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With the rapid development of consumer electronics, with shorter life cycles and less time between upgrades, metal is increasingly replacing plastic as the shell material of choice, reducing costs and providing a lighter, slimmer and more environment friendly alternative. A look at some of the latest mobile phones in 2016 including LG’s curve screen, the Sony Xperia Z6 and HTC X9, along with Chinese brands such as LeTV Max Pro, Huawei Mate 8 and Lenovo K4, they all have one feature in common, a metal shell. Traditionally, metal shells for consumer electronics were made mainly of aluminium-magnesium alloy or stainless steel. However, with complicated processing technologies and high costs, aluminium alloy is now replacing aluminium-magnesium, offering a superior safety record and lower costs. This will be a key focus at the biggest aluminium industry platform in the world in July when Aluminium China in Shanghai will bring together electronics manufacturers and aluminium processing companies to showcase new performance standards, technologies and applications. “With the rise of consumer electronics, we will attract aluminium processing companies and leading suppliers as part of the effort to drive the application of aluminium in the electronics industry,” said Zang Xiaomeng, Senior Project Manager of Reed Exhibitions, the organizers of Aluminium China 2016. “Aluminium China attracts buyers of aluminium in the electronics industry, including shell makers of cellphones, tablets, notebooks and peripherals, as well as producers of AV, digital and other fast consumer electronics. We also host companies from the white goods and electronic component sectors. This event is truly the right place and time for ambitious industry players to gather, negotiate and conduct technical exchange.” Based on an overview of the products on show at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the cost of metal shell models is down to approximately RMB 1,000 (USD 152) - not the steep price of flagship models. Also, aluminum alloy is replacing plastic as a greener, safer alternative and offering a sleeker look and feel that has a popular cosmetic appeal among consumers. Metal is expected to account for 38% of all shell materials in cell phones in 2016 (according to industry report). However, industry experts also warn that the full-scale adoption of metal shells is dependent on the industry overcoming technical challenges. Currently, few Chinese cell phone makers have the solution for product form-factor design and when it comes to punching, and full CNC, an inadequate number of Chinese phone makers have the technical capabilities to meet market demand, resulting in a lack of production capacity. Aluminium China 2016 can help bridge the gap between consumer electronics makers and technology providers. Focus on Southeast Asian Market and Aluminium Material Processing Aluminium China 2016 will feature leading aluminium material processing companies showcasing their strengths. The event will be a platform for companies in the transportation, electronics, packaging and construction industries, as well as other areas, to exchange with aluminium industry practitioners and experts. They will explore customized processing solutions and be matched with suitable high-quality material providers. “We will be launching Southeast Asia Country of Honour Programs, to add international visibility to the aluminium industry within these regions and allow visitors and exhibitors to explore opportunities and find solutions to challenges across Southeast Asia,” added Reed’s Zang Xiaomeng. “I hope Aluminium China 2016 will help expand markets and open up new applications for aluminium products. This will make the event more definitive of the industry, more international and more market-driven.” The 12th Aluminium China event will be held at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center from 12-14 July. Among several anticipated highlights will be aluminium materials used in electronics and transportation, as well as aluminium application and processing technologies. The event will feature close bilateral collaboration between China and India, as well as nearly 1,000 companies from several dozen countries and regions. For more information on Aluminium China 2016, please visit: www.aluminiumchina.com/en/ Media Contact: Ms. Crystal Guo Tel: +86 10 5933 9080 E-mail: [email protected]

The 13th edition of the China International Machine Tool & Tools Exhibition (CIMES) will be held at Beijing’s China New International Center from June 22 to 26, 2016. CIMES is a truly global machine tool trading and sourcing platform in the world’s largest machine tool market: China. As Asia’s leading machine tool exhibition this year, CIMES 2016 will display the widest range of mid and high-end machine tools and tools from leading Chinese suppliers, as well as the latest high-end CNC and Automation technology from top international brands. Demand for machine tools in China is projected to increase 9.2 percent per year to 600 billion yuan in 2017 in the industrial machinery and transportation equipment industries, as well as in the electrical and electronics market. Chinese government also has put robotics technology development as an agenda in their 5 year plan. The domestic machine tool enterprises have accomplished transformation and upgrading by adjusting product structure, extending industrial chain, expanding overseas market, and innovating technologies. Meanwhile, many foreign companies are in an attempt to develop China's high-end machine tool market, such as aerospace, shipbuilding, automobiles, and