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WIRE Southeast Asia returns to the Bangkok Trade & Exhibition
Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand, from 19th to 21st September. This
opportune and strategic staging of the two specialist trade fairs
comes amidst encouraging prospects expected for the wire and
cable industries, especially due to the thriving infrastructure and
manufacturing sectors in Southeast Asia.
Online exhibitor registration is open now at www.
According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the energy
and transport sectors will account for 62.6 per cent of the total
ASEAN infrastructure investment needs by 2020. This is confirmed
by Goldman Sachs’ projection about infrastructure spending in
power and transport in four ASEAN countries (Thailand, Malaysia,
Indonesia and the Philippines) which will amount to US$524
billion by 2020.
A major ASEAN infrastructure initiative is the ASEAN Power Grid
(APG) with investment requirement of US$5.9 billion, as well as the
Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail which will span 217 miles
and is expected to start operations in 2026.
On the manufacturing front, should ASEAN fully implement the
ASEAN Economic Community’s integration strategy and capture
a larger share of global manufacturing, the region could gain
US$280-US$625 billion in annual GDP by 2030 as stated in a recent
report by the McKinsey Global Institute.
This infrastructure growth, alongside the expansion of the
automotive, new energy, high-speed rail, urban transport,
aerospace, petrochemical, infrastructure construction and other
application industries, has brought new opportunities for the
fastener industry.
Reflecting such global trends, a special zone on fastener
technology will make its debut at wire Southeast Asia 2017. The
Fastener Pavilion will be a dedicated showcase of the complete
upstream and downstream industry chain on fastener technology.
The exhibit profile will range from standard and non-standard
fasteners as well as fasteners’ application in various industries to
manufacturing skills and supporting facilities of fasteners.
The dynamic line-up at wire Southeast Asia will feature an
all-encompassing range of innovative machinery for wire and
cable manufacturing, processing and finishing, fastener
technology, new processes in measuring, control and test
engineering and specialist areas as well as new and upgraded
tools and auxiliary materials. A series of conferences and
seminars will complement the exhibits.
When last held in 2015, 411 exhibitors from 33 countries
showcased their products at wire and Tube Southeast Asia to
7,144 trade visitors from 56 nations. Almost 33 per cent of these
visitors came from outside Thailand, especially from Bangladesh,
India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Myanmar and
Pakistan as well as visiting delegations from China, Japan, Korea
and Vietnam. The shows featured seven national pavilions and
country groups from Austria, China, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, the
UK and the USA.
Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd – Singapore
Website:
Single brand name for exhibitions
The brand name“Join the best – worldwide”will in future include
all international events organised by Messe Düsseldorf within its
wire and cable portfolio.
Trade fairs for metal production, processing and finishing, for
wires, cables and tubes, iron and steel have a long tradition in
Düsseldorf, Germany. In addition to the number one trade fairs
wire and Tube in Düsseldorf, “Join the best – worldwide” unites
ten international trade fairs organised around the globe – wire
and Tube China in Shanghai, wire and Tube India in Mumbai,
wire and Tube Russia in Moscow, wire and Tube Southeast Asia
in Bangkok, as well as wire South America and TUBOTECH in São
Paulo, Brazil.
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH & Co KG – Germany
Website:
Thriving infrastructure boost for exhibition
▲ ▲ Exhibitors and visitors at a previous wire Southeast Asia