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36 SEPTEMBER 2016
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Tube China 2016: international event
showcasing cutting-edge tube technologies
THIS year wire China and Tube
China once again return to the New
International Expo Centre in Shanghai
from 26 to 29 September 2016.
The organisers – Shanghai Electric
Cable Research Institute, Messe
Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co and
Metallurgical Council of the China
Council for the Promotion of International
Trade – once again come together to
bring the industry the number one trade
fair of its kind in Asia.
In 2016, the organisers have a
special focus on the fastener industry’s
well-known media “China Fastener
Biz”, launching the Fastener Special
Zone. They are committed to opening
up the upstream and downstream
channels, and to create a one-stop
sourcing platform for fastener products,
manufacturing equipment and raw
materials.
This edition of the exhibition has
created a new record with nine
exhibition halls covering 97,000m2.
There will be more than 1,650 brands
showcasing their latest products and
technology, attracting more than 40,000
professional visitors from 80 countries
and regions.
wire China 2016 booths have already
been sold out, while 80 per cent of the
booths at Tube China and the Fastener
Special Zone have been sold. Tube
companies that will be exhibiting at the
show include SMS, EFD, Inductotherm
Group, Boehleirt, LAP, TPCO, KTM,
Biehkerit, Youfa Steel Pipe Group,
Panyu Chu Kong Steel Pipe, Jiuli, Stellar
Group, Jueneng Special Steel, Hubei
Xinyegang Steel, BaoSteel, Ampco
Metal, Formdrill, Uniwel Machinery,
Sicolinx, Chiao Sheng and Maxtech.
With the introduction of China’s 13th
“Five-year policy”, the state will focus
on promoting infrastructure, industrial
layout, environmental protection and
the energy-saving building industry,
which promote the demand for wire,
cable and tube across the country.
Huge market potential is attracting
international companies to take their
share of these markets.
This year exhibitors from Germany,
North America, Italy, Austria, the UK,
Japan, Korea and Taiwan will attend
the exhibition. The one-stop business
platform, showcasing advanced inter-
national cutting-edge technologies
and solutions, will provide benefit to
the local industry with new concepts
and ideas, which eventually accelerate
industry innovation.
The “2025 – Made in China” and
“along the way” development strategy
will promote the rapid development
of automobile manufacturing, new
energy, high-speed rail and urban rail
construction, aerospace, petrochemical,
construction and other applications in
industry, to bring the fastener industry
new business opportunities.
Meanwhile, the transformation and
upgrading of fastener products will also
be calling for more advanced fastening
technology, which provides market
needs for fastener manufacturing
equipment and relevant products.
Tube China 2016
Website:
Conference registration opens
REGISTRATION for Offshore Energy
Exhibition & Conference 2016 (OEEC
2016) is now open. The ninth edition of
the event is expected to attract 11,500
offshore professionals and more than
650 exhibiting companies.
The event takes place on 25 and 26
October 2016 at Amsterdam RAI in the
Netherlands. Offshore Energy is an
annual event focused on the complete
offshore energy industry. It covers both
the exploration and production of the
conventional energy resources oil and
gas, as well as the expanding renewable
part of the energy mix such as offshore
wind and marine renewable energy.
Renewables play an important role
during OEEC 2016.
Next to the exhibition, which covers
four halls at Amsterdam RAI totalling an
area of approximately 26,000m2, more
than 80 speakers representing some of
the major players in the offshore energy
industry will feature at the conference.
The extensive three-day conference
programme consists of keynotes,
technical sessions and master classes.
Navingo BV – Netherlands
Website: