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THE upcoming edition of Metal & Steel
Exhibition, a Middle East exhibition for steel,
steel fabrications and metal works, will be
staged at Cairo International Convention
Centre (CICC), 26-28 February, and is
expected to exceed 213 participants and
10,000 visitors.
The tube industry in Egypt is enjoying
an era of fast growth. Egypt’s steel industry
is bound to enter a fast developing period,
and is expected to reach 6mn tons by 2017,
with an economic growth rate of 8% due to
the booming construction and infrastructure
Gathering of steel and steel fabrications in Egypt
spending that will lift demand. Egypt’s
rapidly growing building and construction
sector is expected to attract investments of
around $7.3bn by 2015. This has created
new business opportunities for the steel
industry.
New innovations that Egyptian and
Arabian companies need for recovery will be
on display at the show. The international line-
up of exhibitors includes prominent industry
names in the metal and steel industry from
countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE,
Kuwait, Germany, Italy, Greece, Portugal,
USA, Finland, Turkey, Netherlands, Spain,
India, China, Lebanon, Belgium and Jordan,
plus many more from Egypt.
Metal & Steel Exhibition – Egypt
Fax: +20 2 22629 682
Website:
New welding
distribution
website
THE Association of Welding Distribution
(AWD) has launched a new website, which
can be found at
The website acts as the first port of
call for information and updates regarding
the Association of Welding Distribution.
Features include the benefits of becoming
a member, and latest news from the
association, including information on the
annual conference and regional meetings.
Copies of the association’s Welding World
publication are available to view online,
together with a section relating to finding a
member in the United Kingdom.
Adrian Hawkins, AWD vice-chair
commented, “We intend to continue with
the development of the website by adding
more content. With the recent Fume
Focus Seminars held around the country
and the announcement of the 2nd Welding
World exhibition to take place next year at
Crewe Hall, Cheshire, alongside our annual
conference over the weekend 8-10 April
2011, the AWD continues to develop its
activities both for the member and the end
user of welding products.”
The Welding World Exhibition is a one
day event taking place on Friday 8 April 2011,
where manufacturers and distributors will
exhibit a wide range of welding and cutting
equipment, welding consumables, health and
safety equipment, process gases and other
ancillary products.
Association of Welding Distribution –
UK
Fax: +44 1952 290037
Email:
Website: