OVERVIEW July 20 2020 Issue Flip Book Edition

July 20, 2020 Volume 23, Issue 7 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Prysmian Wins Cable Contracts.......................2 Accel to Build New Manufacturing Facility in USA Philatron Launches Flexible Cable Line........... 2 Gauder Now Majority Shareholder in Setic.....2 Wire and cable manufacturer, Accel International Holdings, Inc., has se- Comtran Expands Ethernet Product Line.........3 lected Port St. Lucie for its southeast Florida expansion in the USA. The company Nexans Sells Unit & Reports on Contracts......3 will build a new 150,000 ft2 manufacturing facility, which is expected to generate HV Cables Market Report.................................4 PolyOne Acquisition & Name Change............4 125 new jobs by 2021. These Panduit & MIT Report on IT Infrastructure........4 jobs will have a projected aver- LS Cable & System Launches Audio Cables...5 age salary of US$47,000. The LEONI’s Work on DC-INDUSTRY Project............5 facility will manufacture high- Cerrowire Personnel & Rep News...................5 performance cables, wires New Book on Copper Wire Drawing...............6 and conductors serving the NKT Wins Cable Contract..................................6 aerospace, medical, industrial New Draka Smart Home Cable....................... 7 and telecommunications mar- Norwich Rod Plant Closing............................... 7 ketplace with silver, nickel and tin-plated copper and copper alloy products. Conference Calls & Webcasts.......................... 7 Emtelle & Incab Launch Emcab JV................... 7 Founded in 2006, Accel operates three modern manufacturing facilities Over 500 Exhibitors at wire China 2020..........8 in Connecticut and Indiana, comprised of 450,000 ft2 of vertically integrated Virtual Events from CRU & IWCS.......................8 processes. The company primarily serves the domestic marketplace, but also has international activity in Canada, Mexico and China. Presented by: “Accel’s expansion in Port St. Lucie is great news for Florida’s growing manu- & facturing sector,” said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. “Accel’s ability to create high-performance equipment will greatly benefit the aerospace, medical and Initial Publications, Inc. telecommunications industries. We look forward to Accel’s employment contri- 1741 Akron Peninsula Rd, bution of 125 new jobs by 2021.” Accel’s new 150,000 ft2 manufacturing facility Akron, OH 44313 USA will be situated on 10 acres in Port St. Lucie’s Tradition Center for Commerce. And with a vision for additional expansion, Accel has acquired a total of 40 Tl: +1 330 864 2122 • Fx: +1 330 864 5298 acres for future development activity and has made a total capital investment www.wiretech.com of US$55 million. The company is scheduled to break ground on the new Port St. Lucie facility later this year. www.accelinternational.com Chip Lippincott Publisher Subscribe @ www.wiretech.com/overview.asp Mike McNulty VP & Editor Nexans Wins AMSC Contract for Electric Grid Project Jim Masar Senior Editor Tom Hutchinson Global Sales Manager Nexans, Paris, France, has been awarded a contract by AMSC to produce a Mike Dies Sales Representative Sally Goss Sales Representative cable for the Resilient Electric Grid (REG) project in Chicago. The cable, together with a special jointing system, will be deployed in a Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) substation. Using Am- perium superconductor wire manufactured by AMSC, Nexans will manufacture the cable for the REG project at its special- ized superconductor facility in Hannover, Germany. The cable installation in Chicago is scheduled for the end of 2020. “We are delighted to be working with AMSC to take Chicago’s REG superconductor cable project to the next phase,” said Jérôme Fournier, Chief Technical Officer for Nexans. www.nexans.com Wire & Cable Stock Indexes % CHANGE % CHANGE since last issue YTD 2020 OVERVIEW 38 2975 +5.2 -15.0 Specializing in Equipment for the +5.3 -11.8 Wire & Cable Industry. OVERVIEW Electrical 2454 +4.5 -20.1 • Appraisers • Auctions +5.0 -34.1 OVERVIEW Communications 553 • Individual Pieces or Entire Plants +1.401.943.3777: phone OVERVIEW Steel 225 +1.401.943.3670: fax • All data are from prices listed on the market on July 13, 2020. e-mail: [email protected] Page 1

