FINAL PRESS REPORT

Inauguration a tremendous success
Extremely positive feedback from both exhibitors and visitors

The inauguration of the concurrently held wire and Tube Southeast ASIA 2007 lived up to its objective of functioning as THE region's platform for the wire, cable, tube and pipe industries.  The trade fairs attracted 7,038 trade visitors from more than 60 countries.  33 percent of the visitors came from overseas with a good significant number from China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea and the Middle East.

381 exhibiting companies from 30 countries including national and group pavilions from Austria, China, France, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, United Kingdom and USA occupied a gross space of 15,000 sqm.  Visiting delegations from India, Vietnam and Malaysia added a further international hue to both the trade fairs.

The trade fairs were opened by Khun Chakramon Phasukavanich, Permanent Secretary of Thailand’s Ministry of Industry on 16 October 2007.  Khun Chakramon asserted in his opening address that the hosting of wire and Tube Southeast ASIA in Bangkok “is indeed timely with Thailand’s aspiration to be 'The Hub of Asia'…" and that both the trade fairs "will provide avenues for the various business sectors to work closely to tap the potentials arising from the regional integration initiatives as well as Thailand’s own initiatives with existing and potential trading partners."

Khun Chakramon added that "Thailand is an exciting growth market in Asia and enjoys a strategic location at the Asia."  Organizer Messe Duesseldorf Asia’s Managing Director, Mr Gernot Ringling concurred with this statement and further mentioned that "Thailand’s central location within the region is opening more trade and investment opportunities" and this bodes well with the staging of both the wire and tube trade fairs in Thailand. 

Many exhibiting companies shared the same sentiment and expressed their satisfaction on their participation at the trade fairs.

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