rail transit. Building global networks through mergers and acquisitions will allow Chinese companies to position themselves well globally and also enable them to expand operations and core competencies. CIMES 2016 will be China’s largest machine tool event for the year with a 120,000sqm gross area. Additionally, 1,300 exhibitors and industry experts from over 30 countries/regions will display nearly 3,000 pieces or sets of machinery and tools at the show, including the latest metal cutting, metal forming, special purpose technology, tools, accessories and components, automation and NC systems and a huge variety of other exhibits. Compared to other machine tool events, CIMES focuses more sharply on business matching and is praised by machine tool companies with an ambitious business expansion plan for the China market. CIMES 2016 will deliver buyers from traditional application industries like automobile, aerospace, rail transit and shipbuilding. Buyers from fast-growing emerging industries like medical equipment and new energy also trust this event as a rich procurement channel. Moreover, CIMES will run a Diamond Club program for 1,500 senior business executives and host 500 buyers from across China, making every participant’s engagement with the show full of value and efficient. Between June 22 and 26, as well as being a vivid display of the latest manufacturing and processing innovations in the machine tool trade, CIMES will offer participants 20 conferences and at least 30 collocated technical seminars. These sessions, organized by industry groups, trade publications, academic institutions and high profile companies in the trade, will cover a wide array of the industry’s most advanced manufacturing technologies and applications. Over 20 years, CIMES has garnered widespread industry acclaim and support from the manufacturing sector, equipment users and local/international trade companies. After over twenty years of development, CIMES has now significantly enhanced its international profile. 2016 show will be a major highlight on the machine tools and manufacturing industry calendar.

Providing green building overall solution comprehensively Around the implementation of the party's eighteen big spirit, building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society, promoting green building and building energy conservation work. As the country's first through the International Exhibition Industry Association UFI certification, known as Asia's green building materials first exhibition of Shanghai green building fair, to integrate resources, innovation and transformation, to upgrade platform theme, leading building energy, green building materials, energy saving, saving, water saving, green building technology development of the latest frontier, highlighting the industry's latest technology and development of the core value, leading role. July 5 - July 7, 2016 international green building materials (Shanghai) exposition, carrying its multi brand exhibition, will be in Shanghai New International Expo Center Grand curtain. 12 Pavilion, 150000 square meters of exhibition area, merchants, dozens of theme forums and seminars, focused on the industry at home and abroad in the field the best and most influential enterprises, display products also covers the construction and building materials industry chain on the lower end of the, will bring infinite business opportunities to all types of businesses with the audience, is to join the industry development and innovation of the event. As the only one in the country to provide a comprehensive green building solution, the international building materials professional trade fair, Green Building Expo will take on Shanghai as the core of the East China area, and even the national building materials market business cooperation, technology delivery, project docking and other important functions. Focus on the integration of strategic plan for the construction of ecological civilization of the country, and comprehensively promote the latest stage of the industrialization of green building technology! Review Last exhibition, attracted a total of 1100 building materials enterprises from China, Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Russia, South Korea, Canada, Malaysia, United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Italy and other countries and regions, 150000 square meters, covering 12. Among them, there are 888 domestic exhibitors, 212 foreign exhibitors. Visitors to the audience, the three day of the exhibition attracted a total of 101250 visitors, including the number of domestic visitors to 93150 passengers, foreign audience number is 8100. Exhibition attracted many domestic and foreign distributors, real estate development units, construction units, design units, construction units, industry related management departments, related research institutes, project owners and other professional participation and concern. Brands Show Building Materials Expo is currently the largest and most professional green building exhibition, the exhibition covers the insulation and energy saving, wood structure, integrated housing, exterior wall decoration, fire retardant, heating, water supply and drainage, ground source heat pump, steel machinery, doors and windows, curtain wall, outdoor furniture, outdoor furniture, outdoor furniture, air purification, building energy saving, building templates and other content, 150000 square meters exhibition area, exhibitors will reach 1500, 100000 visitors. Gathered in the world the most representative of green building materials brands, such as Owens Corning, Shanghai Building Materials Group, Huili Group, Beixin, Smick, zheng shen, Ounuo chaungneng, elegant, construction machinery group, Canada Wood, Ganglong, Japan Center for timber, Zhengtai, Aio Smith, Sheng Shiboyang, Wei Neng, Viessmann, Grundfox, Lingxing, Ao bell, Boloni, Ju He, and other high-end brands, fully demonstrated the latest technology of green building materials, as the industry benchmark for the party. Contents 1.Building envelope technology: building energy saving and new building materials: wall insulation system and materials, interior wall insulation materials, exterior wall insulation board, new building decoration fire materials, raw materials and parts, roof and three-dimensional green materials, energy dissipation. 2.Structure: green building energy-saving technology integrated building, prefabricated houses, housing and construction steel: all kinds of integrated housing (prefabricated housing), all kinds of color activity room, combined hoisting container, real, real, modular housing related products, light steel structure system, sun room, construction machinery, building steel structure; green environmental protection: wooden building residential wood structure materials, mechanical reinforcement. 3. Green building intelligent comfort system: green indoor heating system and building new energy equipment: heating technology, equipment and supporting materials, building new energy equipment, solar energy utilization technology and equipment, pipe fittings, supporting materials; air purification; intelligent building electrical; building water supply and drainage system. Promotion 1.To exhibit in the national pavilion as the main form of business people at domestic and abroad the import and export business. 2.Thousands of invitation letter for foreign consulates and trade promotion agencies, business institutions, foreign relevant industry associations invite them one by one. 3.Through television, radio, newspaper, network, mobile media, the subway, building materials stores advertisement and so on many kinds of ways for agents, distributors, property developers and construction units and other industry professionals all-round pushing the exhibition information. 4.Through the 300 best cooperation media (building materials, real estate professional website, magazines and newspapers) will the personage inside course of study the majestic, push the exhibition without blind Angle. 5.Wechat, weibo, APP, baidu search, professional superposition of new media channels such as QQ group communication channels, deliver timely and exhibition information dynamic, immediately communicate in architectural design institute, real estate developers. 6.Plenty forms of meetings, activities, BBS, attract the attention of the personage inside course of study, the participation and interaction, around the market hot spots, improve the project docking, create high-end technical exchange platform. 7.300000 professional audience database, call center through the network, peer-to-peer invitation, hundreds of millions of business opportunities,. 8.A full range of Shanghai design group and design institute of resources, more have to Qinghua University, Tongji University, southeast university, southwest Jiaotong University and other advanced architectural design institution of higher learning support and cooperation. 9.Government functional departments to support and organization, to run around the Yangtze River delta around the construction, the wall to do and association work together, to rectify, were made the best green building trade platform! 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CMT’s 17th Greater Europe PET Packaging Summit on May 9-10, features two key discussions on the future of PET packaging beyond its widely common – PET bottled drinks. World’s largest converter Plastipak presents next PET Aerosol Cans application– Murdoch Crawford, European Category & Product Director – HPC, Aerosols & Dispensing Devices shares more about Plastipak’s revolutionary PET aerosol container. PET aerosol cans not only have a low carbon footprint, but is fully food-approved too. What’s more, the PET cans be used across aerosol applications for personal and home care, food as well as industrial products. Learn more from Mr. Crawford – the key person behind this revolutionary technology! PET consultancy firm – K-PET Consulting, hones into PET: More than Bottles for Mineral Water and Fruit Trays – Opening Horizons Jordi Foguet, Co-owner of the consultancy firm, that’s led by prominent PET industry professionals, discusses the maturing PET market. He explains how PET is not limited to the food and beverages industry. Modified PET polymers have a wide array of alternative uses. PET is also finding popularity in niche markets such as luxury packaging, building parts, car license plates, blood sampling tubes and many others. This brings alternative customers for PET producers – who otherwise have been competing with recycled PET producers in the packaging industry for soft drinks and thermoforms. Find out more at this session. For more details on 17th Greater Europe PET Summit- Click on the link to view-http://www.cmtevents.com/main.aspx?ev=160508&pu=266483 Contact Hafizah at [email protected] or call +65 6346 9218 for registrations

