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January 9, 2019 Volume 21, Issue 10 INSIDE THIS ISSUEPrysmian Group & General Cable: I ntegration at Full Power Aptiv: Autonomous Driving & Tech Center......2 When the Prysmian Group, Milan, Italy, acquired all the outstanding shares of New Brand Identity for Comtran Cable...........2General Cable, Highland Heights, KY, USA, common stock for US$30 per share Carris Reels Launches New Website...............3 ITA Shuts Down Internet Access.......................3in cash back in June 2018, General Cable became a privately held company. And Sumitomo Electric Completes HVDC System..4according to both companies, along the ongoing full Integration path, Prysmian Nexans Installs First Four Nordlink Cables......4 Priority Wire Price Increase...............................4Group and General Cable are together becoming stronger. And the companies AFL Launches Tight Buffered Cables................5also point out that this is only the beginning. What is Prysmian Group today? SAB Integrates TEDS Components...................5Discover in the accompanying graphic, the numbers of a stronger, One Com- LEONI Equips Robots Volkswagen EVs............6pany. CEO Prysmian Group, Valerio Battista, commented on the companies’ Belden Partners with ITDRC..............................6 NKT’s Digital Cable Drum Tracking................... 7integration, “Another step forward in the integration process that, thanks to the Hengtong Delivers Submarine Cable.............. 7 efforts of each of us, we’re Molex Enhances Automotive Ethernet............. 7 achieving in record times.” WHMA Conference Sessions............................8 “Thanks to the merger, we now have a compre- Presented by: hensive suite of materials, products and process wire & and cable know-how. As the industry leader, we Initial Publications, Inc. have the responsibility to 1741 Akron Peninsula Rd, shape the industry with Akron, OH 44313 USA innovations that will de- liver on future energy and Tl: +1 330 864 2122 • Fx: +1 330 864 5298 communication needs of e-mail: [email protected] communities,” said Srini Siripurapu, Prysmian Sr. VP. Unity is strength and the full Integration process of the two companies is Chip Lippincott Publishermaking a stronger Group, facing the future as a single company. Fabrizio Mike McNulty VP & Editor Rutschmann, Chief HR Officer, Prysmian Group, said, “We empower our people Jim Masar Senior Editor Tom Hutchinson Global Sales Manager Mike Dies Sales Representativeto grow by leveraging on career opportunities, expressing themselves and sharing different ideas to make ourcompany stronger.” www.prysmiangroup.com / investor.generalcable.comNexans Awarded Full Turnkey Contract to Reinforce Philippines National Grid Subscribe @ www.wiretech.com/overview.asp In the last 15 years, power consumption in the Philippines has reportedly in-creased by almost 80% to achieve over 94,370 GWh in 2017. To meet the country’sgrowing energy needs, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP)is looking to unify and reinforce the national grid with the launch of the MindanaoVisayas Interconnection Project. For the submarine link of the project, Nexans, Paris,France, has been awarded a full turnkey contract for the manufacturing, deliveryand installation of 350 kV HVDC submarine cable, worth over €100 million. Nexans will manufacture, deliver andinstall 350 kV HVDC mass-impregnated (MI) submarine cable in water up to 650 m deep. www.nexans.comWire & Cable Stock Indexes % CHANGE % CHANGE since last issue YTD 2018 Specializing in Equipment for theOVERVIEW 40 2700 -3.0 0.0 Wire & Cable Industry.OVERVIEW Electrical 2089 -3.5 0.0 • Appraisers • Auctions • Individual Pieces or Entire PlantsOVERVIEW Communications 610 -0.5 0.0 +1.401.943.3777: phone -2.9 0.0 +1.401.943.3670: faxOVERVIEW Steel 283 •All data are from prices listed on the market on Jan. 2, 2019. e-mail: [email protected] Page 1

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTJanuary 9, 2019 Bekaert confirms 2H 2018 place, or are in the course of im- underlying performance plementation to turn around the= Notebook with caveat on write-offs profitability of weaker performing businesses or to cease certain op- Comtran Cable Launches Bekaert has confirmed underly- erations. These measures include New Brand Identity ing performance during the second restructuring and impairment costs, Comtran Cable, Attleboro, MA, half of 2018 in line with the outlook which will be classified as one-off USA, a provider of specialty elements in the reported EBIT of cable and system solutions, has provided, recog- 2018. These include impairment launched a new brand identity, nizing the impact and lay-off costs related to the logo and tagline. The organi- of improvement actions taken. plant closings of Figline Valdarno