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT July 20, 2020 Jeff Leone to CEO & Tuttle to Jay Lahman to CEO VP Sales at Radix Wire & Cable at LAPP North America = Notebook Radix Wire & Cable, Cleveland, LAPP North America, Florham Prysmian Wins Contracts for OH, USA, announces that Jeff Leone Park, NJ, USA, has appointed Jay Underground Cable Project has been named CEO Lahman as CEO. He is respon- Prysmian Group, world leader of Radix Wire & Cable. sible for the North in energy and tele- Leone has had exten- American region com cable systems, sive experience in various global including LAPP was awarded contracts for the companies including BASF and USA, LAPP Canada, SuedLink Corridor in Germany, most recently as CEO of specialty LAPP Mexico and the largest ever underground chemical company, Rutland. LAPP Tannehill. Jay cable project, by German trans- Lahman reports to mission grid operators, Trans- Jeremy Tuttle is now VP of Sales Georg Stawowy, LAPP Chairman of netBW GmbH and TenneT. and Marketing for High Tempera- the Board of Directors, Lapp Hold- Worth over €800 million, the ture. Tuttle has deep automotive ing, N.A. Inc. contracts involve design, manu- segment experience and was most facture, supply, lay, joint, test recently at ITW. Tuttle’s colleague is Lahman has nearly 25 years and commissioning of a 2GW Danielle Purewal who leads the Fire cable industry experience includ- underground cable system from Protection business segment ing electrical, industrial, utility, OEM, north to south Germany. data communication and specialty These awards follow those se- Radix’s Engineering/R&D group markets. For 14 years, he led busi- cured by Prysmian for SuedOst- is working on new product innova- ness transformation and growth Link and A-Nord Corridors, hav- tions across a variety of industrial through expanding scope and ing an overall €1.8 billion value. segments. Radix is also searching leadership roles within General for an acquisition to expand its Cable-US. He also served as VP/ www.prysmiangroup.com product offering. Forward ideas to GM for General Cable-Europe. Leone at [email protected]. Philatron Launches lappusa.lappgroup.com Highly Fexible Cable Line www.radix-wire.com Philaflex™, the Ultimate M3432 CO Military Flexible Cable, by Gauder Now Majority Shareholder in Setic Philatron, Santa Fe Springs, CA, Gauder&Co., owner of the Gauder in France (Roanne and a Paris suburb). USA, is of great importance to Group is now majority shareholder Despite the COVID-19 crisis, and the the military for portable field of French firm, Setic, which becomes market contraction, Setic is involved in generator power and control cables. Philaflex material report- stronger with committed financial part- serious projects for data, communica- edly allows the M3432 electric cable conductor’s insulation ners to reinforce its business relations tion and special cables in various areas and cable jacketing to be more flexible than any other standard with global customers and suppliers. in the world. In this very difficult period, M3432 cable available today. Setic will continue as leader in LAN, Setic and Pourtier have continued to www.philatron.com data and communication cable ma- serve their customers and deliver or- “Your one-stop supplier of high-quality, global-value, second-hand nonferrous chinery, specializing in high technology ders in USA, Italy, Germany and Russia wire & cable equipment” rotating equipment. Pourtier continues during the past three months, and soon 100 Franklin Street as leader in Milliken, specialized in ro- expect a delivery to China. Bristol, CT 06010  USA T: +1 860 583 4646 • F: +1 860 589 5707 tating machines for power cables. And The world is recognizing the urgent E-mail: [email protected] C2S remains as the service division for need in data and communication Website: www.wireandplastic.com customers needing spare parts, con- cables, which have become ubiquitous sumables, upgrade, etc., for all brands. for the development of 5G, robotics, The new shareholer arrangement will connected objects and even for new significantly strengthen scopes of sup- applications that have not yet been ply for Setic, Pourtier and C2S, and invented. Setic is offering the technical improve the ability to provide optimum solutions to support its customers to be customer support. The technical and ready for their future challenges. en.gaudergroup.com sales teams will still be in two places Page 2

