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Industrynews
WIRE & Cable Guangzhou 2017
concluded with a record-breaking
number of visitors. Jointly organised by
Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt
Co Ltd, China Southern Power Grid
Media Co Ltd and Guangzhou BoYou
Exhibition Service Co Ltd, the fair ran
from 9th to 11th June at the China
Import and Export Fair Complex in
Guangzhou, which welcomed 220
exhibitors and attracted 22,642
professional buyers from 42 countries
and regions.
The three-day event spanned 20,000m2
of exhibition space and presented an
extensive display of South China’s
latest products and innovations in
wires and cables, manufacturing
machinery and related materials and
accessories.
Some of the leading brands in
attendance included Futong Group,
Shenzhen Bendakang Cables Holding,
Zhejiang Wanma Cable, Shandong
Yanggu Cable Group, Shenzhen SDG
Information, Asian Electric Appliances &
Cables Technology, Qingdao Hanhe
Cable, Guangdong Rihong Cable,
Suzhou Zhihong Cable Materia and
many more.
Emeka Hu, general manager of
Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt
Co Ltd, said: “Every year, we strive to
enrich the experience for our
participants by creating a
professional and internationalised
exhibition.
“We are grateful for the audience’s
support and are committed to create
a more comprehensive platform for
the industry. I am very pleased with
the results of the 2017 show and I
believe it has contributed to
increased information exchange
among industry peers.”
Jiang Zhuoxun, project manager from
Zhejiang Wanma Cable Co Ltd, said:
“During the fair we have received an
overwhelming response not only from
Chinese visitors, but also from buyers
on a global scale. Companies from
Southeast Asia as well as India came
to our booth for quotations, and
some even placed orders. Wire &
Cable Guangzhou is an important
platform to promote high-end
products domestically and
internationally.”
The wide variety of products on offer
highlighted industry innovations
coming out of South China, and met
the diverse demands of buyers from
around the world. Matthias Muller,
general manager of Johann Leimbach
Ltd from Germany, came to China for
the first time searching for business
opportunities.
He said: “Our goal was to find
domestic cable manufacturers and
business partners who have the
capacity for manufacturing the high
quality cables that our company is
known for. Fortunately, here at the fair,
I was able to network with a number
of cable manufacturers who seemed
interested in our business proposal.”
Apart from the exhibition, the Wire
and Cable Asia Forum continued to
be a highlight at Wire & Cable
Guangzhou. The two-day forum
offered 17 high-profile seminars
which focused on timely standard
and certification procedures for USB
adaptors, as well as future
development on new energy vehicle
charging modules.
Wire & Cable Guangzhou – China
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Prysmian Group has formed a partnership with the Energy Observer, the world’s
first catamaran powered solely by renewable sources, at the Paris Air Show.
Energy Observer and CEA Liten, the research institute that developed the project,
have chosen Prysmian as the official supplier of cables which, through a high
level of performance, reliability and light weight, provide energy generated from
renewable sources to the vessel’s motor.
The catamaran, 31m long and 12.8m wide, is powered solely by renewable
energy, drawing on 130m2 of solar panels, two vertical wind turbines and a
sophisticated system that desalinates water, transforming it into hydrogen
through electrolysis.
The Energy Observer, which set out on 14th April 2017 from the Port of Saint Malo
(France), is currently committed to a six-year trip around the world during which it
will travel to 101 ports in 50 countries.
The goal of the project is to share with the world a concept of electrical power
not in conflict with nature. It will be a long journey, but also an opportunity to
engage in dialogue and build consensus about new solutions for a cleaner
future.
Prysmian Group – Italy Website:
Going green around the globe
Wire & Cable Guangzhou’s highest
attendance in years
ANDINAFAIRS SAS is a wire and tube
event hosted in Barranquilla,
Colombia. Its organisers have ten
years of experience in fairs and
exhibitions based in Latin America.
There are a number of companies
working with cables, wires, tubes and
valves in the local area, making it
possible to create a successful
commercial fair.
The AndinaTube & Wire 2017 show will
be highly focused and aims to be a
direct and effective way for those
attending to find a complete variety of
products. It will cater for those
working in manufacturing, importing,
wholesaling or retailing wires, cables,
tubes and valves.
AndinaTube & Wire Colombia 2017
Website:
Colombia fair