WCA November 2014

India calling for its fifth international wire exhibition Attention in this issue falls firmly on the burgeoning market of India, and more specifically WIRE & CABLE INDIA. The figures and statistics surrounding this huge slice of the Asian continent are staggering. From its geography (the seventh largest country in the world by area), a population of 1.2 billion people and an infrastructure financing of $1 trillion over the next five years. The economy is thought, by experts, to grow five-fold in the next 20 years, and that is after a spurt of seven per cent in GDP this year alone. Six per cent of that GDP is down to the automotive industry with a turnover of $73 billion. Two years from now that is expected to have doubled, and that is one growth region that will appeal to the wire and cable industry. Additionally, telecommunications and construction all play a massive part in India’s rapid expansion and all three sectors have seen growth of around 25 per cent annually.

WIRE & CABLE INDIA has grown substantially in-line over recent years, and that is expected again after 28 th to 30 th October in Mumbai. Our coverage of the exhibition starts on page 57 and please feel free to visit Stand 1C14 to collect your free copy of Wire & Cable ASIA .

David Bell Editor When and where

May 2015 12-15 May: wire Russia –

April 2015 28-30 April: Interwire –

January 2015 10-13 January: Wire & Cable Arabia – trade exhibition – Dubai, UAE Organisers : Al Fajer Fax : +971 4340 3608 Email : jeen@alfajer.net Web : www.wirecablearabia.com

November 2014 9-12 November: IWCS – technical symposium – Rhode Island, USA Organisers : IWCS Tel : +1 732 389 0991 Email : phudak@iwcs.org Web : www.iwcs.org

trade exhibition – Moscow, Russia Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf and VNIIKP Fax : +7 499 246 9277 Email : info@wire-russia.com Web : www.wire-russia.com

trade exhibition – Atlanta, GA, USA Organisers : Wire Association International Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Email : sales@wirenet.org Web : www.wirenet.org

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Wire & Cable ASIA – November/December 2014

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