wire & Tube China 2006 ended on 28 September at the Shanghai New International Expo Center to general acclaim as a very successful event. Statistics show that the 2nd wire & Tube China boasted a gross exhibition area of 40,000 square meters, an increase of 14,000 square meters over the 2004 event. In total 923 well known enterprises both from China and 31 foreign countries and regions gathered in Shanghai once again. At wire China, altogether 8 national pavilions from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, North America, U.K., South Korea and Spain participated in extensive display areas, while at Tube China, national pavilions from Germany, Austria, U.K., North America and Spain also exhibited in similar fashion in a very busy four days.

The 2nd All China - International Wire & Cable Industry Trade Fair (wire China 2006), jointly organized by Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute and Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd., and the 2nd All China - International Tube and Pipe Industry Trade Fair (Tube China 2006) jointly organized by Metallurgical Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd, received great support from numerous domestic and overseas associations, media as well as Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, and a large number of delegations from China Taiwan, India, South Korea, Japan, and various provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in Mainland China visited the show. The four-day event attracted about 32,000 trade visitors, of which 4,193 were from more than 90 countries.

Attending the opening ceremony at the exhibition grounds on the morning of Sept. 25 were Mr. Joachim Erwin, Lord Mayor of the city of Düsseldorf, Mr. Lu Yansun, Former Vice Minister of Machinery Building Industry and Special Advisor to China Machinery Industry Federation (CMIF), Mr. Liu Zhenjiang, Vice Chairman of China Iron & Steel Association (CISA), Mr. Zhang Chengjun, Vice Director of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Shanghai Municipal Government, Mr. Jian Heping, Vice Director of Shanghai Municipal Foreign Economic Relation & Trade Commission, and Mr. Werner M. Dornscheidt, President & CEO of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, among many other distinguished guests, who cut the ribbon for the exhibition marking the grand opening of the event. More than 100 journalists visited the event and made full-coverage and in-depth reports on the exhibition.

In addition to the display of latest products and technologies of famous brands in the industry, this exhibition also highlighted its professional caliber by launching a new Chemical Zone, where internationally renowned wire and cable material manufacturers participated in a large scale and displayed their professional products to trade visitors from home and abroad. The set up of the special zone greatly helped professional buyers from the wire and cable industry in visiting and purchasing to meet their different needs. Moreover, nearly 60 spring and fastener machine manufacturers and nearly 40 wire and cable products manufacturers from home and abroad also made their presence at the event.

A total of 22 concurrent forums and technical seminars were held, covering a great variety of topics and attracting more professional visitors. China Wire & Cable Industry Conference, a great industry event organized by Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute, and Exhibition of 30-Year Achievements of China Optical Fiber and Cable Industry and "30 Years of Optical Fiber and Cable Industry in China" were also held in parallel with the exhibition, attracting wide attention from and beyond the industry, which also fully reflects the wide recognition and approval of wire & Tube China by industry insiders.

The 3rd All China - International Wire & Cable Industry Trade Fair and All China-International Tube and Pipe Industry Trade Fair will be held from Sept. 23 to 26, 2008, in Shanghai. We firmly believe that wire & Tube China will witness an even greater success next time.

For more information on the event, please visit the official websites below:

wire China www.wirechina.net
Tube China www.tubechina.net

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For media information, please contact:

Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute
Mr. Wilson Ling
Tel: 86 21 65494605
Fax: 86 21 55620467
E-mail: wilson@secri.com

Metallurgical Council of CCPIT
Mr. Zhong Wen
Tel: 86 10 65220753
Fax: 86 10 65233861
E-mail: zhong@tubechina.com

Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd.
Ms. Teddy Dong (Exhibitor & Visitor Service)
Tel: 86-21-6279 7338
Fax: 86-21-6279 7337
E-mail: teddy@mdc.com.cn

Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd.
Ms. Nicole Li (Media Services)
Tel：86-21-5027 8128
Fax：86-21-5027 8138
Email：press@mdc.com.cn

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Ms. Claudia Wolfgram
Tel: +49-211-4560-7793
Fax: +49-211-4560-8525
E-mail:wolfgramC@messe-duesseldorf.de