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english corporate news
Industry market research company,
Market & Business Development (MBD)
has released its UKWire andWire Products
Market Development report, looking at
the years 2003 to 2012.
MBD’s assessment is of a steadily
increasing market due to the relatively
positive outlook of a number of key
end-users, such as the construction
industry.
The report includes the following
conclusions:
Between 2003 and 2007 the UK •
market for wire and wire products
appears to have increased, in volume
terms, by 3% reaching a five year
peak in 2007 of 818,900 tons. This is
equivalent to cumulative growth of
30% during the review period.
The forecast for the UK market is for •
year-on-year increases, projected to
reach 1,033,901 tons in 2012. This is
equivalent to real term growth of 26%
compared with 2007.
The stranded wire, ropes and cables •
sector is projected to reach 284,119
tonnes in 2012.
The fencing and mesh sector is antici- •
pated to increase by 31% between
2007 and 2012, to 600,039 tons.
UK production of wire and wire •
products is expected to increase by
14%, though annual levels are antici-
pated to slow from 5% in 2009 to 2%
in 2012. Output volume is projected to
reach 753,714 tons in 2012.
The complete UK Wire and Wire Products
Market Report, is available from MBD.
Market & Business Development (MBD)
– UK
Fax: +44 161 236 5849
Email:
Website:
UKwiremarket reviewindicates
steadygrowth to2012
Handlingupgrade
for VALE
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, recently
rebranded as VALE, has selected Tenova
for a new expansion step of its Brazilian
Northern Iron Ore System.
VALE’s development will expand the
Northern system shipping Terminal,
expected to reach an iron ore export
capacity of 130 millions tons per year,
as well as to improve the up-stream
production capacity at its Carajas mine.
Within this framework, Tenova was
awarded a first contract for a turn-key
supply of two identical Stackers of
16,000 tph, 55m boom length each, at
Carajas mine site, and for a Stacker and a
Reclaimer at S Luis terminal.
This is not Tenova’s first contract with
VALE, and a further five machines with
the same technical specifications are
expected to be supplied in the future.
Tenova
– Italy
Fax: +39 02 469 3026
Email:
Website:
Pressure Welding Machines (PWM),
manufacturer of cold pressure
welding equipment and dies, has
announced the appointment of
Amaral Automation Associates of
Cumberland, RI as distributor for the
United States and Canada.
Joe Snee, sales manager of Amaral
Automation Associates, said: “The
addition of the PWM line provides
Amaral Automation with the
opportunity to represent the best
in the cold weld field, and we look
forward to working with the PWM
team.”
PressureWelding Machines – UK
Fax: +44 1233 820847
Email:
Website:
Amaral Automation Associates
– USA
Fax: +1 774 203 3078
Email:
Website:
Amaral to
distribute PWM