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Chairman’s Report for 2011/2012 given to members at the
33
rd
Annual General Meeting on 28 March 2012
2011 was a prosperous year for ITA sponsored technical
conferences. The first one was “Yokohama Tube & Pipe
2011 in Osaka”, which was jointly sponsored with JSTP
(Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity). It was extremely
successful despite the difficult situation after the North-East
Japan earthquake and tsunami catastrophe. More than 180
participants including 125 Japanese enjoyed the technical
papers compiled by Professor Kiuchi as well as tube/pipe
market trends in not only Japan but in Europe, China and
Brazil.
The second one was the “Pipe & Tube World Conference
2011”, which was held in Düsseldorf, mainly sponsored by
SMS Meer and Messe Düsseldorf and several companies
and organisations. Both technical events were highly
appreciated and attracted total audiences of over 350
delegates.
During 2011 the ITA participated in and supported several
exhibitions in Dubai, Istanbul, Moscow, Bangkok and São
Paulo. All these key market events enabled the ITA to
further increase its global profile and influence.
ITA membership has remained steady at 750 members
despite the difficult market conditions. There have been a
number of corporate memberships taken out by tube/pipe
organisations since this category was reintroduced at the
end of 2010.
We understand that this year’s Tube Düsseldorf had record
exhibit space and that for the first time the combined Tube/
wire Düsseldorf space will exceed 100,000 square meters.
This most important event for our industry continues to
thrive and will be attracting visitors from all over the world.
Three other important exhibitions supported by the ITA
take place this year. Tube Russia in Moscow in May, which
sold out; Tube China in Shanghai in September which is
most likely set to be larger than the 2010 edition; Tube
India in Mumbai in October, now combined with Wire &
Cable India.
In closing, I would like to thank all members of the
association for the considerable support and encouragement
I have received throughout the past year as chairman. In
particular, I would like to thank our Executive Secretary
Phillip Knight for his huge support over ten and a half
years. Unfortunately in view of on-going health problems,
he retired end of February this year. Mr Peter Byroslawsky,
who has been a member of the EMB and IEMB since
2004, will take the place of Mr Knight and act as Executive
Secretary. Mr Knight has graciously agreed to assist
Mr Byroslawsky.
Tsutomu Nakata
Chairman
International Tube Association
28 March 2012
International Tube Association
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Quaker appoints EMEA tube
and pipe business manager
Quaker Chemical has announced that
as of 1 August 2012 Andy Barker will
be promoted to the position of tube
and pipe business manager EMEA
(Europe, Middle East and Africa). John
Fivash will retire from this role on the
same date.
With just under 20 years at Quaker
Chemical, Mr Barker brings a vast
amount of experience to the role that
has been gained from working within
various business sectors within the
company.
Mr Barker commented, “I am
delighted to be given this opportunity
to work in one of the most exciting
business sectors within our company
at the moment. Our unique product
offering that covers the entire fluid
process from front to back means I
get to work with interesting product
technology; and I am looking forward
to working with the team of people
around me, transferring that into a
creative cost saving opportunity for
our customers.”
Quaker Chemical is a leading
global provider of tube, pipe and
metalworking fluids and customised
coatings, with manufacturing and R&D
facilities in 18 countries.
The company’s capabilities include
providing process chemicals for all
operations in ERW and seamless mills
and offering technical support staff in
the major industrialised regions of the
world to support local business.
Quaker Chemical Corporation
– USA
Fax: +1 610 832 8682
Email:
Website:
Andy Barker
