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Tube Russia
returns in
May 2012
FROM 28 – 31 May 2012 the trade fair trio
Metallurgy-Litmash (International Trade Fair
for Metallurgy, Machinery, Plant Technology
andProducts), TubeRussia (The International
Tube and Pipe Trade Fair in Russia) and
Aluminium/Non-Ferrous (International Trade
Fair for Aluminium and Non-Ferrous Metals,
Materials, Technologies and Products) will
return to the ZAO Expocentr in Moscow.
The trade fairs will be jointly organised by
Messe Düsseldorf together with its subsidiary
Messe Düsseldorf Moscow and its Russian
partner Metal-Expo. Supporting associations
include the International Tube Association
(ITA), the European Committee of Industrial
Furnace andHeating EquipmentAssociations
(CECOF), the European Foundry Equipment
Suppliers Association (CEMAFON) as well
as the European Metallurgical Equipment
Association (EUnited Metallurgy) and the
German Engineering Federation (VDMA).
The three trade fairs will present the
latest innovations for the metal pipe and
metalworking industries: Metallurgy-Litmash
2012 will include metallurgical plants and
rolling mills, thermo process technology and
foundry machinery as well as sheet metals,
welding, cutting and joining technology and
information processing equipment. Tube
Russia 2012 will feature tube manufacturing
machinery, raw materials, tubes and
accessories, used machinery and process
technology tools as well as measuring and
control technology. Aluminium/Non-Ferrous
2012 will present plants, machinery and
technology for aluminum and non-ferrous
extraction and processing, raw materials
and primary metal products as well as semi-
finished and finished products.
According to the Russian Federation
Ministry of Industry and Trade, the 2011
production volume of iron and steel will
increase by 4 to 6 per cent. In addition to
modernisation needs after the recession, the
main projects driving the demand for iron and
steel in the country are the APEC Vladivostok
Summit in 2012, the Student Games in Kazan
in 2013 and the Winter Olympic Games in
Sochi in 2014. In addition, preparations for
the World Soccer Championship in 2018 are
already underway. Metallurgy-Litmash, Tube
Russia and Aluminium/Non-Ferrous 2012 will
be instrumental in successfully meeting the
needs of the Russian market.
When the trade fair trio was last held
in 2011, a total of 265 exhibitors from 24
countries showcased their products to
10,500 visitors (including attendees at the
concurrently held wire Russia trade fair).
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