WCA July 2007

Industry News

90% of wire Southeast Asia space booked already

Calendar of Events 2007 September 5-7: 2007 China International Wire and Cable Industry Conference and Exhibition (Wireshow 2007) – conference and exhibition Organisers : Shanghai Electrical Cable Research Institute (SECRI) Website : www.secri.com 19-20: Fastener Fair Stuttgart – trade exhibition – Stuttgart, Germany Organisers : Fastener Fair Stuttgart Website : www.fastenerfair.com October 2-4: Metaltech 2007 – trade exhibition – Sao Paulo, Brazil Organisers : Grupo Cipa Website : www.metaltech.tmp.br 10-12: WireCable China – trade exhibition – Beijing, China Organisers : Beijing Zhenwei Exh- ibition Co Ltd Website : www.wirecablechina.com.cn 16-18: wire Southeast Asia 2007 – trade exhibition – Bangkok, Thailand Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf Asia Website : www.wire-southeastasia.com Bangkok Seminar – technical seminar – Bangkok, Thailand 31-2 Nov: Cabling Wiring 2007 – technical trade show – Kiev, Ukraine Organisers : TDS-EXPO & JV Trade House ‘Welding’ Website : www.wire-ukraine.com November conference – Bologna, Italy Organisers : ACIMAF, CET, IWMA & WAI Website : www.iwma.org 17: Non-ferrous Organisers : IWMA, ITA Website : www.iwma.org 5-7: Wire ’07 Bologna –

More than 90% of available space has already been booked for this year’s wire Southeast Asia and Tube Southeast Asia in Bangkok from 16 th -18 th October. Staged at the city’s BITEC centre, the relocation of this event to Thailand from Singapore has met with world- wide approval. IWCEA President Dr Horst Birkmann said: “Southeast Asia is still an emerging market and its growth is fuelled by Asia’s incumbent super powers of India and China. “The Southeast 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 potential and will no doubt have great impact in Southeast Asia.” International Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA) chairman Peter Large remarked that the last exhibition in Singapore ‘was an unqualified success with a good attendance of quality visitors.’ “However, it was time for a change and the International Wire & Machinery Association was a leading advocate of a move to Bangkok, at the heart of one of the most dynamic economies in the region. “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 added. 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, 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 manufacturing plants there to serve the local market, comple- menting the many Thai-owned wire production enterprises that are also present.” For more information, please visit the respective trade fairs’ websites at www.wire-southeastasia.com and www.tube-southeastasia.com. Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd – Singapore Fax : +65 6337 4633 Email : wire@mda.com.sg Website : www.wire-southeastasia.com

11-14: IWCS – conference – Florida, USA Organisers : IWCS Website : www.iwcs.org

The move to Bangkok, Thailand, has met with worldwide approval ▲

Wire & Cable ASIA – July/August 2007