Teknor Apex Asia Pacific
Pte Ltd has appointed
James Leong as senior
marketing executive for
vinyl.
Mr Leong will be in charge
of marketing a full range
of flexible and rigid
compounds widely used
in automotive, medical
and wire and cable
applications, plus Apex
®
compounds duplicating
vinyl formulations
developed by Teknor
Apex in the United States.
His responsibilities will
extend to the entire region
served by Teknor
Apex Asia Pacific, from
Oceania through Asia
and the Middle East.
Messe Düsseldorf and its
partner Grupo Cipa have
announced the launch
of a new trade fair for the
wire and cable industry
in Brazil: the first staging
of wire South America
will take place from 8
th
to 10
th
October 2013 at
the Imigrantes Exposicoes
Exhibition Centre in São
Paulo (concurrently with
Tubotech, the international
trade fair for pipes, valves,
fittings and components).
Messe Düsseldorf is the
organizer of wire and Tube,
leading trade fairs in the
international wire, cable
and tube sector and,
internationally, Messe
Düsseldorf has many years
of experience in organizing
trade fairs for both industries
in United Arab Emirates,
South-East Asia, Brazil,
China, India and Russia.
Superior
appointments
Wind in
New Mexico
Brazil to see
new trade fair
Element Power US has
completed construction
of its 50MW wind energy
project at Macho Springs,
New Mexico. Construction
on the 2,000 acre site
began in January 2011.
The wind farm uses 28
Vestas V100-1.8MW turbines.
The Macho Springs
wind farm is expected to
generate enough electricity
to supply approximately
14,000 homes.
Electricity generated
by the facility will be
purchased by Tucson
Electric Power under
a long-term agreement.
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