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ASIAN FOCUS Wire and cable a part of Chinese show to be held this November
Land use thwarts some development in India, but one idea shows promise
Organizers of the 8th Shenzhen International Connectors, Inserters, Wires & Cables Industry Exhibition 2008 (AEE2008) report that the event, to be held November 2628, 2008, will draw attendees from more than 60 percent of the 500 top international enterprises. The Expo, organized by Shanghai Kuozhan Exhibition Service Co., Ltd., will cover a wide range of products, a press release said. In addition to connectors and inserters, the event will include a wide range of cables as well as ssociated materials and testing equipment. The exhibition will include an academic seminar and tech-
As India seeks to continue expanding its industrial base, one problem has little to do with finding companies to take part in the growth and everything to do with being a democracy. Yet for at least one case, a solution has been found. POSCO and Mittal have both reported that they will miss production schedules for two of the country’s largest steel projects, POSCO in Orissa and ArcelorMittal in Jharkhand, wire services report. Both companies had hoped to start production before 2010, but will not because of the difficulty they have had in acquiring the necessary land for their plants and mining operations. The use of the land has reportedly been subject to protests raised at public hearings. One report said that even if the company was able to start constructing their plants today, it would be mid 2012 before production could start. That same problem has created a roadblock for the Tata Group’s plans to produce the world’s cheapest car (about US$2,500), the Nano. That concept has been welcomed by some, but some 40,000 protestors gathered recently at Tata Motors plant in Singur, northwest of Calcutta, the state capital, to protest the use of the site, which they claimed had been taken unfairly from local farmers. According to one wire report, the Communist-run government of West Bengal State had invited the Tata Group to set up its plant in Singur, and acquired 1,000 acres from farmers on the company’s behalf. The farmers, the report said, had agreed to sell their land, but have since reconsidered, demanding it back. In one wire report, Ratan Tata, whose Tata Motors is India’s top vehicle maker, was quoted as saying that he
The Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center will host the 8th Shenzhen International Connectors, Inserters, Wires & Cables Industry Exhibition. nology promotion meeting, “gathering high-level people from inside and outside academia and the business community,” the release said. The forum will be used to summarize and exchange new theory, technology and products for the field to provide a top level exchange and cooperation platform, it said. The location of Shenzhen, one of China’s richest and fastest growing cities, is a plus for the event as it is a key to China’s foreign trade, “the best and most important window of foreign trade and technological exchanges,” the release said. It notes that, linked with Hong Kong, Shenzhen “possesses a high degree of business synergies.” In terms of foreign trade, Shenzhen has ranked first for 12 consecutive years and has the China mainland’s highest per capita GDP. For more details, contact: Sea Tang, AEE 2008 office, tel. 86-21-64753707 or mobile 13402053613, fax 86-2164755056, 13145371@163.com, or shkuozhan@126.com.
Tata Motor’s development of its Nano car has run into delays because of protests in India.
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