zation will now be known as The Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group in Italy and the Dramix® plant in Comtran. In an effort to reflect (BBRG) is showing improvement in Costa Rica; restructuring measures the forward-moving direction underlying performance, but the in Bekaert Bradford, UK, Bekaert of the company, the new brand company will make a series of Ipoh Malaysia and Bridon-Bekaert identity represents Comtran’s adjustments without cash impact Ropes Group Brazil; and impair- commitment to innovation and (including pension plan adjust- ment of assets (including the loose new product development, while ments and obsolete stock write-offs) abrasive production equipment of honoring Comtran’s 30+ years in totaling around €15 million. These sawing wire). These one-off costs the wire and cable industry. adjustments will bring the total have been partly offset by the sale The new visual identity includes Bekaert performance for the second of land/buildings related to earlier an update to the classic green half below that achieved in the first plant closings in Shah Alam, Ma- logo mark and a new tagline, half, and therefore below guidance. laysia and Huizhou, China. Total net “Innovative Systems. Engineered Excluding these corrections, amount of these measures will be Solutions.” With a modernized underlying EBIT for the Group in some €70 million for full year 2018. image representing an evolving, the second half would have been diverse product portfolio, Com- above that achieved in the first half. www.bekaert.com tran is in a position to expand A variety of actions have taken beyond wire and cable manu- facturing into new markets and Aptiv Announces Autonomous Driving Milestones & product categories. Expansion of Capabilities at Las Vegas Tech Center Since 2013, Comtran has ex- panded its specialty product Aptiv, Las Vegas, NV, USA, provider to hail an Aptiv AV to and from locations offerings, and has invested in growth of its specialty product of the first autonomous driving technol- throughout the city. Rides are priced at lines. As Comtran continues to grow, the firm embraces the new ogy to be used in a public commercial the standard Lyft rate. image with anticipation to better serve customers, old and new. autonomous vehicle (AV) service, has Aptiv’s autonomous vehicles are sup- www.comtrancorp.com announced the grand opening of its porting more than 1600 destinations “Your one-stop supplier of high-quality, Las Vegas Technical Center. The across Clark County and the City of Las global-value, second-hand nonferrous facility joins Boston, MA, USA; Singa- Vegas including popular entertainment wire & cable equipment” 100 Franklin Street pore; and Pittsburgh, PA, USA as one venues, the Las Vegas Convention Bristol, CT 06010  USA of Aptiv’s major autonomous vehicle Center and City Hall. Plans for servic- T: +1 860 583 4646 • F: +1 860 589 5707 hubs, and is a state-of-the-art, all- ing additional locations, a more expan- E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wireandplastic.com inclusive facility for vehicle operations, sive customer base and additional use research and development and data cases are ongoing. management as well as a technology To date, the program has completed demonstration center. over 25,000 paid autonomous rides, This investment is a milestone in the while maintaining an average pas- company’s continued expansion of its senger rating of 4.95 out of five stars. www.aptiv.com revenue-generating AV activities. Ap- tiv’s technology has been supporting public rides since May 2018. The 130,000 ft2 facility showcases Aptiv’s end-to-end autonomous mobility business. Most notably, Las Vegas is home to the company’s largest self-driving fleet—a portion of which is available to passengers through an ongoing partnership with Lyft, enabling visitors and residentsPage 2

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTKobe Steel’s wire rod will be invested to install three ad- January 9, 2019processing venture in China ditional wire drawing machines, forto increase production capacity a total of 11, and two more heating Notebook furnaces, bringing the total to eight. Kobe Steel, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, The new equipment is anticipated Carris Reels Launches and the other shareholders of to start up in March and June 2020, Newly Designed WebsiteKobe Special Steel Wire Products respectively. Production capacity Carris Reels, Inc., Proctor, VT,(Pinghu) Co., Ltd. (KSP), have agreed will increase to 5500 metric tons USA, has launched a new web-to increase production capacity at per month. site. The newly designed andthe Chinese joint venture that pro- easy-to-navigate site includescesses special steel wire rods into www.kobelco.co.jp updated product content and issteel wires. The other joint