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) teams up with IMPACT and MEX Exhibitions to answer the government’s energy conservation plans by organising LED Expo & Energy Saving Week 2016, combining 3 major energy saving events into one, aiming to respond to every energy saving-related technological needs and to be the biggest stage for business in ASEAN, with an estimate of more than 30,000 expected visitors and over 1 billion baht of revenue circulated. On 19th November 2015, Mr. Soonchai Kumnoonsate, Governor of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), said that the Ministry of Energy has announced a 20 year Energy Efficiency Development plan (for 2015 – 2036), which aims to reduce energy consumption by 30 percent within 2036 and has set both short term and long term strategies and direction to encourage the conservation of energy in all sectors. As a result, in line with this government policy, EGAT is joining IMPACT Exhibition Management Co. Ltd., and MEX Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd., in investing over 50 million baht to organise “LED Expo & Thailand Energy Saving Week 2016”, which combines 3 major events – LED Expo Thailand 2016, Thailand Energy Saving Week 2016 and PCB Expo Thailand 2016 – into a successful one. The event will be held on 19th – 22nd April 2016 at Hall 4-8, IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand covering an exhibition area of 32,000 m2, making it the largest international exhibition for energy saving technology in ASEAN. The exhibition is expected to draw over 30,000 visitors, with over 1 billion baht of revenue circulated. The growing energy saving trends have resulted in great success for the LED Expo Thailand over the past 3 years. Last year, a total of over 350 businesses from around the world exhibited their products and around 21,996 people visited the event, which increased 34% from the previous year. Among those were 1,755 international visitors from 63 countries, such as China, Australia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and India, whose business transactions generated over 800 million baht in revenue, said Mr. Soonchai. Ms. Pornpan Bulner, Director of IMPACT Exhibition Organiser, IMPACT Exhibition Management Co. Ltd., said that LED Expo & Thailand Energy Saving Week 2016 is considered to be the largest international exhibition in ASEAN, covering all technology related to energy conservation, acting as a center for energy saving products, as well as an important stage for business negotiations, aiming to promote the adoption of high quality equipment in every sector, including increasing the widespread use of LED lighting. The event comprises of an international exhibition for energy saving technology and electronics under the “No. 5 energy saving” seal, ESCO, an international exhibition of electronics and LED technology, and an international exhibition of printed circuit boards and electronic components, with 3 trading days for business to business transactions, and 1 public day for general public to have a chance to explore the exhibitions and purchase energy saving equipment at special prices. Additionally, the “Modern Lamp Design Contest 2016”, a contest to design and build LED lamps, has set under the theme of floor-standing LED lamps for indoor use. This competition is aimed for students, both those in high school and bachelor’s degree levels, who have a passion for designing and building LED lamps, which might be applied for energy saving use. The contest also encourages the adaption and innovation in the use of LED technology for energy conservation, and has prize money totaling over 300,000 baht, as well as a winner’s trophy from the Minister of Energy. Applications are open now and will remain open until 8th January 2016. Thailand Energy Saving Summit & Thailand LED Summit, international seminars about energy saving technology and LED products, will also be organized during this event. Experts from the public and private sectors, as well as related associations will offer for those who are interested, the chance to learn about different topics, without any additional charge. This year, the organizers have created a special new campaign – the VIP Hosted Buyer Program – which offers a unique program for international buyers to visit and experience the variety of products and services exhibited in the event, join the seminars and visit a several factories that produce energy saving technology and LED products in Thailand. For additional information about the event, please contact Ms. Panvisut Buranakarn, Tel: 02-833-5328 Email: [email protected] or for more details, visit www.ledexpothailand.com, www.pcbexpothailand.com ------------------------------------------- For further information, please contact: Sasivan Saengnark (Gap) Email :[email protected] Tel: +66 (0) 2833 6341 Nazareno Quines Jr. (Naz) Email: [email protected]

EGAT predicts that the use of electricity in 2016 will rise by more than 3.5%, the main reason for pushing ahead with the organization of LED Expo & Thailand Energy Saving Week. This week will put the spotlight on the greatest and most complete range of energy saving innovation and will drive the use of electrical appliances, with No. 5 energy saving seal as well as other LED technology, which will help the world save electricity of over 50%. Mr. Soonchai Kumnoonsate, Governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) revealed that due to the decreasing oil prices, it is predicted that the use of electricity will increase by 3.5% in 2016 as the economy. This is also in line with Thailand’s Power Development Plan (PDP 2015) that projected this increase in demand for electricity. The peak demand for 2016 is being estimated at 29,000 megawatts. For this reason, EGAT continues to promote measures to increase the efficiency of energy usage, drive the capabilities of new innovations that lead to energy conservation, as well as encourage Thai people to turn to using electrical appliances with the No. 5 energy saving seal. In addition, EGAT continues to campaign for