WCA November 2019

Industry news

First conference highlighting Africa

in the conference and exhibition, including Aurubis, SGS and Sikora. Companies registered to attend already include Niehoff, Rosendahl Nextrom, Kazakhmys and Richards Apex. Africa Wire, Cable & Tube – UK Website : www.crugroup.com

wire and cable, tube and pipe manufacturing, and how these can be applied to African operations. wire and Tube Düsseldorf – the world’s largest trade shows in this field – are lead sponsors of this new conference. Many other international companies have also confirmed their participation

CRU will host Africa Wire, Cable & Tube conference – the first major gathering designed to boost wire and cable trade and productivity across Africa. As international interest in African development continues to grow, the inaugural conference is perfectly timed to address the opportunities for companies looking to boost their business with clients and partners in the African wire and cable industries. Co-organised by CRU and the Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK), the event will be held from 11 th to 13 th November in Johannesburg, South Africa. This partnership is the basis for creating an event in which the international wire, cable, tube and pipe supply chain can meet and establish new trade partner- ships with key African stakeholders.

The conference will offer delegates a broad understanding of the major global trends across the wire and cable, and tube and pipe industries, and how these are being evidenced across Africa. CRU’s market experts will provide insights into the economic outlook and risks to industrial growth. Discussions at the conference will explore the main trends impacting the global steel, copper and aluminium wire, cable and tube products and what this means for Africa. Delegates will also be brought up to date on the expected consumption trends within Africa for these products in mining, utilities, oil and gas, construction and infrastructure. The agenda will also offer a day of technical showcases, with industry experts exploring the latest global technological advances in

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Wire & Cable ASIA – November/December 2019