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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2007
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 th-28 th September 2006.
With an exhibition area of 40,000m 2 –
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 China,
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 25 th 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, and Werner
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 intro-
duction 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.
China Wire & 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 also held in
parallel with the exhibition.
The organisers are confident that
the next wire China – International
Wire & Cable Industry Trade Fair,
to be held again in Shanghai from
23 rd -26th September 2008, will be an
even greater success.
Shanghai Electric Cable
Research Institute
Fax: +86 21 556 20467
Email :
Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd
(Exhibitor & Visitor Service)
Fax: +86 21 6279 7337
Email :
Metallurgical Council of CCPIT
Fax: +86 10 652 33861
Email :
Website:
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A bird’s eye view of the exhibition halls ▲
An artistic way of exhibiting ▲