producers and importers to attach the No. 5 energy saving seal to all 4 types of LED bulbs: the MR 16, PAR 30 and PAR 38, Bulb E 27 and Tube T8. These bulbs can save over 50% more electricity than traditional light bulbs. This year, EGAT will also promote the use of two other types of LED bulbs, namely Highbay and Lowbay bulbs, which are to be used in hotels, airports, industrial factories and so on. EGAT is also supporting the organization of the LED Expo & Thailand Energy Saving Week 2016, which will take place between 19th - 22nd April. This event will showcase the greatest and most complete range of energy saving innovations in ASEAN. Experience first hand energy saving appliances and technologies, such as airconditioning and cooling units, industrial cooling units, high quality motors, circuit breakers, lifts and escalators, LED products and technologies, brought to you by a wide range of business operators and companies, joining the event. A special seminar – the Thailand LED & Energy Saving Summit – is also included in the event’s programme. This seminar aims to inform participants about energy saving technology, LED products ans electronic equipment, organized into a variety of interesting sessions, such as the measures to support business operations and industries under the ESCO (Energy Service Company) framework. This framework will open up the opportunity for the private sector to interact with energy service companies that offer complete support and services to energy conservation and alternative energy, including consultation. Other interesting topics include: • Energy Trends in 2016-2017 and how the economic sector must adapt • Thailand’s 20 year Energy Conservation Plan and the measures to support business operators in the short term and long term • The advantages of investing in the use of high quality energy saving appliances • Policies to support LED use in Bangkok and its vicinity And much more… The event also includes the “Old Exchange New” campaign, encouraging consumers to use more LED bulbs, by giving out for free 2.000 5 watt, new label “No. 5” LED bulbs (500 bulbs per day) throughout the 4 days of the LED Expo & Thailand Energy Saving Week 2016. Those interested should “like” the LED Expo Thailand Facebook page and bring an old light bulb to exchange for the new one, as well as show their electricity bill for March 2016. Exchanges are limited to 1 bulb per household. “Today, energy conservation is a consistent high priority interest around the world. This is also true for Thailand, which continues to develop many initiatives in line with this interest. The public sector pushes forward the campaign to get every sector to save energy in a tangible way, especially by using energy saving technology and LED products, which has the potential for further and continued growht in the foreseeable future”, Mr. Soonchai added. For additional information about the event, please contact Ms. Panvisut Buranakarn, Tel: 02-833-5328 Email: [email protected] or for more details, visit www.ledexpothailand.com, www.pcbexpothailand.com ……………………….………………………. The LED Expo & Thailand Energy Saving Week 2016 is the result of combining 3 major events into one, including the LED Expo Thailand 2016, Thailand Energy Saving Week 2016 and PCB Expo Thailand 2016, which will be held between 19th – 22nd April 2016 at Halls 4-8 IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Center, Mueang Thong Thani, with an exhibition space of 32,000 m2, which is considered the biggest international exhibition on energy saving technology, LED products and electronic equipment in ASEAN, with a projected 30,000 visitors and generating over 1 billion baht throughout the event. For more information, contact: Jitsiri - 083-989-6769; Kanamas - 083-989-6843

Teruyuki Tojo, General Affairs Manager of 7 & i Holdings shares details of its eco-friendly activities and PET bottle collection system at CMT’s 2nd JPET Summit in Tokyo. The Japanese retailer promotes green packaging materials – recyclable trays and bioplastic PET containers across its stores. It has automatic PET bottle recovery machines across Ito-Yokado, York Benimaru, and York-Mart. Also, presenting at the March 16-17 summit is two of Japan’s leading rPET market players: 1.Eiji Togashi, Head of Environmental Division, FP Corporation on Mechanical PET Bottle-to-Tray and Tray-to-Tray Recycling. FP Corporation is one of the pioneers in recycling food trays as well as PET bottle to trays in Japan. It has an elaborate network of collection points, sorting plants, recycling facilities and distribution centers across the country. More information on their mechanical recycling PET plant in Gifu prefecture and business overview from the recycler 2.Naoshi Yamabe, Director of Tomra Japan on its Reverse Vending Machines (RVM) for recycling plastic bottles & beverage containers. Tomra RVMs are placed across Japan’s supermarkets and other convenient places, where consumers can discard used bottles for automatic selection and separation to achieve waste reduction. RVMs are designed to build a stable bottle-recycling system both on economic and environmental fronts by making the remainder of the recycling process – transportation of recollected bottles and their reuse – more efficient. The Director presents a successful case study of bottle collection at Japan’s retailer – 7 & i. PLUS join a value added Workshop on rPET recycling conducted by Robert Dvorak – Technical Director for VisyPak Australia! For more information, visit event website: http://www.cmtevents.com/main.aspx?ev=160305&pu=266190 Or Contact Friyana at [email protected] / call +65 6346 9144 for registration details.

