WCN Spring 2009

IWMA’s representative office established in China

Despite the difficult global economic situation the IWMA recognises that China will continue its impressive rate of growth, albeit at perhaps a slightly slower rate than in recent years. Undoubtedly, thirst for knowledge about the latest wire and cable industry developments, requests for assistance at major industry events as well as the unique networking opportunities and other benefits provided by the IWMA, arguably the most influential global corporatetradeassociationfortheindustry, will continue to attract membership applications from Chinese organisations. Recognising and anticipating this on- going Chinese interest in the IWMA the Association has decided to appoint a representative office in China to facilitate communications and make it even easier for local organisations to join and benefit fully from being IWMA members. Accordingly the IWMA is pleased to announce that Sinosteel Zhengzhou Research Institute of Steel Wire Products Co Ltd (SZRISWP) has agreed to represent the IWMA in the PRC. SZRISWP is a scientific research institute directly under the original Ministry of Metallurgical Industry. In 1999, the research institute was turned into a science technology enterprise becoming a subsidiary company of Sinosteel Corporation. As the sole specialised scientific institution of the Chinese steel wire products industry, SZRISWP engages in the application, research and development of new materials, new products, new technologies and new equipment for various steel wires and ropes. It employs nearly four hundred people and has an annual capacity of thirty thousand tonnes of steel wire products. The SZRISWP moved to theNational ZhengzhouHi-tech Industries Development Zone in 2006. The Sinosteel Corporation is a central enterprise managed by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. It has 69 sub-enterprises, among which 49 are in China and 20 abroad.

world total output of steel and iron. Wire rod represents over fifty percent and steel wire is around thirty percent of the total world output.

The income of the main management business in 2007 was 110 billion RMB. Sinosteel mainly engages in metallurgical mineral resource development and processing, trading and logistics of metallurgical raw materials and products,

relative engineering technology service and equipment manufacture. It is a large enterprise integrating resource development, trade and logistics, engineering, science and technology, providing comprehensive auxiliary and system integration services for the steel industry, especially steel mills. Globally, China has the largest steel and iron industry. Following rapid development, China now produces one third of the

The IWMA is delighted to have formed an alliance with such an important wire industry organisation in China. IWMA members in China can communicate and pay membership fees through SZRISWP or contact the IWMA Secretariat directly, as preferred. Similarly, new member applications may be made either through SZRISWP or direct to the secretariat. Applications can also be made online on the IWMA website www.iwma.org Contact IWMA’s China representative: Shen Xianmin Sinosteel Zhengzhou Research Institute of Steel Wire Products Co, Ltd (SZRISWP) 26 Huagong Road Zhengzhou High-tech Zone Henan 450001, China

Tel : +86 371 6785 2060 Fax : +86 371 6785 2057 Email : szpbjb@126.com

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WIRE & CABLE NEWS • Issue N° 40 – Spring 2009 • www.iwma.org