Exhibitor registrations for wire 2010, International Wire and Cable Trade Fair, and Tube 2010, International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair, set positive signs: after the official exhibitor registration deadline, about 430,500 square feet of net exhibit space have been reserved for wire 2010 and 344,400 square feet for Tube 2010. Remarkably, 70% of the wire exhibitors have reserved larger booths than in the past. For Tube 2010, this is just a preliminary result since the organizer expects to receive additional applications by late summer. Both trade fairs will be held concurrently from April 12 – 16, 2010 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Machinery, plants and equipment for wire and cable producing and processing will be presented in Halls 9 to 12, 15 and 17. Leading manufacturers and suppliers from all over the world will come to wire 2010 to offer information on the latest manufacturing technologies.

Tube 2010 will occupy Halls 1 to 7.0. and the exhibits will range from current manufacturing technologies and new materials for the tube and pipe sector to plastic pipes and tubes, profiles and profile technology as well as OCTG technology.

For further information on visiting or exhibiting at wire or Tube 2010, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America, 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2920, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 781-5180; Fax: (312) 781-5188; E-mail: info@mdna.com; Visit our web site http://www.mdna.com;  Subscribe to our blog at http://www.mdna.com/blog/; Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/mdnachicago

To make hotel and travel arrangements, contact TTI Travel, Inc. at (866) 674-3476; Fax: (212) 674-3477.

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