Perfect Platform, Excellent Growth Asia’s largest wire and tube trade show, the 3rd All China-International Wire & Cable Industry Trade Fair (wire China 2008) and the 3rd All China-International Tube & Pipe Industry Trade Fair (Tube China 2008) will be held from September 23rd to September 26th in the Shanghai New International Expo Center.  wire China 2008, organized by the Shanghai Electrical Cable Research Institute and Messe Dusseldorf China Ltd, and Tube China 2008, organized by the Metallurgical Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Messe Dusseldorf China Ltd, are ranked first in Asia in the industry and have become the second largest in the world. It is deemed the best platform for industry players to develop businesses in China, and even Asia. The show will feature 1,098 exhibitors occupying 57,500 square meters of exhibition space and is expected to attract more than 35,000 trade visitors from worldwide. The number of online pre-registration visitors has hit over 7,500 by September 22nd, twice more than that in the same period in 2006.
 The fair has gained great support from worldwide exhibitors and trade visitors. Additionally, the exhibition area (five halls) is nearly double the size of the previous show. For the event, two special highlighted showcases – “chemical“ and “spring and fastener” -- will be customized for targeted industry players. There will be around 100 exhibitors in the chemical highlighted showcases, almost three times more than that in wire and Tube China 2006. Meanwhile, colorful concurrent activities will also be held, such as a spring fastener forum, the 2008 China Wire & Cable Industry Conference and other seminars.
The high number of international exhibitors is always a highlight of wire and Tube China. Pavilions from Austria, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Spain and the United States are sure to catch the attention of visitors with their grand scale. More than 353 foreign companies will exhibit their products for the benefit of an equally huge number of visitors. Overseas visitors from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Iran and Vietnam, will attend in the form of visiting delegations. Meanwhile, there will be 13 domestic visit delegations at this fair.  Despite the negative influences of the global economy, the Chinese economy has maintained stable growth, as has China's wire and Tube industry. China's wire products occupy the No. 1 position for global market share with 20 percent and China's wire industry has experienced an annual growth rate of 10 percent in recent years. Meanwhile, China is the largest global user and producer of steel tubing with a yearly growth rate of 10 percent. With the vast amount of infrastructure construction, development of manufacturing and world-class events like World Expo 2010 Shanghai, China's wire and Tube industry will embrace an era of opportunities in the "11th Five-Year Plan" while they will also encounter new challenges through the accelerating urbanization process and new context of resource saving, energy efficiency and emission reduction.
wire and Tube China 2008, establishing a perfect platform for exhibitors and visitors, will surely realize an excellent growth for the wire and tube industry. Media Contact: Shanghai Electrical Cable Research Institute Ms. Qu Xiaohong Tel: (86 21) 65494605 Fax: (86 21) 65486602 Email: qxh@secri.com</ |