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project in Egypt. for the wire and from Prysmian SpA. The agreement cable industry terminated due to regulatory ap- www.nexans.com proval not being received prior to the expiration of the parties’ agreed time period to satisfy the closing conditions. Chris Koch, Chairman/CEO, said “We were enthusiastic about completing the transaction, but un- mholland.com 800-608-1577 fortunately the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the delay in timely Page 3

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT July 20, 2020 Panduit & MIT Report on IT Infrastructure’s Impact on Global Digital Transformation: AI, IoT, 5G, Edge Notebook Global leader in innovative electrical viders and locations. And this requires HV Cables Market Valued at US$47.2 Billion by 2027 and network infrastructure solutions, an IT infrastructure that ensures reli- The global high-voltage cables market size is forecast to reach Panduit, Tinley Park, IL, How an agile, robust, and flexible IT infrastructure can make ability, is scalable to meet US$47.2 billion by 2027, at a or break digital transformation CAGR of 3.7%, according to a new report by Grand View Re- USA, and MIT Technol- Intelligent demands and is flexible for search, Inc. Increasing invest- Produced in association with infrastructure an evolving environment. ments in offshore wind farms and desire for energy generation ogy Review Insights, from renewable sources are the major factors driving the market. Cambridge, MA, USA, the Technology executives The demand for refined power publishing division of MIT interviewed for the report T&D systems is expected to be Technology Review, have span the financial, health- another critical factor driving the market over the forecast period. released a new industry care and manufacturing Read the report, High-Voltage Cables Market Size, Share & report providing an up-to- sectors. They indicated that Trends Analysis Report By End Use (Energy & Power, Building date perspective on the most key strategic technol- & Construction), By Installation (Overhead, Underground, Sub- disruptive technologies ogy initiatives are driven marine), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2020-2027, at: fueling global digital trans- by the need to grow with www.grandviewresearch.com formation, titled, Intelligent greater agility and adapt Infrastructure: How an agile, robust, to rapidly changing commercial, envi- PolyOne Completes Clariant and flexible IT infrastructure can make ronmental and regulatory conditions. Acquisition & Changes Name or break digital transformation. Use cases include AI for recognizing PolyOne Corporation, head- quartered in Cleveland, OH, Per the report, in a highly competi- a customer’s pet, IoT networks that USA, has recently completed its purchase of the color master- tive global environment strained by assess bushfire risk, real-time patient batch businesses of Clariant and Clariant Chemicals India Ltd. the pandemic, businesses require interactions through mobile apps and PolyOne has also announced that it has changed data/analytics to resolve operational blockchain-secured supplier tracing for its name and will now be called Avient. dilemmas, highlight roads for growth palm oil commodities. Whether it is 5G, www.polyone.com and increase productivity of dispersed migrating to hybrid cloud, or moving www.avient.com employees. While digital transforma- toward the Edge, technology leaders tion is well underway, a truly digital-first are deploying network infrastructures business environment increasingly that are reliable, scalable and flexible. requires integrating applications, data Download the report at: www.panduit.com and management across all cloud pro- receiving the regulatory approval. other business combination op- We remain