ecoMetals:
Pioneers of sustainability

How “green” is the wire, cable, tube and tube processing industry? wire and Tube invite you to get to know the
trendsetters of sustainability. The new initiative of Messe Düsseldorf is called ecoMetals and provides a forum for the drivers of environmentally friendly products, productions and processes. After all, those who intelligently merge economy and ecology lead the competition – and become sought-after partners for their customers.

Developed for pioneers of sustainable responsibility

Thanks to ecoMetals, visitors to wire and Tube will encounter innovative strategies for sustainable responsibility and engage in inspiring discussions with experts on an equal footing. The ecoMetals logo identifies the award-winning innovations: products, processes and technologies in harmony with nature.

The topics covered by ecoMetals

Guide to a sustainable future for the wire and tube industry

Based on the three topics of Green Production Solutions, Energy and Carbon Management Solutions, and Circular Solutions, ecoMetals demonstrates in a practical way how companies can use forward-looking technologies to transform their processes, reduce emissions, and set new standards for a climate-friendly industry.

Eine Pflanze wächst aus einem Zahnrad als Symbol für umweltfreundliche Produktion.

Green Production Solutions 2.0

New, energy-efficient production processes and resource-saving technologies

The wire and tube industry is on the threshold of a new era: one in which quality, efficiency and sustainability go hand in hand. With ‘Green Production Solutions 2.0’, companies are proving that resource-saving processes, digital control systems and low-emission raw materials are not only ecologically sound, but also economically viable for the future. Whether it's precise wire drawing processes with reduced energy consumption or the production of tubes from green steel – at wire and Tube, the industry is showing what sustainable production looks like in practice.

Symbol für CO2-Reduktion auf einer grünen Kugel neben drei Holzkugeln mit den Buchstaben C, C und S stehend für Carbon Capture Storage

Energy and Carbon Management Solutions

Solutions for reducing emissions and efficient energy use

The future of wire and tube manufacturing is not only electric – it is low-emission, networked and renewable. With solutions for using hydrogen, recovering waste heat and storing process energy, ‘Energy and Carbon Management’ opens up new possibilities for sustainable industrialisation. At wire and Tube, pioneers in energy and CO₂ transformation will present how energy-intensive production processes are being reimagined and made climate-friendly – from hydrogen-based annealing lines to CO₂-neutral pipe galvanising.

Luftaufnahme eines Waldes mit einer Unendlichkeitsschleife im Boden als Symbol für Kreislaufwirtschaft

Circular Solutions

Circular economy, recycling and reuse of raw materials

The wire and tube industry shows that the circular economy is much more than just recycling. It is a new way of thinking in closed cycles – from design to use to recovery. Innovative technologies for urban mining, intelligent scrap processing and digitally documented material flows are used to create high-quality products from secondary raw materials. At wire and Tube, visitors can see how aluminium, copper and steel embark on a second life cycle – high-performance, standard-compliant and resource-efficient.

ecoMetals Trail

Discover the pioneering innovations for environmentally friendly products, sustainable production methods and resource-saving processes in the wire, cable, pipe and tube processing industry in 2026 with the digital ecoMetals Trail.