As an important process equipment parts forming process in many industries, mold and die also often been regarded as the mother of modern industrial production. More than ever, mold and die industry in Vietnam are in need of a solid premise and firming foundation for development. Mr. Duangdej Yuaikwarmdee, Deputy Managing Director and General Manager Vietnam of Reed Tradex Co., Ltd. said that “Vietnam has become increasingly competitive in the field of precision injection molding. Overseas companies that move into Viet Nam also have to procure major parts from overseas, and it is essential for them to raise local procurement rates from the viewpoints of cost reduction and faster delivery.” Mr. Tony Shale, Chief Executive Officer of Euromoney Institutional Investor in Asia affirmed that “Vietnam is becoming one of the fastest growing economies in Asia. Strategic location in the heart of Southeast Asia and fast growth bring Vietnam to become an attractive investment destination for foreign investors.” Indeed, Japan is the world’s second largest supplier of molds and dies and is the world’s largest exporter of molds and dies. The survey by Japan’s Nikkei Economic Times showed that approximate 70 percent of Japanese businesses interviewed considered Vietnam as the most attractive destination, surpassing Thailand, Indonesia and India. There is an important contribution of Japanese investors, and also investors from other countries to drive Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam to increase to 7199 USD Million in the third quarter of 2015 from 2622.50 USD Million in the second quarter of 2015 (reported by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam). Expanding the investment volume in Vietnam, these investors also bring to Vietnam their key production platforms in the mold and die, and of course, with this come their enforced quality system. Recognizing the emerging opportunities, “Vietnam Manufacturing Expo” will make a grander return in 2016 with more defined focuses on mold & die and plastics manufacturing to better serve the core sectors such as electronics and motorcycle parts and components. This edition is ready to introduce 200 brands from 20 countries and offer the exclusive platform to drive business growth with over 10,000 quality buyers eager to capture the success at the right moment, especially after the realization of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which will trigger a country in transition like Vietnam to glide with golden opportunities. “Vietnam Manufacturing Expo 2016” will be held on 06-08 April, 2016 at Hanoi International Center For Exhibition (I.C.E.), Hanoi, Vietnam. This event will co-located with “Sheet Metalex Vietnam 2016” which is Vietnam’s only sheet metal fabrication technology and machinery exhibition. These exhibitions promise to be an interactive ground to facilitate Vietnamese industrialists to discover new technologies that will offer the next level of productivity, collect new knowledge and new ideas, and expand business network. For more information at: http://www.vietnammanufacturingexpo.com/

With continually growing number of investment projects and rapid growth of industrial sectors in Vietnam such as automotive, electronics, construction, and electrical appliances, it is undeniable that there will be more and more demands for sheet metal fabricating technologies. Last year, a cooperation agreement was signed between N&G Investment and Development JSC and General Production, which represents 150 Japanese foundries and metal casting manufacturers to set up a foundry complex covering an area of 127 hectares in the Hanoi Southern Supporting Industrial Park & Urban Services (Hanssip). Indeed, in the Master Plan on Supporting Industry Development to 2020, vision to 2030, Vietnam Government has set up objectives that by 2020, Vietnam will basically become an industrialized country with high competitiveness of supporting industry products and meeting 45% of essential demand for domestic production, consumption and exporting 25% of industrial production value. By 2030, supporting industry products meets 70% of demand for domestic production and consumption. Develop solutions for supporting industries focused on production, promoting business links have also been offered as a basis tool for the implementation on the target. In response to this emerging quest for technologies, Reed Tradex has launched the first edition of “Vietnam Sheet Metal 2016” to be the only sheet metal fabrication technology and machinery exhibition in the country. Leading solution providers of sheet metalworking technologies will gather to present their innovative technologies, machineries and solutions to directly and timely match the