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Industry 4.0 and strong growth in regenerative
energies will be at the forefront of this year’s wire
China – being staged in Shanghai from 26th to 29th
September.
The coming decade forecasts strong growth in the area of
regenerative energies for China (wind power, solar power,
nuclear power). This will entail further demand for wind
power cables, PV cables, nuclear power cables and other
special cables. Against the background of the growing
awareness for green and energy-saving development, smart
grids have become an important area that is being closely
watched in many countries. This also faces the wire and cable
industries with new challenges: smart energy, smart cities
and the smart grid will drive and determine innovations in
the eld of wire and cable. Due to the swift development
of the Chinese economy and increasing urbanisation, the
number of high-speed trains, suburban trains and e-vehicles
is also rising at the same time with the consequence of
higher demand for bare wire, electric wires and cables,
power cables and communication cables. There is also strong
investment in the areas of electricity, energy, construction
and communication as well as in other segments of national
infrastructure.
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Shanghai’s SNIEC opens its door
to wire & Tube China 2016
Photo credit: wirechina.net