PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Releasewire and Tube Southeast Asia 2017 registered recordbreaking visitor count: Delivers in line with strong
prospects in the region

400 leading exhibitors from 30 countries presented their latest indemand products and in-trend technologies and innovations
8,458 international visitors from 50 countries visited the 3-day
exhibition
Industry-focused concurrent conference and seminar well-attended bymembers of the industry

02 October 2017 – wire and Tube Southeast Asia 2017 – the 12thInternational Wire and Cable Trade Fair for Southeast Asia and the 11thInternational Tube and Pipe Trade Fair for Southeast Asia came to a
successful close on 21 September 2017.

Together, the synergistic, co-located trade fairs unveiled an all-encompassing
exhibit range that was presented by 400 leading industry names from 30countries – of which 95% came from outside Thailand, as well as national
pavilions and country groups Austria, China, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, UK andUSA. Testament to the trade fairs’ standing as the region’s definitive sourcing
and procurement platform for the industry, wire and Tube Southeast Asia
2017 recorded attendance of 8,458 trade visitors from 50 countries, with 39%
coming from overseas, including visiting delegations from Vietnam, India,Japan, Thailand and Malaysia. This year’s overall visitorship showed a healthy
increase of close to 20% as compared to 2015, with local demand manifested
by 65 local group visits from Bangkok Cable, Phelps Dodge International, Thai
Wire Products, Thai Yazaki Electric Wire, The Siam Industrial Wire, amongothers.

In tapping into growth opportunities in Asia, companies need the rightecosystem and framework. Citing Mr Kobchai Sungsitthisawad, Deputy
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry at the Opening Ceremony of wireand Tube Southeast Asia 2017, he shared that “the timely staging ofexhibitions like wire and Tube Southeast Asia, thus bring forth new ideas,facilitate business deals and transactions and provide an environment forideas and creative solutions to propagate, paving the way for productmanufacturers,rawmaterialsuppliers,components

andequipment

manufacturers and technology innovators to gain their foothold in Thailand
and the region.”

This vote of confidence was extended as participating exhibitors gave theirbest showing of expertise, technologies, machinery, innovations and knowhow in fulfilling procurement and sourcing objectives tailored towards thecurrent industry landscape. As commented by Mr Mauritz Von Reden, CEO ofSeuthe GmbH, “We are proud to be here at this trade-focused platform toshowcase our products and connect with customers. It is our pleasure tomention that we have made many new business contacts with companies
from Thailand, China and India, and hope these will spin off to many fruitfuldealings and collaborations.”

For SCG Chemicals, one of the largest integrated petrochemical companies inAsia, wire and Tube Southeast Asia 2017 gave the company an expanded
channel to promote its businesses to regional visitors. On meeting their
participation objectives, Mr Taviphat Konkhum, Sales Manager for SCG
Chemicals remarked that, “this is a very good exhibition, as we got to meetwith a lot of prospective customers and suppliers for wire and cable. We have
had many guests coming to our booth and new customers who are interested
in our products, and are already planning to be at the next edition of thetrade fair!”Reiterating wire and Tube Southeast Asia’s standing as a business-promoting
forum were the sentiments gathered from visitors at the show grounds. For Ir
Chang Yew Cheong, Vice President of The Electrical and Electronics
Association of Malaysia, he shared that the trade fair brought a great
opportunity for wire companies and manufacturers to be exposed to the latest
range of products and technologies available in the market, and he will bebringing home the knowledge gained to his association members and theindustry. His thoughts resonated with Mr Naohiro Une, President of Daishin
Industrial Co, who commented that he was glad to be able to see newtechnologies coming into Thailand at the exhibition, which reinforces

“Thailand’s draw as a regional hub that will bridge Japan to the Southeast
Asian and Middle Eastern markets.”

Beyond the strong corroboration by international industry partners towards
the trade fairs’ dynamic line-up, the three full on days of action wasaugmented by concurrently held conference, seminar and technicalpresentations. Led by field experts and participating exhibitors, theconcurrent events met with overwhelming response and were well-attended
by over 300 trade attendees.
Quoting Mr Friedrich-Georg Kehrer, Global Portfolio Director for Metals andFlow Technologies, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, “Thailand is considered to be thecentral springboard to the up-and-coming markets of Southeast Asia due to aboom in the building, energy and automotive sector. This quintessentiallymakes wire and Tube Southeast Asia, the focal platform to information on thelatest developments, equipment and machinery, where contacts for futurebusiness relations are made and deals are concluded.”With an established history of over two decades in Southeast Asia, and driven
by the global credentials of the world’s leading trade fairs in the wire andtube sectors, wire Düsseldorf and Tube Düsseldorf, the staging of wire andTube Southeast Asia 2019 strives to address major, upcoming trends,
challenges, and opportunities for companies to consider. Working hand inhandwithinternational

industry

partnersandsupporting

industry

associations, the line-up at the 2019 edition of the world-class trade fairs
will showcase one that indicative of the upcoming economic climate andindustry progressions.
More information on wire and Tube Southeast Asia 2017 will be released in a
post-show report available shortly.
wire and Tube Southeast Asia 2019 will take place from 17 – 19 September atBITEC,Bangkok.

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www.wire-wire Southeast Asia Industry Partners
International Wire & Machinery Association (IWMA) | Italian Wire Machinery
Manufacturers Association (ACIMAF) | International Wire & Cable Exhibitors(IWCEA) | Austrian Wire and Cable Machinery Manufacturers Association(VÖDKM-AWCMA) | International Wire and Cable Exhibitors Association France (IWCEA-FRANCE) | German Wire and Cable Machine Manufacturers
Association (VDKM) | Wire and Cable Industry Suppliers Association (WCISA)

About Messe Düsseldorf Asia
Messe Düsseldorf Asia is a subsidiary of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, one of theworld’s leading trade fair organisers, responsible for organising more than 20
global No. 1 exhibitions in various industries including plastics, printing andpackaging, and medical and healthcare - specifically K, drupa, interpack,MEDICA, COMPAMED and A+A held in Düsseldorf, Germany. With extensive
expertise in organizing trade fairs in Southeast Asia, Messe Düsseldorf Asia
has developed a portfolio of numerous trade fairs in the region since 1995.
http://mda.messe-dusseldorf.com/For more information, please contact:
Exhibition Contact
Overseas
Messe Düsseldorf Asia
Ms Beattrice J. Ho
Tel: (65) 6332 9642
Email: beattrice@mda.com.sg
Press Contact
Overseas
Messe Düsseldorf Asia
Ms Zarina Ann Muhammad
Tel: (65) 6332 9624
Email: zarina@mda.com.sg

Within Thailand
Exposis Co Ltd
Mr Amit Roachthavilit
Tel: (66) 02-559 0856
Email: Amit.r@exposis.co.th