EuroWire September 2014

annual social xed asset investment topping 30 trillion RMB. Urban rail lines will be increased by some 4,300km in total, doubling the current level. Further growth in the industry comes with the development of smart grid, a key engine in fuelling the global economy. Over the next decade this huge project will create a market worth 1 trillion RMB for the power industry. China’s high speed railway network continues to expand at a truly impressive rate. With an annual investment of 600 billion RMB, 20,700km of railway lines will be constructed over the next three years. Huge investment will guarantee further growth of cables used in mechanical and electrical equipment and railway signalling cables.

Last year, more than 1,300 exhibitors from around the world displayed the latest developments and technology to more than 33,000 visitors from over 80 di erent countries – more than doubling in size from the rst exhibition in 2004.

Further details are available at: www.wirechina.net

• Dates : 24 th – 27 th September 2014 • Website : www.wirechina.net • Location : SNIEC (Shanghai New International Expo Centre) Shanghai, PR China • Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd and Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute • Exhibition times : 9.00am to 4.30pm every day

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