WCA January 2019

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❍ Visitors gather at wire and Tube China in Shanghai, China Record visitor numbers

conferences, including China Wire & Cable Industry Conference 2018, China International Tube Industry Development Seminar 2018, Automotive New Technology and Fasteners Application Forum 2018 and Offshore Wind Power and Marine Equipment Industry Fastener Application Forum 2018. Additionally, many exhibitors held technical seminars and new product launches on site. Axel Bartkus, general manager of organisers Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co Ltd, said: “In the future, we will continue to adhere to the ‘global integration and business development’ concept, and strive to create a one-stop platform to connect domestic and international trade, so that both suppliers and buyers can meet face-to-face, and bring more business results to the industry.” The next staging of wire and Tube China will be from 23 rd to 26 th September 2020 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China. Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co Ltd – China Website : www.wirechina.net

Tube China. 97 companies and social groups from ten countries and regions including China, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan, India and Thailand visited the exhibition, which nearly doubled in comparison to 2016. wire and Tube China not only has a great influence in China, but also acts as an important platform for companies from Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and North America to purchase products, learn about technology and develop contacts. In order to seize the favourable opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative and the Made in China 2025 strategy, 1,653 brands from 31 countries and regions chose to take part in wire and Tube China in 2018. At the same time, companies from Germany, North America, Italy, Austria, France, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan gathered together in their respective pavilions, and along with other independent international brands enhanced the global image of the exhibition. The organisers also cooperated with industry associations to launch a number of professional forums and

THE biennial highlight in Asia’s wire, cable, tube, pipe and fastener industry – wire and Tube China 2018 – saw a record of more than 45,000 visitors attend the four-day exhibition. The show was staged at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre and joined forces with China Fastener to stage Fastener Shanghai in Hall E4, which effectively connected upstream and downstream enterprises in related industries. Relying on the strong industry appeal of the show, wire and Tube China 2018 once again broke the record of visitor numbers. Buyers came from 91 countries and regions, an increase of 6.9 per cent over the previous edition. Besides a large number of domestic visitors, there were many more overseas buyers interested in the Chinese market. According to the post-show visitor statistics, the top ten overseas visitors were from India, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Russia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Indonesia. In addition, the participation of nearly 100 local and overseas visitor delegations was a highlight of wire and

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