TPT November 2012

7-10 January 2013

In addition, the robust oil and gas industry drives the tube and pipe sector to new heights. Due to new infrastructure projects, investments in the Gulf’s pipe, tube and steel industries are expected to exceed $20bn until 2020. The GCC plans to add more than 21,000km (13,000 miles) to the current pipe network, resulting in demand for 5.3mn tons of steel pipes during the next five years. Exhibitors at Tekno/Tube Arabia 2103 will present the latest in metallurgical plants and rolling mills, foundry machinery, aluminium and non-ferrous metals, sheet metal technology and products, wire manufacturing and finishing machinery, fastener and spring making technology, welding equipment, thermo-process technology, surface treatment and used machinery as well as raw material, tubes and accessories, tube and pipe machinery and pipeline and OCTG technology. The trade fair’s last staging in 2011 attracted 18,860 visitors from 107 nations (includes attendees at the concurrently held ArabPlast trade show). The majority of the buyers came from the GCC and African countries as well as from India.

Tekno/Tube Arabia is returning to the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre in the United Arab Emirates in January. The event will be jointly organised by Al Fajer Information & Services and Messe Düsseldorf (renowned as the organiser of Tube and Metec – the leading international tube and metallurgy trade fairs held in Düsseldorf, Germany). As the only specialised and established trade fair for these industries in the Middle East, Tekno/Tube Arabia offers an ideal platform for companies to gain access to this thriving market. The construction and manufacturing sectors are strong and important components of the Middle East economy and are especially benefiting from the latest discoveries of oil fields on Dubai’s shores – resulting in increased demand for related machinery and equipment. Dubai’s modern infrastructure and strategic position at the crossroads of the entire Arabian region makes it an important centre for base metals. From aluminium and steel to precious metals, Dubai provides the entire GCC and Middle East region with base metal products and equipment.