venture mobile and tablet responsive.partners are Shinsho Corporation, Freeport-McMoRan completes Osaka Seiko Limited, Meihoku Ko- transaction with Indonesia The site offers a wide product/gyo Co., Ltd., Metal One Corporation Government for PT-FI rights solutions range; USA, Canada,and Kyodo Shaft Co., Ltd. Mexico locations; and employee Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX), ownership within the Carris KSP was established in 2007 to Phoenix, AZ, USA, has announced Community of Companies—Car-supply steel cold heading (CH) steel ris Reels, J. Hamelin Industrieswires to parts manufacturers. The the completion of and Lone Star Reel, Inc.wires are used to make automo- its transaction withtive bolts, nuts and bearing prod- the Indonesian government regard- www.carris.comucts. Full-scale operation began in ing PT Freeport Indonesia’s (PT-FI) ITA Shuts Down Its Websites2009. Kobe Steel provides 100% of long-term mining rights and share The International Trade Admin-the special steel wire rods used by ownership. istration (ITA), Washington DC,KSP so that the same high-quality FCX expects its share of future USA, took the opportunity to shutmaterial available in Japan can be cash flows of the expanded PT-FI down its websites (listed below)used to manufacture high-quality asset base, combined with the cash while the USA federal govern-parts in China. proceeds received in the transac- ment has instituted a lapse in tion, to be comparable to its share appropriations. KSP has so far increased its of anticipated future cash flowsproduction capacity four times. This under PT-FI’s previous Contract of OVERVIEW’s editorial staff imag-fifth capacity expansion will help Work and joint venture arrange- ines that the federal governmentmeet the growing needs of KSP’s ments with Rio Tinto (Joint Venture). has little or no understanding ofcustomers who anticipate a further Richard C. Adkerson, Vice Chair- the term “working capital”.increase in demand. man of the Board, President and CEO of Freeport McMoRan, said, www.trade.gov / www.export.gov Approximately 900 million yen “The completion of this transac- tion reflects the culmination of a NIEHOFF ENDEX multi-year process to accomplish North America a ‘win/win’ outcome for all parties. This landmark event establishes Your Worldwide Partner the beginning of a new long-term For Non Ferrous Wire Processing Equipment partnership between FCX and the Republic of Indonesia. Under 1 Mallard Court, Swedesboro, NJ 08085 USA the leadership of President Joko Tel.: 856.467.4884 [email protected] Widodo and the Ministry of Energy Fax: 856.467.0584 www.Niehoff-USA.com and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Environ- ment and Forestry, the Ministry of State Owned Enterprises and BKPM (Indonesia’s Investment Board), and with support from the provincial and regional governments, we have developed a new structure that Page 3

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTJanuary 9, 2019 Nexans Installs First Four Nordlink Cables In October 2018, Nexans of Paris, nated (MI) high-voltage direct current Notebook France, successfully completed the (HVDC) interconnector cables with a Sumitomo Electric Completes 400 kV HVDC Cable System installation of the first four cables of total length of around 700 km. Sumitomo Electric Industries, NordLink, the power connection be- While a part of these cables is still being Ltd. has completed the connec- tion of an HVDC interconnec- tween Norway and Germany. manufactured in Nexans’ Norway plant tor cable system between the The NordLink project is an important in Halden, Nexans has already manu- UK and Belgium. The system, to be in step towards the development of a factured and installed two thirds of the commercial opera- tion in Q1 2019, will transmit the climate-friendly energy market of interconnection length. The cables world’s highest voltage, 400 kV with XLPE insulated DC cable. the future. A collaboration between are installed with the advanced cable- Sumitomo subsidiary, J-Power Systems Corp., signed a contract Statnett, TenneT and the German laying vessel, C/S Nexans Skagerrak, in 2015 for design, manufactur- ing and construction of the HVDC promotional bank, KfW, the 1400 MW and trenched using the Nexans Capjet interconnector cable system between UK and Belgium with interconnector will connect the Norwe- system. The last two cables are cur- Nemo Link Ltd. to exchange electricity up to 1000 MW be- gian and German electricity markets to rently being manufactured in Halden tween UK and Belgium. www.global-sei.com allow the two countries to exchange and will be installed according to the Priority Wire Price Increase renewable energy. For instance, it will planning in 2019. www.nexans.com Effective January 1, 2019, Priority be possible to export surplus wind and Wire has