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The 3rd Tube China 2008 met with incredible
success, abundant order books and an
encouraging outlook for post-fair business. In
total, 1,098 exhibitors were in attendance at
the four-day event held at the Shanghai New
International Expo Centre in Shanghai.
The companies at both trade fairs occupied
an exhibiting area of 57,500m2. Over
30,000 trade visitors travelled to Tube and
wire 2008. A number of visitors came from
India, Iran, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan,
Thailand and Vietnam in the form of visiting
delegations. There were also nine provinces
and municipalities, and four regional visiting
delegations from mainland China.
Country and region pavilions included
exhibitors from Austria, France, Germany,
Italy, Korea, Spain, UK, and North America.
Highly satisfied exhibitors from both tube
and pipe and wire and cable praised the
excellent business talks and high decision-
making competency of visitors.Diversified
and professional concurrent forums,
conferences, and technical exchanges
also attracted a high quality level of trade
visitors.
Tube and wire China has experienced a
giant leap of interest in recent years and
has become the largest wire and tube trade
fair in Asia. This success has been a true
reflection of the prosperous Chinese market,
the foremost producer and consumer of
steel pipe in the world.
China has a huge number of infrastructure
and energy transportation projects currently
underway, while there has also been a boom
in Chinese automobile manufacture and a high
level of post-disaster reconstruction work.
Organised by the Metallurgical Council
of the China Council for the Promotion of
International Trade and Messe Düsseldorf
China Ltd, Tube China will be staged again
in September 2010.
Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd – China
Fax: +86 21 5027 8138
Email: press.mdc.com.cn
Website:
Metallurgical Council of CCPIT – China
Fax: +86 10 65233861
Email:
New sales director and machinery for Roll-Kraft
Roll-Kraft, USA, has appointed Ms Jayne Herak as its new director of sales. Ms Herak
comes to Roll-Kraft with an extensive executive background in various areas of sales,
marketing and managing capacities. She will work with senior management to continue
the upward growth of the company.
In order to further progress, Roll-Kraft has recently taken delivery and installed three
CNC machines. Two of these machines are currently operating at the Mentor facility
in Ohio. The third machine is located at the Roll-Kraft Ltd facility in Woodbridge, Ontario.
These machines will provide increased efficiency to the process of manufacturing
tooling and equipment for the roll forming and tube and pipe industry. In recent months,
Roll-Kraft has seen a marked upturn in international business, as currency fluctuations
provide opportunities to foreign companies to increase their purchasing power.
Roll-Kraft – USA
Fax: +1 440 205 3110 • Website :
Tube China 2008 a triumph – visitors
and orders in abundance
 Tube China 2008 welcomed over 1,000 exhibitors and 30,000 trade visitors