EOW May 2007

english corporate news

WorldWire and Cable Conference in Paris, France The inaugural World Wire and Cable Conference, incorporating the KMI Fibreoptics Conference, is being held in Paris, France, between 10 th -12 th June. This two-day conference offers an update and insight into the latest movements of the global wire and cable industry on issues ranging from raw materials to end users. EuroWire and Wire and Cable ASIA magazines have been named as the official media partners for the conference. Day one will cover creating value in the cable business and materials management in a volatile price environment. Day two will consist of three parallel tracks, including the KMI Fibreoptics Conference. Confirmed speakers already include Dr Valerio Battista, chief executive officer, Prysmian; Greg Kenny, chief executive officer, General Cable; Martin Abbott, chief executive, London Metal Exchange; Pascal Portevin, executive vice-president, strategic operations, Nexans; Dr Xu Xizhou, general manager, Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable Co Ltd; Dr Jeremy Hodge, chief executive, BASEC; Dion Metzemaekers, chief executive officer, NKT Cables Group; Richard Mack, director of research, KMI Research; Mike Barden, chief executive officer, CRU Strategies; Glynn Stainthorpe, head of wire & cable research, CRU/KMI; Michael Bjorn, marketing manager, wire & cable business unit, Borealis Polymers NV; Dr Jan Vydra, vice president marketing and sales, Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co KG; Phil Edwards, vice president marketing & sales, Heraeus Quarzglas GmbH & Co KG; Dr Bernard Deutsch, director marketing and market development, Corning Cable Systems LLC; Thomas Deitz, director and European small/mid capitalization analyst, ABN Amro. CRU Events – UK Fax : +44 207 903 2432 Email : marilyn.portner@crugroup.com Website : www.cruevents.com

l What’s On andWhen

May 7-10: Interwire 2007 – trade exhibition – Cleveland, Ohio, USA Organisers : Wire Association Int Inc Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Website : www.wirenet.org 28-31: wire Russia – trade exhibition – Moscow, Russia Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Fax : +49 211 45 6087 7793 Email : info@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.messe-duesseldorf.de June Cable Conference (incorporating the KMI Fibreoptics Conference) – conference – Paris, France Organisers : CRU Events Fax : +44 207 903 2432 Email : marilyn.portner@crugroup.com Website : www.cruevents.com (Guangzhou) International Metal and Metallurgy Exhibition – Guangzhou, PR China Organisers : Julang Exhibition Co Ltd Fax : +86 20 3862 0790 10-12: World Wire and 21-24: 8 th China

October 2-4: Metaltech 2007 – trade exhibition – Sao Paulo, Brazil Organisers : Grupo Cipa Fax : +55 11 5585 4359 Website : www.metaltech.tmp.br 16-18: wire Southeast Asia 2007 – trade exhibition – Bangkok, Thailand Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf Asia Fax : +65 6337 4633 Email : mdafairs@singnet.com.sg Website : www.wire-southeastasia.com 17: Non-ferrous Bangkok Seminar – technical seminar – Bangkok, Thailand Organisers : IWMA, ITA Fax : +44 1926 314755 Email : info@iwma.org Website : www.iwma.org November 5-7: Wire ’07 Bologna – conference – Bologna, Italy Organisers : ACIMAF, CET, IWMA &WAI Email : info@iwma.org Website : www.iwma.org 11-14: IWCS – conference – Florida, USA Organisers : IWCS

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EuroWire – May 2007