TPT March 2007

Industry News

Strong exhibitor interest in Tube Southeast Asia 2007

Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd, organisers of Tube Southeast Asia and wire Southeast Asia 2007, have reported that 90 per cent of available exhibit space has already been booked for the event. They have also revealed that many companies absent from the last Tube Singapore in 2005, the forerunner to the new show, are due to attend the Bangkok event this year from 16- 18 October. A number of industry business leaders have already been vocal in their support of the event and its location serving the Thai and other regional markets. Mr Phillip Knight, executive secretary of the International Tube Association (ITA), says, “The ITA is delighted to support the move of the former Tube Singapore exhibition to Bangkok under its new title Tube Southeast Asia. As Thailand and its neighbours

develop their economies and instigate major infrastructure projects the relevance of being at the centre of this activity is unquestioned. Thailand, for example, is targeting a top ten global position in car manufacture, a market that is extremely important for both the tube and wire industries.” Mr Bob Doran, vice president (sales) of Thermatool Corp, commented, “One major advantage which Thermatool sees in the move to Bangkok is that Thailand has a large tube and pipe production industry which is expanding. The exposure to Thailand’s market, which the Bangkok location offers, coupled with the usual excellent attendance from the other Southeast Asian countries, will make this a truly valuable show which cannot be missed.” International Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA) chairman, Mr Peter Large,

commented, “The new location is truly the gateway to other important developing markets like Vietnam as well as Malaysia and Indonesia.” Due to exhibit at wire Southeast Asia, Mr Brad Scherer, vice president (international operations) of the USA's Fort Wayne Wire Die, stated, “The GDP growth rate of the southeast Asian region is among the highest in the world and Thailand has historically been at the forefront of this growth, partly because of their regional leadership role in the automotive industry. Bangkok is geographically located in the centre of the region and has been rapidly improving its infrastructure to handle such events.” During the exhibition, to be held at BITEC (Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre), an international conference will also take place on the 17 October. Co-organised by the ITA and the IWMA (International Wire & Machinery Association), Non-Ferrous Bangkok will comprise a wire session in the morning and a tube session in the afternoon. Non-Ferrous Bangkok will take place at the exhibition hall, enabling delegates and speakers to attend both the exhibition and the seminar. Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd – Singapore Fax : +65 6337 4633 Email : wire@mda.com.sg Website : www.tube-southeastasia.com International Tube Association – UK Fax : +44 1926 314755 Email : info@itatube.org Website : www.itatube.org › The Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), which will play host to Tube Southeast Asia and the Bangkok Non-Ferrous technical conference

fi Bangkok – at the heart of southeast Asia – will welcome Tube Southeast Asia in October

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