EuroWire January 2007

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EuroWire – January 2007
It was party
time in
the Ukraine as
Maillefer joined
Odeskabel for the
20th anniversary
of ATKT-100.
Leicester’s RG
Attachments’
purchase of a new
swivel bending
machine is a real
bonus for the
company.
corporate at a glance
A new brochure
from DeWAL
Industries describes
a range of high
performance PTFE
films, increasingly in
demand.
They came in their thousands . . . and were not disappointed!
A total of 32,000 trade visitors – 3,500 of them from more than
80 countries – descended on Shanghai’s New International
Expo Centre for the second wire & Tube China from
25-28thSeptember 2006.
With an exhibition area of 40,000m2 – 14,000 more than in 2004
– the stage was truly set for the 923 well-known enterprises both
from China and around the globe to show off their technology.
Organisers were The Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute,
Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd, and the Metallurgical Council of the
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
A large number of delegates from Taiwan, India, South Korea,
Japan, as well as various provinces, municipalities and regions
within mainland China also attended the exhibition.
Attending the opening ceremony on Monday 25th September
were Joachim Erwin, Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf; Lu Yansun, former
Vice-Minister of Machinery Building Industry and Special Advisor
to China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF); Liu Zhenjiang,
Vice-Chairman of China Iron & Steel Association (CISA); Zhang
Chengjun, Vice-Director of State-owned Assets Supervision and
Administration Commission of Shanghai Municipal Government;
Jian Heping, Vice-Director of Shanghai Municipal Foreign
Economic Relation & Trade Commission, andWerner Dornscheidt,
President & CEO of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, among many other
distinguished guests, who cut the ribbon to mark the official
opening.
A total of eight national pavilions from Austria, France, Germany,
Italy, North America, UK, South Korea and Spain took part in
extensive display areas, while at Tube China, national pavilions
from Germany, Austria, UK, North America and Spain also
exhibited in similar fashion in a very busy four days.
In addition to the display of latest products, machinery
and technologies, the exhibition also demonstrated its
groundbreaking calibre with the introduction of a new Chemical
Material Zone, where internationally renowned wire and cable
material manufacturers took part and displayed their chemical
materials and products to trade visitors from home and abroad.
The introduction of the special zone was welcomed by
professional buyers from the wire and cable industry who were
able to view and purchase products to meet their different needs.
Nearly 60 international spring and fastener machine
manufacturers and 40 wire and cable product manufacturers
were also in attendance.
A total of 22 forums and technical seminars were held, covering
a wide variety of topics and attracting a large number of
professional delegates.
ChinaWire & Cable Industry Conference, a popular industry event
organised by Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute, and an
‘Exhibition of 30-Year Achievements of China Optical Fiber and
Cable Industry’ and ‘30 Years of Optical Fiber and Cable Industry
in China’, were run in parallel with the exhibition.
Shanghai Electric Cable
Research Institute
Fax: +86 21 556 20467
Email:
Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd
(Exhibitor & Visitor Service)
Fax: +86 21 6279 7337
Email:
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Thousands flock to
wire China
Visitors in discussion
behind one of the
exhibition’s artistic
displays
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