WCA September 2017

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Shanghai gears up for wire China 2018 ❍ A previous staging of wire China

construction and water and energy supply. The last staging of wire and Tube China in 2016 ended successfully with a record 42,199 trade visitors from 94 countries and 1,645 exhibitors from 31 nations presenting the latest tech- nology, machinery and products from the wire, cable, tube and pipe processing industries on over one million square feet of exhibit space. In addition to the large number of local attendees, a growing number of overseas buyers attended the trade fairs. The majority of the overseas visitors came from South Korea, India, Taiwan, Japan, Russia, Malaysia, Iran, Thailand, the USA, Indonesia and Vietnam. Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai – China Website : www.wirechina.net

The exhibitors at wire China will present wire manufacturing and finishing machinery, process technology tools and auxiliary process technology materials as well as materials, special wires and cables, and measuring and control technology. At Tube China, exhibitors will showcase the latest in tube manufacturing machinery, raw materials, tubes and accessories, process technology tools and auxiliaries and measuring and control technology as well as pipeline and OCTG technology, profiles and machinery. Visitors at wire and Tube China will come from the following industries: wire, cable, tube, pipe, iron, steel and non-ferrous metals, automotive and aerospace supply as well as electrical,

AS one of Asia’s most influential international trade platforms for the sector, wire China – the 8 th All China International Wire and Cable Industry Trade Fair, and Tube China – the 8 th All China International Tube and Pipe Industry Trade Fair, will return to the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) from 26 th to 29 th September 2018. Held concurrently again will be the Fastener Shanghai Special Zone. The events will be organised by Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai, a subsidiary of Messe Düsseldorf in Germany, together with the Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute (wire China) and the Metallurgical Council of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Metallurgical Center for International Exchange and Cooperation (Tube China).

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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2017