EoW January 2008

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wire SE Asia – THE platform!

wire and Tube Southeast ASIS certainly lived up to its reputation as THE region’s platform for the wire, cable, tube and pipe industries. The trade fairs attracted 7,038 trade visitors from more than 60 countries. 33% of the visitors came from overseas with a significant number from China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea and the Middle East. 381 exhibiting companies from 30 countries, including national and group pavilions from Austria, China, France, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, United Kingdom and USA occupied a gross space of 15,000m². Visiting delegations from India, Vietnam and Malaysia added a further international feel to both trade fairs. The trade fairs were opened by Khun Chakramon Phasukavanich, Permanent Secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Industry on 16 th October. Khun Chakramon asserted in his opening address that the hosting of wire and Tube Southeast ASIA in Bangkok “is indeed timely with Thailand’s aspiration to be ‘The Hub of

Exhibitors at the wire SE Asia show

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Asia’…” and that both the trade fairs “will provide avenues for the various business sectors to work closely to tap the potentials arising from the regional integration initiatives as well as Thailand’s own initiatives with existing and potential trading partners.” Asia’s managing director, Mr Gernot Ringling, agreed with this statement and further mentioned that “Thailand’s central location within the region is opening more trade and investment opportunities” and this bodes well with the staging of both the wire and tube trade fairs in Thailand. Many exhibiting companies shared the same sentiment and expressed their satisfaction on their participation at the trade fairs. The next show will be held in the last quarter of 2009. Organiser Messe Düsseldorf

Messe Düsseldorf Asia – Singapore Fax : +65 6332 9655 4633 Email : info@mda.com.sg Website : www.wire-southeastasia.com Gernot Ringling, managing director, Messe Düsseldorf Asia, left, with Chakramon Phasukavanich, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Thailand, pictured at the ribbon cutting ceremony ▲

euroLITE is growing! Following the successful premiere event last year, growth is the name of the game for the second international specialist trade fair for lightweight design – euroLITE. Around 50% of the exhibition floor space used the previous year has already been assigned for the euroLITE 2008 being held from 24 th -26 th June in Salzburg, Austria. The exhibitor stands, which cover all the aspects of lightweight construction, will be supplemented with a theme park dealing with ‘Joins and Connections’. In addition, the Landshut Light Construction Cluster is again organising a three- day lightweight construction forum with presentations from the fields of design, materials and production technologies in German and English, which will be simultaneously interpreted. H & K Messe GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax : +49 721 570 444 22 Email : info@hundkmesse.de Website : www.hundkmesse.de

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EuroWire – January 2008