The next date for wire 2010 and Tube 2010 is confirmed: The two leading international trade fairs, wire, International Wire and Cable Trade Fair, and Tube, International Tube Trade Fair, will show the best their respective industries have to offer from 12 to 16 April 2010. The combined innovative power of these growth industries will again be showcased in the halls of the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre in 2010. The successful trade fair duo will not be held in conjunction with METAV in 2010, however.

wire
The previous wire in 2008 achieved the highest-ever level of international participation. 59% of the visitors came from abroad, making wire one of the most international events in the Messe Düsseldorf portfolio.

As the number one trade fair of its industry, wire 2008 again reported a visitor plus of 18% compared with the previous event in 2006. At that time, the percentage increase of international visitors was 11%. German visitors accounted for a visitor growth rate of 7%. The number of exhibitors rose by 5%, and the combined display area increased by 9% and reflects the markets' needs.

The product range at wire 2010 will focus again on current technologies for wire, cable and fibreglass machines, the areas of spring manufacturing and metal forming as well as all aspects surrounding wires and cables.

Tube
Tube 2010 will showcase tube construction and processing machines, raw materials and tubes produced from various materials. For the second time, innovations from the areas of pipelines and OCTG (oil country tubular goods) technology will be introduced. After the premiere in 2008, 8% of the visitors surveyed reported that they were interested in these innovative technologies, especially in the areas of pipeline construction (49%), materials (48%) and machines and systems (25%). 90 percent of the visitors assessed the new exhibition area Pipelines und OCTG Technology as good or very good.

Also at Tube and it's figures the market's dynamic development can be seen. All in all Tube 2008 attracted 25% more international visitors and 11% more German visitors. On the exhibitor side, a growth rate of 32% on the international front and 8% on the domestic front was established. The display area was enlarged by one third!

For more information about wire 2010 & Tube 2010, please visit www.wire.de and www.tube.de.