WCA January 2019

East meets west at TEL

East meets west as Istanbul, Europe’s largest city, plays host to TEL at the end of February. Historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople, Istanbul is the most populous city in Turkey and the country’s economic, cultural and historic centre. The city itself straddles the Bosporus strait, which separates Europe and Asia, and exhibitors and visitors alike from both continents are expected to head to the city’s Expo Center for the three-day event, which runs from 28 th February to 2 nd March. Our coverage of the event starts on page 40 and you can collect your free copy of Wire & Cable ASIA and sister publication EuroWire from our stand. If any numbers were needed to back up the importance of the industry in both regions, it is news that more than 45,000 visitors attended the recent wire and Tube China in Shanghai, China. Turn to page 6 for more details. Buyers from 91 countries – an increase of nearly seven per cent from two years ago – attended the four-day exhibition, and there was strong approval from two UK companies attending – Alloy Wire International (see page 9) and Cimteq (see page 11).

It was the first time Alloy Wire had attended the event, and staff returned home after having completed more than 140 meetings during their debut show.

David Bell Editor

When and where

2019 28 February-2 March: TEL – trade exhibition – Istanbul, Turkey Organisers: Voli Fuar Hizmetleri Fax : +90 212 604 5051 Email : info@voli.com.tr Website : http://tel-fair.com

18-20 June: wire Russia – trade exhibition – Moscow, Russia Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf Fax : +7 499 246 9277 Email : info@wire-russia.com Website : www.wire-russia.com

13-16 May: Interwire –

5-7 March: Cables 2019 –

trade exhibition – Atlanta, Georgia, USA Organisers : Wire Association International Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Email : sales@wirenet.org Website : www.wirenet.org

conference and technical programme – Düsseldorf, Germany Organisers: AMI International Tel : +44 117 314 8111 Email : info@ami.international Website: www.ami.international

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2019

Photo credit: bigstockphoto.com “Ortakoy Mosque with Bosphorus Bridge” • Photographer: rudi 1976