The third international trade fairs Wire Southeast Asia for the wire and cable industry and Tube Southeast Asia for the tube and pipe markets will be jointly held from 13 – 15 September 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. According to the organiser, Messe Duesseldorf Asia Pte Ltd, the events will take place at a time when strong economic growth of 5.8 % is forecast for the country. Neighbouring nations such as Vietnam (6.4 %), Indonesia (6.4 %) and Malaysia (5.3 %) also anticipate strong growth in 2011. The 2009 events brought together 305 exhibiting companies from 29 countries as well as 5,000 visitors.