Wire & Cable Asia September 2017

9 / 124

Encouraging prospects ahead
at wire Southeast Asia
A special zone on fastener technology, seminars and a packed exhibition
floor will all raise expectations at this year’s wire Southeast Asia, being
held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 19 th to 21st September.
The region is becoming increasingly important with its infrastructure
growth, including the ASEAN Power Grid at $5.9bn, and the
Singapore to Kuala Lumpur high speed rail link which is expected to
start operations in 2026.
By 2020 the infrastructure spending in four countries – Thailand,
Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines – is expected to hit $524bn.
On the manufacturing front, should ASEAN implement the ASEAN
Economic Community’s integration strategy fully and be able to
capture a larger share of global manufacturing, the region could gain
US$280–US$625 billion in annual GDP by 2030 as stated in a recent
report by the McKinsey Global Institute.
All this bodes well for the wire and cable industry in general, and
many exhibitors and visitors in Bangkok will be positioning themselves
for a slice of this business.
Our coverage starts on page 80 with our exhibitor
listing and our extensive coverage of some of the
exhibiting companies. Please also stop by our
stand C34 to collect a free copy of Wire & Cable
ASIA magazine.
David Bell
Editor
Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2017 7
When and where
Photo credit: bigstockphoto.com, “Bangkok City downtown, Thailand”, Photographer: Kittikorn14
2017
3-5 October:
wire South America –
trade exhibition –
São Paulo, Brazil
Organisers:
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Fax:
Email: info@
Website: www.
2017
8–11 October:
IWCS Technical
Symposium –
conference and
exhibition –
Orlando, Florida, USA
Organisers:
IWCS
Tel:
Email:
Website:
2017
7 November:
CabWire 2017 –
conference –
Düsseldorf,
Germany
Organisers :
IWMA
Fax :
Email :
Website :
2017
6–9 December:
Iran Wire –
exhibition –
Tehran,
Iran
Organisers:
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Fax:
Email:
Website: