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October 2010 Tube Products International 17
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Starting in 2012, India’s leading trade
fairs for the metal, wire, cable and tube
industries and for welding and cutting
will be taking place concurrently. From
29 to 31 October 2012, trade fair visitors
will have the opportunity in Mumbai
to gain an unparalleled overview of a
comprehensive international range of
products and services.
To better exploit the synergies between
the individual product areas, Metallurgy
India – International Exhibition on
Metallurgical Technology Products
and Services in India, Tube India
International – All Indian Exhibition
and Conference for the Tube and Pipe
Industries, and Schweissen & Schneiden
India – International Trade Fair Joining-
Cutting-Surfacing, will be switching
from the spring to the autumn, and will
be organised in the Bombay Exhibition
Centre to run parallel to Wire & Cable
India, the trade fair for machinery
and equipment for the wire and cable
industry.
All four of these trade fairs will attract
great interest on the Subcontinent, as
India is one the most important steel
producing regions in the world and
ranks among the global top ten for steel
processing and steel usage.
The exhibitions are organised by
Messe Düsseldorf and its subsidiary
Messe Düsseldorf India as well as
Messe Essen, and are supported
by the major international industry
associations, including the International
Wire & Machinery Association and the
International Tube Association.
Schweissen & Schneiden, which is
held every four years in Essen and
attracts more than 1,000 exhibitors
and over 60,000 trade visitors, is the
most important event in the welding
specialists’ calendar. This world-class
trade show has been present in the
Indian Subcontinent since 2003, and
events are also held in China and
Russia.
Messe Düsseldorf organises wire and
Tube, the leading global trade fairs for
the wire, cable and tube industries. Every
two years, these events draw more than
Four trade fairs to run concurrently
in India from 2012
2,000 exhibitors and over 70,000 visitors
to Düsseldorf. The range for this sector
also includes important regional trade
fairs which Messe Düsseldorf stages in
the growth markets of Southeast Asia,
China and Russia.
Messe Düsseldorf – Germany
Messe Essen GmbH – Germany