focused on being the portunities or stock repurchases. supplier of choice to our North American and European aero- BofA Securities, Inc. is acting as space customers, and committed the lead book-running manager to expanding our industry-leading for the offering. The offering will be product offerings and capabilities. made only by means of a prospec- tus supplement and the accompa- www.carlisle.com nying base prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from the Carpenter Technology book-running manager. public offering of senior notes www.carpentertechnology.com Carpenter Technology Corp., Philadelphia, Houston Wire & Cable PA, USA, has announces promotions commenced an underwritten public offering of senior notes subject to Houston Wire & Cable Company, market and other conditions. The Houston, TX, USA, has announced company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay You need it—We have it! in full its 5.200% senior notes due 802.773.9111 2021. Excess net proceeds will be used for general corporate pur- www.carris.com poses including additions to work- [email protected] ing capital, capital expenditures, repayment of debt, the financing of acquisitions, joint ventures and Page 4

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT several promotions. level cable designs and bend per- July 20, 2020 Jerry Zurovchak, formance, while streamlining field optical time domain reflectometer Notebook previously Director of Operations, (OTDR) testing protocols. has been named Senior VP/COO. LS Cable & System Launches www.prysmiangroup.com High-Purity Audio Cables Allison Ruggles Goldie, previ- LS Cable & System has launched ously Director of Information Tech- Priority Wire increases Priority Series high-end au- nology, has been named VP of prices on aluminum building dio cables that use 99.99% or Information Technology. wire & 600 V utility cables better high-puri- ty copper in the Tamika Howard, previously Con- Priority Wire & Cable, Inc., N. Little cable conductor troller, has been named Vice Presi- Rock, AR, USA, says to boost sound dent and Controller. that due to alumi- conductivity and num cost increases, effective July minimize noise. Advanced cop- Lara Walker, previously Director 1, 2020, the company has raised per processing technology im- of Human Resources, has been prices between 3% and 5% on its proves quality and lowers the named Vice President of Human aluminum building wire as well as cables price about 10%~20%. Resources. 600 V utility cables. The series includes nine cable types including silver-plated David Sanborn, previously VP of Priority Wire & Cable warehouses premium products, six speaker the Southwest Wire Rope operating remain well stocked on the full cables (Sound Priority) and three unit, has been named Senior VP of breadth of aluminum as well as power cables (Power Priority). Southwest Wire Rope. industrial wire and cable, ground rods and flexible conduit. www.lscable.com “I am delighted to recognize these valued team members,” said www.prioritywire.com LEONI Reports Work on James L. Pokluda III, President and the DC-INDUSTRY Project Chief Executive Officer. LEONI is working on the DC- INDUSTRY project together with ir.houwire.com other compa- nies from indus- Prysmian Group North America Swaminathan Subramanian try and four re- releases bend-insensitive fiber to CHRO at Sterlite Power search institutes. The aim is efficient use of direct Prysmian Group, Highland Sterlite Power, New Delhi, India, current (DC) in production. The Heights, KY, USA, a world leader in a leading global project will also result in better the energy and tele- power transmis- use of electricity from renewable com cable systems sion player, has recently appointed energy sources for industry. industry, announces the North Swaminathan Subramanian as The DC-INDUSTRY project is American release of BendBright™ Sterlite Power’s Group Chief Human funded by the Federal Ministry A2 bend-insensitive fiber, a new Resource Officer (CHRO). Subrama- of Economics and Energy (BMWi) G.657.A2 fiber that splices seam- nian will be responsible for lead- and will run for three years. lessly with standard single-mode ing the Human Resource function