needs of over 10,000 potential buyers. Its exhibition profile encompasses all core sectors of the sheet metal working process presented by over 200 brands from 20 countries to forge out new possibilities and opportunities in the most dynamic and vibrant marketing platform for sheet metal industry in Vietnam. Mr. Duangdej Yuaikwarmdee, Deputy Managing Director and General Manager Vietnam of Reed Tradex Co., Ltd. said that “Vietnam’s industry has had strong stages of development and it has contributed in a large part to the rapid speed of economic growth. It is widely recognized that the manufacturing industry will play an important role in the success of Vietnam’s industrialization by 2020. Meanwhile, the integration pressure on industrial products will get higher when all free trade commitments are fully implemented by 2018. In order to support the Vietnamese industrialists to be prepared and catch up the trend from now, Vietnam Sheet Metal 2016 is launched and will be a show which offers the most business opportunities, a vast range of knowledge and information.” “Vietnam Sheet Metal 2016” will be co-located with “Vietnam Manufacturing Expo”, Vietnam’s Leading Exhibition on Machine Tools for Mold & Die Making and Injection Technologies for Plastics Manufacturing on 06-08 April, 2016 at Hanoi International Center For Exhibition (I.C.E.), Hanoi, Vietnam. For more information at: www.vnsheetmetal.com

The 13th edition of the China International Machine Tool & Tools Exhibition (CIMES) will be held at Beijing’s China New International Center from June 22 to 26, 2016. CIMES is a truly global machine tool trading and sourcing platform in the world’s largest machine tool market: China. As Asia’s leading machine tool exhibition this year, CIMES 2016 will display the widest range of mid and high-end machine tools and tools from leading Chinese suppliers, as well as the latest high-end CNC and Automation technology from top international brands. Demand for machine tools in China is projected to increase 9.2 percent per year to 600 billion yuan in 2017 in the industrial machinery and transportation equipment industries, as well as in the electrical and electronics market. Chinese government also has put robotics technology development as an agenda in their 5 year plan. The domestic machine tool enterprises have accomplished transformation and upgrading by adjusting product structure, extending industrial chain, expanding overseas market, and innovating technologies. Meanwhile, many foreign companies are in an attempt to develop China's high-end machine tool market, such as aerospace, shipbuilding, automobiles, and rail transit. Building global networks through mergers and acquisitions will allow Chinese companies to position themselves well globally and also enable them to expand operations and core competencies. CIMES 2016 will be China’s largest machine tool event for the year with a 120,000sqm gross area. Additionally, 1,300 exhibitors and industry experts from over 30 countries/regions will display nearly 3,000 pieces or sets of machinery and tools at the show, including the latest metal cutting, metal forming, special purpose technology, tools, accessories and components, automation and NC systems and a huge variety of other exhibits. Compared to other machine tool events, CIMES focuses more sharply on business matching and is praised by machine tool companies with an ambitious business expansion plan for the China market. CIMES 2016 will deliver buyers from traditional application industries like automobile, aerospace, rail transit and shipbuilding. Buyers from fast-growing emerging industries like medical equipment and new energy also trust this event as a rich procurement channel. Moreover, CIMES will run a Diamond Club program for 1,500 senior business executives and host 500 buyers from across China, making every participant’s engagement with the show full of value and efficient. Between June 22 and 26, as well as being a vivid display of the latest manufacturing and processing innovations in the machine tool trade, CIMES will offer participants 20 conferences and at least 30 collocated technical seminars. These sessions, organized by industry groups, trade publications, academic institutions and high profile companies in the trade, will cover a wide array of the industry’s most advanced manufacturing technologies and applications. Over 20 years, CIMES has garnered widespread industry acclaim and support from the manufacturing sector, equipment users and local/international trade companies. After over twenty years of development, CIMES has now significantly enhanced its international profile. 2016 show will be a major highlight on the machine tools and manufacturing industry calendar.