increased prices be- tween 3% and 5% solar power produced in Germany to across the board on all products. The main driver Norway. At the same time, Norway will is increased freight costs caused by the lack of drivers and reduc- be able to export its surplus hydroelec- tion in hours that can be worked, which have driven up freight tric power to Germany. costs. This is in addition to in- creased reel, pallet and lumber In the framework of the €500 million costs that have risen throughout contract awarded to the group in 2015, the year. This is independent of Nexans is designing, manufacturing the tariff increases, which have and installing six 525 kV mass-impreg- happened throughout 2018. will bring greater benefits to the chines are now in place and fully www.prioritywire.com people of Indonesia while providing operational. This equipment fea- investment certainty for FCX’s major tures advanced digital control tech- investments in Indonesia. nology, providing extremely tight tolerances for precision molding. “Both FCX and the Government of Indonesia take pride in what we The new equipment installed in- have accomplished together at cludes 10 injection molding presses, the Grasberg operation in Papua, 45 to 258 metric tons. Six of these which has been developed into one presses are 45 to 55 metric ton of the world’s largest copper and machines for overmolding and gold mining assets.” insert molding. The 55-ton press is a two-position shuttle press. investors.fcx.com The remaining four machines are NAI invests in its horizontal Injection Molding press- Gaylord Michigan Plant es, which are fully servo-controlled and loaded with state-of-the-art NAI, Troy, MI, USA, a leading components and features. manufacturer of custom end-to-end connectivity solutions for high-per- Molded products in Gaylord will formance systems in the industrial, support existing customer business, telecom, data and medical indus- as components will be shipped tries, has initiated several signifi- to NAI’s four plants in Hermosillo, cant equipment investments at its Mexico, where final assembly takes Gaylord, MI USA plant, exceeding place. Also, the molding equipment US$3 million. The opening of the enables NAI to manufacture other Gaylord plant was announced a custom products and components, year ago. NAI is now expanding extending their ability to manufac- its initial operations in Gaylord with ture products for new customers significant capital investments in and applications such as medical new equipment. and surgical devices. Many of the new molding ma- The NAI Gaylord plant is currentlyPage 4

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTadding a second shift and will oper- data centers, IoT, small cells, Wi-Fi January 9, 2019ate a 2×10 schedule. The company and point-of-sale connectivity areis hiring for related positions. demanding enhanced connectivity Notebook solutions. Addressing these market NAI is also currently building a needs, SPEL is our next step towards AFL Launches Plenum new Clean Room in the Gaylord cutting-edge high-speed, robust Tight Buffered Cablesplant for the application of ad- and agile connectivity solutions.”vanced hydrophilic coatings on Spartanburg, SC, USA-basedproprietary medical products and At SPEL, Sterlite Tech will perform AFL, introduces its high-fiberadvanced vacuum thermo-sealing multiple critical tests to confirm count Indoor/Outdoor Plenumof specialty packaging, prior to spe- cable quality and performance tight buffered cables.cialized electron beam sterilization. compliance. Ideal for campus envi-ISO 13485 certification has been ronments, the helicallyapplied for and is expected to be www.sterlitetech.com stranded design is avail-completed in March 2019. able from 36 to 72 fibers. TE Connectivity approves The sub-units and outer www.nai-group.com further shares repurchase sheath contain a UV stabilizer and increases dividend and anti-fungus protection forSterlite Tech establishes lab use in outdoor applications.for structured cabling solutions TE Connectivity Ltd., located in Cables are tested to meet or Schaffhausen, Swit- exceed EIA/TIA 568-A/GR-409- Sterlite Tech, a global data net- zerland, a world CORE and ICEA-S-104-696, work solutions com- leader in connectiv- and are compliant to Directive pany, has established 2002/95/EC (RoHS). a Specialty Products ity and sensors, has recently an- nounced that its Board of Directors www.aflglobal.comExperience Lab (SPEL) in Silvassa, has authorized an increase in itsIndia, to offer end-to-end connectiv- share repurchase program by SAB Bröckskes Integratesity architecture solutions for global an additional US$1.5 billion. Any TEDS Componentstelcos, ISPs, cloud companies and repurchases will be made in ac-data centers. The SPEL lab is the cordance with applicable securities SAB Bröckskes GmbH & Co. KG,latest addition to Sterlite Tech’s other laws in the open market or in pri- Viersen, Germany, can integrateinnovation/research centers. The vate transactions. The repurchase TEDS components into differentfirm is home to India’s only Center program is subject to business standard connections. Measur-of Excellence for photonics and and market conditions, and may ing techniques include SUB-D,glass science research, Center for be commenced, suspended or dis- Lemo and ODU connectors. TheSmarter Networks for innovation on continued at any time or from timefuture network applications and two to time without prior notice. TEDS Transduc-software delivery centers. er Electronic The Board also approved a Data Sheet is The new Silvassa lab, adds to recommendation to increase the an electronicSterlite Tech’s high-precision com- company’s quarterly dividend from memory element on which iden-munications expertise for the last- US$0.44 to US$0.46 per share for tification data of the connectedmile. Armed to demonstrate the the four fiscal quarters starting in sensors are recorded. The tech-physical layer of the connectivity ar- April 2019, the beginning of the third nology is usable where space ischitecture end-to-end, SPEL enables fiscal quarter. The recommendation limited or retrofitting is required.real-life experience of network would raise the company's dividend www.sab-cable.comdesign inventions for small cells, from the annual rate of US$1.76 perInternet of Things (IoT), CCTV surveil- share to US$1.84 per share, andlance and related applications. will be presented for shareholder approval at the company’s annual Highlighting the need for this general meeting of shareholderscapability addition, Ankit Agarwal, on March 13, 2019. The recom-CEO-Telecom Products, Sterlite Tech, mendation represents the ninthsaid, “Changing bandwidth re- consecutive year of increases to thequirements is driving major shifts company’s annual dividend rate.in enterprise networking. All emerg-ing applications including Cloud www.te.com Page 5

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTJanuary 9, 2019 LEONI Equips Robots for Production Notebook of Volkswagen (VW) Electric Vehicles Belden Partners with ITDRC LEONI AG, Nürmberg, Germany, a for Disaster Recovery Efforts global provider of energy and data Global leader in signal transmis- management solutions in the automo- supporting customers with preventive tive sector and other industries, has maintenance, repairs and the adapta- sion solutions for been awarded a contract by Volk- tion of existing energy supply systems. mission-critical swagen (VW) to equip 1300 robots Installation of the energy supply sys- applications, Belden Inc., St. with the innovative dresspack solution tems in Zwickau started as early as Louis, MO, USA, has announced LSH 3 for the production of electric ve- mid-August, and was completed for the its partnership with the Infor- hicles on the modular electric platform first vehicle model by the end of 2018. mation Technology Disaster MEB at the OEM’s production site in In the course of the next two years, Resource Center (ITDRC), sup- Zwickau. In this way, LEONI is provid- several Volkswagen models are to be plying cabling and connectivity ing the customer with crucial support produced in Zwickau based on the new solutions at no cost to assist with in changing its production site for com- MEB platform. The Zwickau site will be disaster-recovery efforts from bustion engine vehicles into a facility dedicated solely to electromobility as the Camp Fire in California and for electromobility only. One hundred of the end of 2020. recent hurricanes in the south- robots have already been fitted. east United States. LEONI is fitting robots with the dress- www.leoni.com Belden provided bulk Category pack solution LSH 3 for various bond- 5e riser-rated cable and REV- ing methods such as welding, han- Connect Connectivity Solutions dling, laser bonding, clinching and also that enabled ITDRC to establish adhesive bonding. The project also temporary connectivity infra- involves the installation of floor cable structure for evacuation shelters harnesses, i.e., installing the cabling and campgrounds, donation for the robots or from the stationary warehouses, recovery centers tool to the robot control unit. and command centers in areas LEONI always pursues a holistic sys- impacted by disasters. tem approach in the field of robotics, Establishing free Internet-con- nected networks helped emer- Nexans reaches milestone est turnkey submarine project that gency responders continue to lo- in Terna’s MONITA project Nexans has completed to date. The cate occupants, keep residents cable supplied by Nexans compris- in contact with family, while pro- The MONITA (MONtenegro-ITAly) es 423 km of aluminum conductor viding access to