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Boom times ahead for SE Asia
Thriving infrastructure and manufacturing sectors in Southeast Asia are
leading to increased optimism ahead of this year’s wire Southeast Asia
exhibition, being held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 19th to 21st September.
The energy and transport sectors will account for a shade over 62 per
cent of the total ASEAN infrastructure investments needed by 2020.
Spending in power and transport in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and
the Philippines alone will account for some US$524 billion by the same
period.
All this clearly spells good news for the wire and cable industry, which
is also due to benefit from US$5.9 billion investment in the Singapore
to Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail link, which will span 217 miles and is
expected to begin operations in 2026.
The fastener market is also expected to grow in line with the plans,
and this sector is expected to be heavily represented at the exhibition.
You can read the full story on page 8.
New markets are also opening up with news that Messe Düsseldorf
will be handling all international visitors to Iran Wire, being staged in
Tehran, from 5 th to 8th December this year.
Mapping the entire spectrum of wire, cables, tubes, pipes, profiles
and related industries, Iran Wire is expected to welcome 200
exhibitors to present their innovative technical products. The four-day
trade fair is organised by the Iranian Aria Group Conference and
Exhibition Development Company in the nation’s capital city.
Messe Düsseldorf is also responsible for the
smooth on-site operation at the Tehran
International Permanent Fairground, as well as
international exhibitor registration and stand
design. The story is on page 18.
David Bell
Editor
Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2017 7
When and where
2017
5-8 June:
wire Russia –
trade exhibition – Moscow,
Russia
Organisers: Messe
Düsseldorf and VNIIKP
Fax: +7 499 246 9277
Email:
Website:
2017
19–21 September:
wire Southeast Asia –
trade exhibition –
Bangkok, Thailand
Organisers:
Messe Düsseldorf
Asia Pte Ltd
Fax: +65 6337 4633
Email:
Website: www.
2017
3-5 October:
wire South America –
trade exhibition –
São Paulo, Brazil
Organisers :
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Fax : +49 211 4560 668
Email : info@
Website : www.
2017
8–11 October:
IWCS Technical
Symposium –
conference and
exhibition –
Orlando, Florida, USA
Organisers:
IWCS
Tel: +1 717 993 9500
Email:
Website:
Photo credit: bigstockphoto.com, “Moscow International Business Center, Moscow, Russia”, Photographer: photoff