WCA January 2016

Looking to the future in Düsseldorf and Shanghai It is now just a matter of weeks before the wire and cable industry gathers en-masse in Düsseldorf, Germany. Thousands of visitors are expected at this year’s wire 2016, from 4 th to 8 th April at the city’s Fairgrounds. This issue of Wire & Cable ASIA turns its attention to the exhibitors heading for the week-long exhibition on the banks of the Rhine. You can find companies and stand numbers starting on page 51. Our March issue will have more in-depth coverage with stand descriptions from many of the exhibiting businesses. 2016 also heralds the year of wire China from 26 th to 29 th September. Two years ago the Shanghai exhibition, which runs alongside Tube China, closed to record results. More than 1,400 exhibitors presented the latest technology, machinery and products from the wire, cable, tube and pipe processing industries to over 38,000 visitors. For the latest details of the exhibition turn to page 8. Investment in China’s infrastructure continues with 30 million rural households and 50,000 villages benefitting from a $22 billion plan to provide high-speed broadband by 2020. See page 21 for the full story.

David Bell Editor When and where

2016 26–29 September: wire China – trade exhibition – Shanghai, China Organisers : SECRI andMesse Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co Ltd Fax : +86 216 169 8301 Email : shanghai@mdc.com.cn Website : www.wirechina.net

2016 8–9 June: Wire Expo – trade exhibition – Uncasville, Connecticut, USA Organisers : Wire Association International Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Email : sales@wirenet.org Website : www.wirenet.org

2016 11–14 May: Lamiera – trade exhibition – Bologna, Italy Organisers : Ucimu-Systems Fax : +39 0226 255 894 Email : lamiera.esp@ucimu.it Website : www.lamiera.net

2016 4–8 April: wire/Tube Düsseldorf – trade exhibition – Düsseldorf, Germany Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Fax : +49 211 45 60668 Email : wire@ messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.wire.de

Credit: photo by Messe Düsseldorf

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2016