updated condi- project to link the power grids be- subsea cable and 22 km of copper tions info, restore connectivity in conductor onshore cable. remote areas, provide wireless tween the Balkan service in places where cellular peninsula and Italy www.nexans.com signals weren’t available, get will help to secure the energy sup- schools and hospitals back plies of European countries and Angelo Pantaleo to assume on-line and help officials locate integrate their electrical systems top post at Marmon Holdings equipment and other resources. while providing significant addi- www.belden.com tional exporting capabilities. Angelo V. Pantaleo has become In 2012, Nexans was awarded Chairman and CEO of global in- You need it—We have it! a €340 million contract by Terna, dustrial conglomerate Marmon 802.773.9111 the Transmission System Operator Holdings, Inc., Chicago, IL USA, a of Italy’s power network, to supply subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway www.carris.com one of the two 500 kV HVDC cables Inc., effective January 1, 2019. His [email protected] for the new interconnector linking promotion was announced by Greg the Cepagatti converter station in Abel, Vice Chairman of Berkshire Pescara, Italy, to the Kotor converter Hathaway. Pantaleo, currently station near Budva in Montenegro. President of Marmon Holdings, suc- The project has now reached a key ceeds Frank S. Ptak, who has retired milestone as Nexans has com- after leading Marmon for 13 years. pleted the installation and testing of its 445 km submarine and land Marmon Engineered Wire & mass-impregnated HVDC cable. Cable (EWC), consists of 15 world- The MONITA project is the larg- class cable manufacturing com- panies and 1775 cable specialistsPage 6

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORTHengtong Delivers Submarine Optical Cable January 9, 2019to Chile; Celebrates 10,000 km Overseas Delivery NotebookOn November 26, 2018, the “Hengtong Hengtong also released a number ofOverseas 10,000 km Submarine Opti- new products including submarine NKT Releases Digital Cablecal Cable Delivery Ceremony” was equipment fitting stations, a stereo Drum Tracking Solutionheld in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, intelligent anchor observation system, With a new IoT-based platform,celebrating Hengtong’s success in two-stage composite cables for ap- NKT is now ready to meet cus-manufacturing and delivering nearly plication in marine disaster prevention tomer demands for smart track-3000 km of submarine optical cable pre-warning networks and an environ- ing of cable drums and improvedto Chile’s FOA Project and achiev- mental monitoring system for ports anding cumulative overseas deliveries of wharfs as well as an underwater oil and project manage-10,000 km of submarine optical cable. gas production and monitoring system. ment processes.This reportedly ranks Hengtong first in As a global leading communications The technologythe world in both capacity and delivery and power cable service provider, will annually pro-to the domestic submarine optical Hengtong is committed to developing vide utilities, energy providerscable market. This is a milestone in and integrating marine communica- and installations companiesChina’s submarine cable industry and tions and power transmission tech- significant cost savings, improvehighlights the “made in China” drive in nologies and systems. In the past five the utilization of cable drums andinternational oceanic communications. years, Hengtong has built a global- minimize the risk of cable theft. NKT revolutionizes asset and leading submarine optical cable R&D project management in the pow- production base including a system er cable industry with the digital integration, testing center and a dock TrackMyDrum that enables smart cabling system, making Hengtong one handling of cable drums. of the leading submarine optical cable www.nkt.com companies, both at home and abroad. Molex Announces Next www.globenewswire.com Evolution of its Automotive Ethernet Network Platformemployed worldwide. Marmon of Sterlite Power to 10 projects. Molex, Lisle, IL, USA, announcedEngineered Wire & Cable (EWC) is Group CEO, Pratik Agarwal, the next evolution of its award-a US$800 million member of theMarmon Group and a Berkshire/ said, “We are proud and honored winning 10 Gbps Au-Hathaway Company. to be part of the Brazilian growth tomotive Ethernet Net- story. Our motivation to work on the work Platform designed to sup- www.marmonewc.com toughest transmission projects that port OEMs in the developmentSterlite Power wins major empower humanity has been the and design of autonomoustransmission project in Brazil cornerstone of our journey in Brazil. vehicles. We feel committed to the region and The solution offers a complete In the recently concluded auc- look forward to