As the largest trade show in Asia for wire and tube industry, the 3rd All China – International Wire & Cable Industry Trade Fair and the 3rd All China-International Tube & Pipe Industry Trade Fair (wire and Tube China 2008) are scheduled to be held from Sep 23rd to Sep 26th, 2008 in Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The press conference of the 3rd wire & Tube China 2008 was held in the WESTIN Shanghai Hotels, Shanghai,China, at 6:00 p.m., Sept. 2, 2008,. Mr. Tony Fung, CEO of the Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. , Mr. Gaoqing Guo, Director of Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute, Mr. Yang Zunqing, Executive Vice-Chairman of the Metallurgical Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade delivered keynote speeches on the behalf of organizers. Mr. Chen Kun, Secretary of the Wire & Cable Council of China Electrical Equipment Industrial Association, introduced visitor recruitment and concurrent conferences of the exhibition as the representative of the trade associations,. More than 50 public figures from major media, trade associations and industry companies were invited.

On the press conference, Mr. Fung introduced the wire & Tube China 2008, ,with respect to its theme, visitor promotion, exhibition recruitment achievements and on-site value-added service. Afterwards, Mr. Gao, famous authority in electrical equipment industry, reviewed and forecasted the trends of the industry in China. Subsequently, Mr. Yang introduced the prospect of the steel and pipe trade in China, and appealed that all circles should cooperate with and provide technical support to each other to further develop the industries. The organizer’s vivid explanation and impressive insight aroused deep interests of attendees for the wire & Tube China 2008. Most of them expressed their desire to visit this show at that time.

The wire China 2008, organized by Shanghai Electrical Cable Research Institute and Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd., and the Tube China 2008, by the Metallurgical Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd., will be staged on Sept. 23-26, 2008 in Shanghai New International Expo Center. Reputed for the outstanding achievements in the previous two exhibitions, wire & Tube China 2008 has ranked first in Asia in the industry and become the second largest in the world. It is deemed as the best platform for the industry players to develop businesses in China, and even Asia.

This trade fair has gained great support from worldwide exhibitors and trade visitors. Additionally, the exhibition area (five halls) nearly doubles last show (three and a half halls). On this event, two special zones of chemical and spring fastener will be established. Meanwhile, colorful concurrent activities will also be held, such as spring fastener forum, 2008 China Wire & Cable Industry Conference and other seminars. Both the 1,098 exhibitors and 57,500 m2 exhibition area witnesses a growth compared with previous events. High rate of international exhibitors is always the highlight for wire & Tube China. Pavilions from Taiwan, Austria, UK, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Spain and North America will gather in the international hall of this exhibition. A great many international industry players are invited as exhibitors at the occasion, such as, FELSS GmbH, Buhlmann, hyssenKrupp, Tubes, Brankamp, Nexans, Deutschland and Wafios AG from Germany; Iljin Light Metal, DSR Wire Corp., Lee & Lee Kos Ltd., Kiswire and Kolon from South Korea; Sanyo Seiki Co., Ltd., Kanto Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd., Aida Engineering Co., Ltd., ITOH SHOKAI (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., SHINKO Machinery Co., Ltd. and Kusakabe from Japan; Danobat Group and Tubos Reunidos S.A. from Spain; Inductotherm PTY Ltd. from Australia; Kaltenbach Machinery and Tuboscope from US; O.M.A S.r.l. from Italy; Gauder and Ballofet from France; Viraj and Ambica Steel from India; Dow wire and Cable from Singapore. In addition, renowned companies in China like Shanghai Tachia Machine International Trading Co., Ltd., Shenyang Uniwel Machinery Co., Ltd. and King Lai International Co., Ltd., Changzhou Wujin Hengtong Metal Wires Co., Ltd., Guilin Wintime Testing Machine Co., Ltd., Britx Wire Rope Ind. Corp., Shanghai Simin Machine Co., Ltd., Technical Around Spring Ltd. and Zhejiang Meili Spring Co. Ltd. will also participate with their latest products and technologies.As the largest trade fair in Asia, not only huge numbers of exhibitors but also vast visitors will be attracted to the exhibition. Overseas visitors, who come from Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Iran, and Vietnam will attend in the form of visiting delegation. Meanwhile, domestic visitors from 4 regions, 9 provinces and municipality cities will also visit the great occasion.

At present, the online visitor pre-register of wire & Tube 2008 enters the final stage before exhibition.For wire China 2008, the number of pre-registration visitors witnessed a growth of 24.8% over the same period of last edition; while for Tube China, the growth is 16.7%. . Though the platform of exhibition, exhibitors will have great opportunities to show their outstanding strength, and visitors will also have good sport. We are warmly looking forward to the coming event!

Media Contact:

Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd.
Mr. Jansen Xu / Ms. Tina Qiu
Tel: (86 21) 5027 8128 / (86 23) 6292 7728
Fax: (86 21) 5027 8138 / (86 23) 6292 7738
Email: press@mdc.com.cn

Metallurgical Council of CCPIT
Mr. Zhong Wen
Tel: (8610) 65220753
Fax: (8610) 65233861
Email: zhong@tubechina.com