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Tube India 2012
30 October to 1 November 2012
The biennial Tube India International’s fifth edition has
moved from its traditional position in the year, early
February, to late autumn with the 2012 edition taking
place from 30 October to 1 November at the Bombay
Convention & Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (East),
Mumbai. This year Tube India will run concurrently
with related and complementary exhibitions Metallurgy
India and Welding & Cutting India.
India is an increasingly important market. When
the Government of India in 1991 ushered in an era
of de-licensing, price decontrol, lowering of import
restrictions, lowering of duties and abolition of
freight equalisation it resulted in increased domestic
production and further opened up opportunities for
doing business in India. The Indian copper pipes
and tubes industry is poised for around 25 per cent
growth in the next few years. Estimated investments
in Indian steel production capacity will be nearly 243
million tons by the year 2020. This will take India from
being the current 5
th
largest steel producer to the 3
rd
largest by 2015 and 2
nd
largest by 2020, second only
to China. India will offer $20bn worth of investment
opportunities over the next three years for expansion
of new ferrous and non-ferrous plants. As energy
consumption and inefficiency in Indian smelters
have been major problems, there is ample scope for
improvement in the efficiencies of operations and India
has the potential to rank among the world’s top 5
suppliers and markets for steel and aluminium.
Major projects in diversified sectors like rail and
air transport, energy, infrastructure, steel, power,
oil refining, chemicals, manufacturing, automobiles,
environment, defence and so forth promise a
lot in terms of investment, growth and business
opportunities in India. There is no doubt that
Tube India International and the three concurrent
exhibitions are must-visit events for metal forming
and processing industry professionals.