WCA November 2015

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❍ Officials and guests at the opening of wire Southeast Asia 2015 Show’s Bangkok boom

Wang Fei, corporate programme manager at China Petroleum Technology & Development Corporation, agrees and mentioned that they met with clients from India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Indonesia. “Through onsite discussions, we learned about the purchasing requirements and products that are of interest to our regional clientele and got a better grasp of the region’s market trends, which will be helpful for the future planning of our business.” wire Southeast Asia was supported by international industry partners from the International Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA), the Italian Wire Machinery Manufacturers Association (ACIMAF), the International Wire & Cable Exhibitors Association (IWCEA), the Austrian Wire and Cable Machinery Manufacturers Association (VÖDKM- AWCMA) as well as the International Wire and Cable Exhibitors Association – France (IWCEA-France), the German Wire and Cable Machine Manufacturers Association (VDKM), and the Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association (WCISA). The next staging of wire and Tube Southeast ASIA will be held in 2017, with the exact dates to be announced at a later time. Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd – Singapore Website : www.wire-southeastasia.com

AFTER three days of floor activity, wire Southeast Asia – the 11 th international wire and cable fair – closed its doors in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 411 companies from 33 countries, including seven national group exhibits from Austria, China, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, the UK and the USA showcased the latest technologies to 7,144 international trade visitors from 56 countries. With almost 33 per cent of these visitors coming from outside Thailand – from countries such as Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Myanmar and Pakistan – as well as visiting delegations from China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, wire Southeast Asia confirmed its status as the regional platform for the wire industry. The formation of the single-economy ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), together with the start of Thailand’s Infrastructure Development Plan – which includes massive transformation to the country’s overall national infrastructure from 2015 to 2022 – will result in robust business opportunities for the wire industry in the coming years. “The staging of the synergistic trade fairs comes at a timely juncture, presenting itself as a valuable platform to promote better understanding and business connections between Thailand, the region and the international community for mutual

benefit,” stated Gernot Ringling, managing director of Messe Düsseldorf Asia. Exhibitors at wire Southeast Asia were pleased with their participation. According to Christian Schalich, area sales manager for Sikora: “Our main objective for participating is to showcase our latest machinery to customers from the region. At the trade fair we were able to accomplish this and at the same time explain the advanced technologies of our machines while the customers test them. Having talked with more visitors than two years ago, I am pleased that we have met our objective fully and will surely be back in 2017.” For French exhibitor Numalliance, the successful sale of a machine to a Thai customer was the highlight of their participation. ❍ Visitors at the Niehoff stand in Bangkok

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