WCA September 2021

Challenging times for lubricants in the wire industry Whilst the last 18 months has provided a challenge for everyone, there are other issues being addressed by the industry as a result of COVID-19. One effect of the pandemic is the massive worldwide reduction in the use of fossil fuels, which has created a vacuum in the supply of base oils, used to create lubricants in our industry. The restrictions in travel have resulted in a reduction in the use of fossil fuels, and with base oils being a by-product of the refining process, this has had a dramatic effect on the lubricants industry, specifically for wire and tube. UK company Metalube tasked its research and development team with producing new chemistries and products for when the industries return to some sort of normality. Full details can be found on page 24. Registration is now underway for wire 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 9 to 13 May next year. Having firstly been postponed from April in 2020, the staging of the most influential of the industry exhibitions will be eagerly anticipated by companies worldwide. More about this on page 21. New dates have recently been announced for the staging of Wire & Cable India in Mumbai. The show will now go ahead from 23 to 25 November 2022.

Diary of events

6-9 September 2021 TOLexpo Trade exhibition Lyon, France Organisers: Global Industrie www.tolexpo.com 14-16 September 2021 AMI Cables Trade exhibition Cologne, Germany Organisers: AMI www.ami.ltd/event-cables

16-18 September 2021 China (Guangzhou) International Metal and Metallurgy Exhibition Trade exhibition Guangzhou, China Organisers: Guangzhou Julang Exhibition Design Co Ltd julang@julang.com.cn www.julang.com.cn 4-8 October 2021 IWCS (virtual event) Technical symposium and exhibition Orlando, Florida, USA Organisers: IWCS www.iwcs.org 26 -27 October 2021 Interwire Trade exhibition Atlanta, Georgia, USA Organisers: Wire Association International

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25-27 November 2021 WireShow

• As we go to press, the Wireshow in Shanghai, China, has just been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further updates and an announcement on a new date will be announced in due course.

Trade exhibition Shanghai, China Organisers: Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai Co Ltd www.wireshow.com

9-11 February 2022 wire Southeast Asia Trade exhibition Bangkok, Thailand Organisers: Messe Düsseldorf Asia www.wire-southeastasia.com

David Bell Editor

As with all shows, and with the continuing coronavirus pandemic, please check to ensure the event is going ahead

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