delivering the new vehicPleerfcoormnanneccetivEiltaysetocmoesrysstemtion for transmission project ahead of schedule.” CdPeEliv, eCrSinMg, CsRe,aFmKMles, sHNmBuRlt,iE-zPoDnMeprojects in Brazil, Sterlite wintaerger,wastowioftwn(w3.a3lai0car)reno6da5sa3snc-dm8o3irun4pl1t.teciproclmeohnanredc-tPower, Mumbai, India, emerged as www.sterlitepower.com cabling systems.the winner for Lot 13. The project will www.molex.comrequire an investment of US$0.6 bil- Insteel Industries announces lion over the period of next three to Q1 2019 Conference Call Specialty Additives: Zinc Oxidefive years in the state of Rio Grandedo Sul, south region of the country. Insteel Industries, Inc., located Peroxides, Co-agents, Silica, FRs, etc.This addition increases the portfolio in Mount Airy, NC, USA, has an- (330) 653-8341 Phone: nounced that its first www.liandacorp.com quarter 2019 earn- +1 973 402 4098 ings conference call will be webcast www.simpacks.com live over the Internet on January 17, 2019, at 10 AM ET following re- lease of the company’s first quarter financial results at 6:30 AM ET on that same day. The conference call can be accessed on the company’s website (listed below) and will be archived for replay. insteelgcs.gcsweb.com Page 7

EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIESWHMA Conference Session Jicable’19 Technical Exhibition January 9, 2019 Subscribe @ www.wiretech.com/overview.aspWill Explore Industry Economics Jicable’19 will include an interna- EVENTS The 26th annual WHMA Wire Har- tional technical exhibition from Juneness Conference takes place Febru- 24 to 26, 2019, inside the Congress February 13 – 14, 2019 ary 19 to 22, 2019, at the Fairmont Centre of Versailles in the heart Automotive Ethernet Congress, Munich, Germany Dallas in Dallas, TX, USA. of the Conference area. Around www.automotive-ethernet-congress.de 40 exhibitors will show materials, Talk of tariffs, trade wars and a design, manufacturing, tests, laying February 19 – 22, 2019 tumultuous stock market makes it and operation of polymer insulated WHMA Annual Wire Harness Conference critical that the WHMA membership power cables. Dallas, TX, USA, www.whma.orgkeeps its collective eyes and earsopen. The best way to do that is to Access to the exhibition will be March 5 – 7, 2019 attend the 2019 WHMA Annual Wire reserved for Jicable'19 delegates. Cables 2019, Düsseldorf, Germany Harness Conference, and take in www.ami-international.comthe session: “Wire Harness Industry www.jicable19.frEconomics – The Future and Now”. March 18 – 20, 2019 Over 5400 Toys Donated at ACNA 2019, Charlotte, NC, USA Led by Taylor St. Germain, an Southwire’s Annual Toy Drive www.integer-research.com/conferences/acna-2019Analyst at ITR Economics™, thesession will share what to expect The stage in front of the South- March 25 – 27, 2019 from the economy this year and wire Project GIFT trailers glowed UL and IWCS China 2019, Shanghai, China beyond, covering such topics as with bright lights, smiling faces www.ulandiwcschina.orgindustry and consumer trends, and joyous voices celebrating thebusiness-to-business activity, tax holiday season and the collection May 8 – 9, 2019 reform, trade, inflation, interest of more than 5400 toys for Carroll Electrical Wire Processing Technology rates and more. Attendees be able County’s Toys for Tots. Expo 2019, Milwaukee, WI, USA will learn how their companies can www.electricalwireshow.comtake advantage of their own data This year’s toy drive exceeded theand the economic environment. Southwire Project GIFT’s goal for the May 13 – 16, 2019 They will learn to identify where their second consecutive year. Interwire 2019, Atlanta, GA, USA companies are in the business cycle www.interwire19.comand which key indicators should southwireblog.cominform their business strategies. June 11 – 13, 2019 Wire & Cable Guangzhou 2019 ITR Economics, content provider Guangzhou, China for IEWC’s Hotwire® industry news- www.wire-cable-china.comletter, provides industry-renownedeconomic intelligence to reduce risk June 18 – 19, 2019 and drive practical and profitable Polymers in Cables 2019, Philadelphia, PA, USA business decisions. www.ami.international/events www.whma.org June 18 – 20, 2019 wire Russia 2019, Moscow, Russia www.wire-russia.com • www.mdna.com September 18 – 20, 2019 wire Southeast Asia 2019, Bangkok, Thailand www.wire-southeastasia.com • www.mdna.com September 29, 2019 – October 2, 2019 IWCS 2019, Charlotte, NC, USA www.iwcs.org October 1 – 3, 2019 wire South America 2019, Sào Paulo, Brazil www.wire-south-america.com • www.mdna.com November 6 – 8, 2019 Cable & Wire Fair 2019, New Delhi, India www.cablewirefair.com March 30, 2020 – April 3, 2020 wire 2020, Düsseldorf, Germany www.wire-tradefair.com • www.mdna.com November 23 – 25, 2020 wire India 2020 Mumbai, India www.wire-india.comPage 8