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Conference registration opens REGISTRATION for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2016 (OEEC 2016) is now open. The ninth edition of the event is expected to attract 11,500 offshore professionals and more than 650 exhibiting companies. offshore energy industry. It covers both the exploration and production of the conventional energy resources oil and gas, as well as the expanding renewable part of the energy mix such as offshore wind and marine renewable energy. Renewables play an important role during OEEC 2016. The event takes place on 25 and 26 October 2016 at Amsterdam RAI in the Netherlands. Offshore Energy is an annual event focused on the complete Next to the exhibition, which covers four halls at Amsterdam RAI totalling an

area of approximately 26,000m 2 , more than 80 speakers representing some of the major players in the offshore energy industry will feature at the conference. The extensive three-day conference programme consists of keynotes, technical sessions and master classes.

Navingo BV – Netherlands Website: www.offshore-energy.biz

Tube China 2016: international event showcasing cutting-edge tube technologies

Metal, Formdrill, Uniwel Machinery, Sicolinx, Chiao Sheng and Maxtech. With the introduction of China’s 13 th “Five-year policy”, the state will focus on promoting infrastructure, industrial layout, environmental protection and the energy-saving building industry, which promote the demand for wire, cable and tube across the country. Huge market potential is attracting international companies to take their share of these markets. This year exhibitors from Germany, North America, Italy, Austria, the UK, Japan, Korea and Taiwan will attend the exhibition. The one-stop business platform, showcasing advanced inter- national cutting-edge technologies and solutions, will provide benefit to the local industry with new concepts

and ideas, which eventually accelerate industry innovation. The “2025 – Made in China” and “along the way” development strategy will promote the rapid development of automobile manufacturing, new energy, high-speed rail and urban rail construction, aerospace, petrochemical, construction and other applications in industry, to bring the fastener industry new business opportunities. Meanwhile, the transformation and upgrading of fastener products will also be calling for more advanced fastening technology, which provides market needs for fastener manufacturing equipment and relevant products.

THIS year wire China and Tube China once again return to the New International Expo Centre in Shanghai from 26 to 29 September 2016. The organisers – Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co and Metallurgical Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade – once again come together to bring the industry the number one trade fair of its kind in Asia. In 2016, the organisers have a special focus on the fastener industry’s well-known media “China Fastener Biz”, launching the Fastener Special Zone. They are committed to opening up the upstream and downstream channels, and to create a one-stop sourcing platform for fastener products, manufacturing equipment and raw materials. This edition of the exhibition has created a new record with nine exhibition halls covering 97,000m 2 . There will be more than 1,650 brands showcasing their latest products and technology, attracting more than 40,000 professional visitors from 80 countries and regions. wire China 2016 booths have already been sold out, while 80 per cent of the booths at Tube China and the Fastener Special Zone have been sold. Tube companies that will be exhibiting at the show include SMS, EFD, Inductotherm Group, Boehleirt, LAP, TPCO, KTM, Biehkerit, Youfa Steel Pipe Group, Panyu Chu Kong Steel Pipe, Jiuli, Stellar Group, Jueneng Special Steel, Hubei Xinyegang Steel, BaoSteel, Ampco

Tube China 2016 Website: www.tubechina.net

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