wiredinUSA February 2015

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Timely show for GCC cable industry

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Mr Ashish Chaturvedy, show sponsor Ducab’s marketingmanager, said: “The cable industry in this region has undergone significant changes of late, making business intelligence and analysis more critical than ever. Our region is seen as one the most dynamic infrastructure investment markets for regional and global investors. “UAE,Qatar andSaudi Arabiaall scored in the top third of the new index of ARCADIS global infrastructure investment due to their strong business environment, healthy development work and growing economies, in addition to the mega projects that are scheduled in the pipeline for the coming three years which will represent billions of dollars of investments and opportunity for our industry.”

The consumption of wires and cables within the GCC reached 1.3 million gross cable tons in 2013, an increase of 69 percent compared to 400,000 tons in 2003, driven mainly by the utilityandcommunications network in theUAE and the wider Gulf. The figures were released in association with the Wire & Cable Arabia trade fair, held at the Dubai International convention and exhibition center during January. Satish Khanna, general manager of the show organizers, Al Fajer Information and Services, said: “In the GCC countries, the ongoing construction boom has spurred the demand for energy cables used in residential, commercial and industrial construction, as well as in expansion of utility networks.”

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