year peak in 2007 of 818,900 tons. This is equivalent to cumulative growth of 30% during the review period. Between 2003 and 2007 the UK • The forecast for the UK market is for • year-on-year increases, projected to reach 1,033,901 tons in 2012. This is Pressure Welding Machines (PWM), manufacturer of cold pressure welding equipment and dies, has announced the appointment of Amaral Automation Associates of Cumberland, RI as distributor for the United States and Canada. Joe Snee, sales manager of Amaral Automation Associates, said: “The addition of the PWM line provides Amaral Automation with the opportunity to represent the best in the cold weld field, and we look forward to working with the PWM team.” PressureWelding Machines – UK Fax : +44 1233 820847 Amaral to distribute PWM

The stranded wire, ropes and cables • sector is projected to reach 284,119 tonnes in 2012. The fencing and mesh sector is antici- • pated to increase by 31% between 2007 and 2012, to 600,039 tons. products is expected to increase by 14%, though annual levels are antici- pated to slow from 5% in 2009 to 2% in 2012. Output volume is projected to reach 753,714 tons in 2012. The complete UK Wire and Wire Products Market Report, is available from MBD. Market & Business Development (MBD) – UK Fax : +44 161 236 5849 Email : publications@mbdltd.co.uk Website : www.mbdltd.co.uk Handlingupgrade for VALE Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, recently rebranded as VALE, has selected Tenova for a new expansion step of its Brazilian Northern Iron Ore System. VALE’s development will expand the Northern system shipping Terminal, expected to reach an iron ore export capacity of 130 millions tons per year, as well as to improve the up-stream production capacity at its Carajas mine. Within this framework, Tenova was awarded a first contract for a turn-key supply of two identical Stackers of 16,000 tph, 55m boom length each, at Carajas mine site, and for a Stacker and a Reclaimer at S Luis terminal. This is not Tenova’s first contract with VALE, and a further five machines with the same technical specifications are expected to be supplied in the future. UK production of wire and wire •

Email : pwm@btinternet.com Website : www.pwmltd.co.uk

Amaral Automation Associates – USA Fax : +1 774 203 3078 Email : joe@amaralautomation.com Website : www.amaralautomation.com

Tenova – Italy

Fax : +39 02 469 3026 Email : info@techint.it Website : www.techint.it

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