WCA January 2016

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Looking to the future in
Düsseldorf and Shanghai
It is now just a matter of weeks before the wire and cable
industry gathers en-masse in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Thousands of visitors are expected at this year’s wire 2016,
from 4thto 8 th April at the city’s Fairgrounds.
This issue of Wire & Cable ASIA turns its attention to the
exhibitors heading for the week-long exhibition on the banks
of the Rhine.
You can find companies and stand numbers starting on page
51. Our March issue will have more in-depth coverage with
stand descriptions from many of the exhibiting businesses.
2016 also heralds the year of wire China from 26th to 29th
September. Two years ago the Shanghai exhibition, which
runs alongside Tube China, closed to record results.
More than 1,400 exhibitors presented the latest technology,
machinery and products from the wire, cable, tube and pipe
processing industries to over 38,000 visitors.
For the latest details of the exhibition turn to page 8.
Investment in China’s infrastructure continues with 30 million
rural households and 50,000 villages benefitting from a
$22 billion plan to provide high-speed broadband by 2020.
See page 21 for the full story.
David Bell
Editor
When and where
Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2016 7
2016
4–8 April:
wire/Tube Düsseldorf
– trade exhibition –
Düsseldorf, Germany
Organisers:
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Fax: +49 211 45 60668
Email: wire@
Website:
2016
11–14 May:
Lamiera –
trade exhibition –
Bologna, Italy
Organisers:
Ucimu-Systems
Fax: +39 0226 255 894
Email:
Website:
2016
8–9 June:
Wire Expo –
trade exhibition –
Uncasville,
Connecticut, USA
Organisers:
Wire Association
International
Fax: +1 203 453 8384
Email:
Website:
2016
26–29 September:
wire China –
trade exhibition – Shanghai,
China
Organisers:
SECRI andMesse Düsseldorf
(Shanghai) Co Ltd
Fax: +86 216 169 8301
Email:
Website:
Credit: photo by Messe Düsseldorf