WCA January 2009

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New technology in global markets

The market potential for prospective speakers and tabletop exhibitors will be excellent. The International Tube Association will be holding a concurrent tube conference, Pipe & Tube Istanbul 09, mirroring the Prague event in 2006. Local costs in Istanbul are competitive with other major European cities and good quality hotel accommodation is certainly better value than in many other major cities. The city of Istanbul itself is an attractive venue to visit with ample opportunities for sightseeing tours.

Europe, the CIS and former Soviet Union republics, the Arab States and the Middle East, India and Africa. It is expected that the conference will be conducted in Turkish and English and possibly Russian. There are important and developing industries in the wire and cable sec- tors, which should result in a healthy local attendance, notwithstanding the anticipated high level of interest from other countries in the region. The growth rate in the Turkish economy was approaching 10% last year and industry data indicates that exports by Turkish companies increased significantly in 2007.

The next major biennial conference jointly organised by the Wire Association International (WAI), Associazione Costruttori Italiani Macchine Per Filo (ACIMAF) and the IWMA will take place in Istanbul 2 nd -3 rd November 2009. Since 2003 these three key wire and cable associations have collaborated in organising high quality conferences in Stresa, Prague and Bologna. In preliminary discussions with leading organisations in the Turkish industry there has been an enthusiastic wel- come for the choice of Istanbul. Its geographical location, with a foot in both Europe and Asia, and ease of travelling to and from makes Istanbul attractive to potential delegates from Alcan Cable, part of Alcan Engineered Products – a business unit of Rio Tinto Alcan – has made Stabiloy™ brand wire the first aluminium alloy building wire available in China. Stabiloy is designed for residential, commercial, power utility, industrial and institutional market applications. “We are excited to offer our Stabiloy aluminium alloy building wire to the Chinese market,” said Ian Hewett, president of Alcan Cable. “Stabiloy is a proven and reliable alternative to copper feeder conductors and [we believe] delivers significant cost savings.” Stabiloy aluminium alloy building wire is lightweight and flexible, which translates directly into ease of installation. Stabiloy’s alloy is formulated specifically for electrical feeder conductor applications in residential and commercial buildings. Alcan Cable’s newest manufacturing plant is under construction in the Tianjin Airport Industrial Park, with operations dedicated to Stabiloy aluminium alloy building wire scheduled to begin in early 2009. Alcan Cable also operates six manufacturing facilities in the US and Canada, and has been manufacturing aluminium cable in North America for over 100 years. Rio Tinto Alcan – Canada Fax : +1 514 848 8115 Email : alcancable@alcan.com Website : www.cable.alcan.com Stabiloy™ aluminium alloy a first for China

IWMA – UK Fax : +44 1926 314755 Email : info@iwma.org Website : www.iwma.org

Allied relocation in Wisconsin

Allied Wire & Cable’s new Wisconsin offices m m

Allied Wire and Cable, wire and cable distributor, has relocated its Wisconsin office and warehouse from Elkhorn, WI to a larger 20,000 square-foot facility in Pewaukee, WI. The new space allows for the addition of new machines and employees while leaving room for future expansion.

Allied Wire & Cable – USA Email : info@awcwire.com

Fax : +1 800 615 9473

Website : www.awcwire.com

www – Welding and Wire Website

In addition, a wide-range of downloadable product data is available, including end user appli- cations and recommendations and assistance in using the wire in the fields of bedra Welding and bedra EDM.

bedra’s new website provides a clearly designed navigation tool to access detailed information about its product portfolio. A new content management system allows for continuous updating of the four product fields of bedra EDM, bedra Welding, bedra Specialities and bedra Electronics.

bedra – Germany Website : www.bedra.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2009