September, 2004

　　Recent events and decisions made by Chinese Industry Organizations, Authorities and exhibition promoters have ensured that there will now be only one combined wire and tube industrial trade fair staged in Shanghai, PRC, during 2004. The previously announced 'Wire Asia' and 'Tubetec' WILL NOT now take place in Shanghai this year.

The largest wire & tube trade shows in Asia: 2004 China International Wire & Cable Trade Fair (wire China 2004), jointly organized by Messe Dusseldorf China Ltd. and Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute (SECRI) ; and 2004 China International Tube & Pipe Trade Fair (Tube China 2004), jointly organized by Messe Dusseldorf China Ltd. and Metallurgical Council of CCPIT, will be staged concurrently from September 22 to 25, 2004, at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), the largest and most sophisticated exhibition venue in China.

It is reported that the trade fair has attracted wide attention by exhibitors from home and abroad. Occupying the whole Hall 3, 4 and 5, giants in the wire and tube industries will gather under the same roof. The two fairs attracted totally 683 exhibitors，within which, wire 506, Tube 177. And it reached an exhibit area of 26,000 sq.m, within which wire 18,500 sq.m and Tube 7,500 sq.m. Overseas pavilions from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, North America and UK etc. will participate in wire China, while for Tube China, overseas pavilions from Germany, Austria, UK and North America have also confirmed to participate. The high-level internationalization of the trade fairs is proved by exhibitors from around 28 countries and regions such as mainland China; Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Israel; Italy; Luxemburg; Holland; Norway; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; UK; USA; Canada; Mexico; Russia; Ukraine; Singapore; Korea; Thailand; India; Japan; HK SAR; Taiwan province etc. , who during the four-day exhibition will showcase to trade visitors the latest and most representative products and technologies in the fields of wire manufacturing, precision processing machinery, fastener and spring manufacturing, special wire and cable, measuring and control, test engineering, various tube materials and accessories, pipe processing machinery, etc.

International Conferences and technical seminars are an important part of the overall programme of events to be held in conjunction with' wire and Tube China 2004' as per the following details;
'China International Non Ferrous Wire Symposium', organized by SECRI - Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute and sponsored by the IWMA.
'China International Ferrous Wire Symposium', organized by MC-CCPIT and sponsored by the IWMA.
'China International Tube and Pipe Conference 2004', organized by MC-CCPIT and sponsored by the International Tube Association. Some 13 additional technical sessions sponsored by individual exhibitors will be staged in seminar rooms adjacent to the exhibition halls.

At the same time, the organizer has set up a press center at hall 4 to provide materials for journalists from home and abroad. Based on the current statistics, the trade fair has received inquiries by numerous famous media from China, U.S.A., Germany, U.K., Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, etc. All of them will be on the site reporting in an all-round and detailed manner on the twin events. It will be the first time to reach such a high level in similar trade fairs in Asia.

Since the very beginning, the trade fair has acquired the full support from Messe Dusseldorf GmbH, who is the organizer of the world No.1 wire and tube event - wire/Tube Dusseldorf since 1986. On the heels of this support, the exhibitions got an even wider support from: International Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA), International Wire and Cable Exhibitors Association (IWCEA) and its affiliated German Wire and Cable Machine Manufacturers Association (VDKM), International Wire and Cable Exhibitors Association-France (IWCEA-France) and Austrian Wire and Cable Machinery Manufacturers Association (AWCMA/VODKM), Italian Wire Machinery Manufacturers Association (ACIMAF), Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association (WCISA) for wire show, and UK-based International Tube Association (ITA) for tube show. Active participation and support from local associations has also been gained.

We believe that the exhibitions will become meeting point for the industry!