WCA September 2014

China and India looming large on the exhibition horizon Thoughts inevitably are turning to the last two major exhibitions of the year in the wire and cable calendar – wire China and Wire and Cable India. In this issue of Wire & Cable ASIA we take a look at some of the exhibitors heading to the Shanghai New International Expo Center from 24 th to 27 th September for the sixth staging of wire China. Feel free to stop by our stand at W1C43 and collect your free copy of the magazine. Our coverage starts on page 76. The November issue will also feature exhibitors at Wire & Cable India from 28 th to 30 th October. Make a note to catch up with the latest from those companies heading to Mumbai. In this issue there is news of the first year’s successful trading in India for UK-based lubricants specialist Metalube. The company is also expanding its operations in China with a new office in Shanghai. The full story is on page 10.

There is also a prediction from Sarawak Cable group of strong local demand for power cables, conductors and transmission lines during the remainder of this year and into next. You can read all about it on page 16.

David Bell Editor When and where

October 2014 21-25 October: EuroBLECH – trade exhibition – Hanover, Germany Organisers : Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd Fax : +44 1727 814 401

October 2014 28-30 October: wire India – trade exhibition – Mumbai, India Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf India Fax : +91 112 697 1746 Email : info@md-india.com Web : www.md-india.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

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

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Email : info@euroblech.com Web : www.euroblech.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2014