WCA January 2018

High expectations as Düsseldorf is on the horizon 2018 starts with high expectations for the industry, no doubt fuelled by the fact that the most important exhibition in the wire and cable calendar will be held in just four months’ time. Düsseldorf – synonymous with the industry – will stage wire 2018 in April. No matter from where you work in this global industry, the German city’s exhibition is the first to be penned into the calendars of companies around the world. There is already a high level of visitor interest, and exhibition space is at a premium as the industry gears up for a week-long extravaganza in Germany. Our coverage starts on page 50 with the exhibitor listing, and in our March issue of Wire & Cable ASIA and sister publication EuroWire companies will be giving readers an insight into what they are displaying. There also seems to be a distinct Italian flavour in this issue, with both Prysmian and Tenova leading the way in new business deals in the Asia Pacific region. For Prysmian, this takes the form of a new site at Prysmian Technology Jiangsu, which has begun operations and is firmly part of

the company’s plans for expansion in the area. Operating five production lines in a site of 190,000m 2 , the plant is a direct bid by the company to enhance its competitiveness in the Chinese utilities market. See page 8 for the full story.

David Bell Editor

When and where

16–17 May: Wire Expo – exhibition – Nashville, Tennessee, USA Organisers : Wire Association International Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Email : sales@wirenet.org Website : www.wirenet.org

6–8 March: AMI Cables Conference – Cologne, Germany Organisers:

16–20 April: wire 2018 – exhibition – Düsseldorf, Germany Organisers :

27–28 February: Advanced Cable North America – conference – Atlanta, Georgia, USA Organisers : Integer Research Tel : +44 207 5031265 Email : info@ integer-research.com Website : www. integer-research.com

Applied Market Information LLC Tel : +44 117 314 8111 Email : lr@amiplastics.com Website : www.amiplastics-na.com

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Fax : +49 211 45 60668 Email : wire@ messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.wire.de

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2018

Photo credit: Messe Düsseldorf • Photographer Constanze Tillmann