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China’s wire
showcase voted
a success
wire and Tube China 2010 was described as a resounding
success, despite being held in a post-financial-crisis era.
Already the largest of the industry’s Asia exhibitions, wire
and Tube China managed to break its own records for
trade visitors (26,035 over the four days) and exhibition
space (74,500m2, 30% higher than the 2008 show).
The concurrent conferences and events, such as the
China International Tube & Pipe Conference, China Wire &
Cable Industry Conference, Wire & Cable Raw & Auxiliary
Materials Technical Exchange Conference and the Wire &
Cable Equipment Technology Seminar, also attracted
attention from visitors.
wire China is jointly organised by Shanghai Electric Cable
Research Institute (SECRI) and Messe Düsseldorf
China Ltd. wire China 2012 will be held at Shanghai
New International Expo Center from 25th to 28th September,
providing an ideal platform to make contact with the
developing Chinese and Asian markets.
Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd – China
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The opening ceremony of wire and Tube China 2010 m m
Sumitomo to produce
fibre optic cables in China
In September 2010, Japan’s Sumitomo Electric Industries
began fully integrated production of fibre optic cables in
China to capitalise on the increasing demand in the
country. Sumitomo Electric has established a new factory
in Hangzhou, for mass production of the base materials,
to be run by a joint venture with Futong Group, a major
Chinese optical cable maker.
The Japanese business daily, Nikkei , suggests that major
Japanese and US makers have been reluctant to
produce glass base materials, a key fibre optic material,
in China to prevent technology drain, but that the
attitude appears to be changing. China accounts for
approximately 50 per cent of global demand for fibre
optic cables and the share is expected to expand.
In 2009, Sumitomo Electric controlled 14 per cent of the
global market, the second-largest share. The planned
production increase will bring its market share close to
20 per cent, Nikkei said.
The annual production of glass base materials will
amount to six million kilometres when calculated in terms
of fibre optics. Sumitomo Electric’s fibre optic output
is expected to increase 20 per cent to between 35 and
40 million kilometres.
Dutch firm Draka is presumed to be the only major maker
currently producing base materials in China.
Sumitomo Electric Industries – Japan
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