WCA May 2022

Clock ticking for Düsseldorf opening

Editor ( 编辑 ) ............................................................ David Bell Editorial Assistant ( 助理文字编辑 ) ........................................... Christian Bradley Design & Production ( 设计/制作 ) .......................................................... Lisa Wright Advertising/Marketing ( 广告/营销 ) .......................................................... Jason Smith UK, Italy, ROW, USA & Canada Linda Li 中国 Advertisement Coordinator ( 广告联络人 ) .......................................................... Liz Hughes Accounts Manager ( 财务经理 ) . ................... Louise Jennings Subscriptions ( 订阅) . ..............................Louise Jennings Founder ( 创办人 ) .............................................. John C Hogg

The countdown is well and truly underway for wire 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany. We are a little over a month away from the event at the Fairgrounds at the side of the River Rhine from 20 to 24 June. Exhibitors and visitors alike will already be planning their week as the exhibition gets underway following its cancellation in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Details of safety measures in place can be found on page 14. Our in-depth look at just some of the exhibitors attending starts on page 36. You can also collect your free copy of Wire & Cable ASIA from our stand – 11 A09. Copper rod plays an enormous part in the Chinese wind power and energy networks – highlighted by our lead story in this issue of Wire & Cable ASIA. China-based Amer International Group has placed an order with SMS for 11 Contirod copper wire rod plants, which produce 8mm copper wire rod for use in electrical conductors. Amer, based in Shenzhen, is intending to meet the increase in demand for high quality copper wire rod by commissioning the new sites from 2022 to 2024. Full details on page 8. And it’s celebration time for Eder Engineering, Austria, which is currently marking its 75 th anniversary. The pioneer in supplying the international wire and cable industry with new products and technologies started out with the production of tungsten carbide drawing die tools. Since then, the company has gone from strength to strength under the leadership of Dr Kurt Eder, son of the founder, Siegfried Eder. The full story can be found on page 12.

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The North American market has been highlighted by Madem Reels Group as it expands its presence with a new manufacturing, assembly and distribution plant in Denton, Texas. This will be the company’s second manufacturing plant in North America following the initial plant located in North Carolina, and will lead to the creation of more than 100 new jobs. See page 14. David Bell Editor

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