WCA March 2024

Editor ( 编辑 ) David Bell Editorial Assistant ( 助理文字编辑 ) Christian Bradley Design & Production ( 设计/制作 ) Lisa Wright Advertising/Marketing ( 广告/营销 ) Jason Smith UK, Italy, USA, Canada, India & ROW 英国、意大利、美国、加拿大、印度及世界其它国家 Linda Li Asia 亚洲 Advertisement Coordinator ( 广告联络人 ) Liz Hughes Accounts Manager ( 财务经理 ) Louise Jennings Subscriptions ( 订阅) Louise Jennings Web Design/Developer ( 网页设计/开发 ) Andrew Barnes Social Media Administrator ( 社交媒体运营专员 ) Milly Harrison Founder ( 创办人 ) John C Hogg Advertising/Marketing & Editorial ( 广告, 营销及编辑部 ) Intras Ltd Unit 32, Tangent Business Hub, Shirebrook, Nottinghamshire NG20 8RX, UK This publication and its full contents of layout, text, images, and graphics is copyright protected. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any other storage or retrieval system without the publisher’s written permission. The publisher, owners, agents, printers, editors and contributors cannot be held responsible for and hereby exclude all liability whatsoever for errors, omissions or the accuracy and claims printed or inferred in the editorial or advertisements published in this, previous or subsequent editions or for any damages, costs or losses caused thereby. Wire & Cable ASIA reserves the right to edit, reword and subedit all editorial submissions in accordance with editorial policy. Wire & Cable ASIA expressed graphically or by text is a registered name and style trademark of Intras Ltd, UK. All matters relating to this Disclaimer are governed by the laws of England. 《亚洲线缆》杂志所有图文受版权保护。未经书面授权不得全部或部分 以任何方式转载。出版商、编写者、代理商、印刷商及投稿者对在本期、 以前、以及将来刊登的稿件或广告的准确性和提出的索赔不承担责任。英 国 Intras Ltd 公司拥有《亚洲线缆》( Wire & Cable ASIA ) 图像和文字注 册商标。 Wire & Cable ASIA is published four times a year. It is distributed throughout North and Southeast Asia to registered readers in wire, cable and wire component producer and consumer industries. Annual subscriptions are available from just US$80. 《亚洲线缆》每年出版 4 期,面向整个北亚、东南亚地区的电线、电缆和 线材制品的生产商和用户发行。订阅年费最低 80 美元。 US Copies only : Wire & Cable ASIA (ISSN No: 0218 - 3277, USPS No: 022-979) is published four times a year: January, March, September and November by Intras Ltd and distributed in the USA by Asendia USA, 701 Ashland Ave, Folcroft PA. Periodicals postage paid at Philadelphia, PA and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER : send address changes to Wire & Cable ASIA , 701 Ashland Ave, Folcroft PA 19032. Europe ( 欧洲 ) Tel ( 电话 ): . .................. +44 1926 334137 Fax ( 传真 ): .................. +44 1926 314755 Email ( 电子邮址 ): ........ wca@intras.co.uk Website ( 网站 ): ........... www.read-wca.com Editorial ( 广告/营销 ) Intras USA – Doug Zirkle Danbury Corporate Center, 107 Mill Plain Road, Danbury, CT 06811, USA Tel ( 电话 ): . .................. +1 203 794 0444 Email ( 电子邮址 ): ........ doug@intras.co.uk USA ( 美国 )

40 th anniversary celebrations and Düsseldorf

Issue after issue of Wire & Cable ASIA , we celebrate the fact that companies reach milestone anniversaries. Whether this is 10, 20 or 100 years or even more, it is something to be justifiably proud of.

And in this issue, we are taking a little space to highlight the 40 th anniversary of Intras – publishers of Wire & Cable ASIA .

We take great pride in being ‘here to serve the industries we helped to shape’. Good news, bad news, celebrations, corporate mergers, the latest technological developments all feature in our magazine, which caters to the needs of the industry in general, and our readers and advertisers. The challenges remain, as with every business, in a fast-paced and ever-changing world, but we stand by our message in serving industries that are at the forefront of development and growth worldwide. There is a brief history of our company, starting on page 44. It is fitting that we celebrate this anniversary in the year of the staging of wire and Tube Düsseldorf. Our founder, John Hogg, played an instrumental role in setting up international wire and cable shows, including the founding of ‘wire’ – the leading international wire and cable exhibition, now organised by Messe Düsseldorf, and to which most of our readers and advertisers will be heading in a few short weeks. More than 1,400 wire exhibitors will occupy The Fairgrounds site on the side of the River Rhine from 15 to 19 April for the week-long exhibition, which attracts thousands of visitors from all corners of the world. It is a coming together of old friends, the meeting of new ones and all related to the wire and cable industries. New advancements in technology, ideas and changes will all be the centre of attention as companies announce new products and launches.

Please feel free to stop by our stand 11E63 in Hall 11 and collect your free copy of Wire & Cable ASIA , and sister publication EuroWire .

Our coverage of the exhibition starts on page 46.

David Bell Editor

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