fibers. BendBright A2 features an across India and Brazil. www.leoni.com optimized design with the same mode field diameter as standard Swaminathan has over 22 years G.652.D fibers to ensure full com- of experience in consulting, merg- patibility with a G.652.D installed ers and acquisitions, compensation base. This innovation enables next- and benefits and HR governance with in-depth exposure to markets The Only Partner in Asia, Africa and Middle East. He You Need for has worked with renowned firms Fluoropolymer like Standard Chartered, Barclays, Compounds & Resins JP Morgan and Fullerton. www.sterlitepower.com Get any filled PTFE Edge Group adds Southwire TOTAL PRINTING SOLUTIONS or melt processable as newest preferred supplier compound – anywhere GEMGRAVURE.COM 781.878.0456 in the world. Continuing its growth track, the Edge Group, Houston, TX, USA, a Page 5 AGC wsupwporwts y.aougwcitchh: em.com • Compounds customized to your specific needs • Patented compounding processes • A state-of-the-art technology center

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT July 20, 2020 Cerrowire Personnel Changes & New Rep Notebook Cerrowire®, Hartselle, AL, USA, an- And Cerrowire has promoted Jen- nounces the addition of Chris Marlow nifer Branch to lead the accounting New Book on the Copper as Director of Strategic department as the new Wire Drawing Process Accounts for the compa- Vice President of Finance. A new book, by Martin Herzog, ny’s electrical distribution Branch has served as the channel. Marlow brings 18 Cerrowire Corporate Con- who worked over 25 years as years of experience in the troller for the last two years. electrical manufacturing arena in sales Her focus has been on improving ef- head of a copper and business development roles. wire drawing plant, ficiency and streamlining procedures offers specialist Kevin Watkins has also joined Cer- for the company’s accounting and advice for copper rowire as Director of Sales for the operations. Additionally, Cerrowire has announced processing and is Eastern U.S, reporting to VP of Sales Toby Robin. that RD Wright Sales, Inc., has joined Wire and Cable Wire and Cable Wire andners or more experienced wire drawers. Offered is basic knowl- Customized CompoundCsustomized CompouCndusstomizedge of industrial copper wire helpful for begin- Watkins will focus on the the Cerrowire rep network as the new- eastern region as he helps est manufacturers’ rep electrical distribution cus- for the upstate New tomers grow in the changing construc- York territory. Majority tion industry. 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The Seagreen offshore wind- “The Southwire team is super farm project is a 1075 MW project 750 km for the German SuedLink cllgoionrnorkgru—idenosdtthr1.ihe0nNi8tgKewwhRTrco-wawovrdwonolod.lnntE’aDsetlTgehcrelcieetavolt:er2rrDi+,.gcGC1NCeWa2sauut0bcngl3aaeda-bCne7tlur2ode-c3mk-p,2oC5ttseu9Tieohxn0anci0dpmis6t,e.7”actd7onoc0tmdopoUmrsojeSomvriAinvdeicefnoetorescudterospJthwar1oe0sidti8ohrunwmRcthwtaPesedwom,oEs.wEbdoDelelgTeurlreecil--v,lt:eri+,c1gdNCera2aevu0beegl3enla-oC7tpWu2oec3midkn-p,2daoC5Eun9Tnn0d0de6osrg.7pc7yeo0rmLaiUmteSditAewbdwy. wOSN.EenalacuTeeegc-lat1:rti+0uc81cCkR2a,0baCl3deT-oC702oD Southwire Company Vice President. www.nkt.com “The Edge Group offers a unique Quality Compounding for frpoolarsttyefeorarmwrsetaolnocdookmsttQfhreooe.ur”nwaWgalirmtidyreeCtmo&obsmCeerrapsvbhionilupgenIdnidnugsftoryr the Wire & Cable Industry The Edge Group offers a unique platform and strong membership roster, which Southwire Company 108 Rado Drive, Naugatuck, CT 06770 looks forward10to8 RsaedrvoinDgrivfeo, rNyaeugaartsuck, CT 06770 Tel: +1 203-723-2590 to come. 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BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT Prysmian Group’s New Draka Smart Home Cable July 20, 2020 BU Multimedia Solutions (MMS) ensures increased protection of life and Notebook of the Prysmian Group now offers limb in building fires. Freeport-McMoRan Copper www.prysmiangroup.com Products to Close Norwich the Draka UCHOME Cat. 7 SS26 S/ Rod Plant Laying Off 117 According to local reports, Free- FTP Cca, a new data cable for home port-McMoRan Copper Prod- ucts, also known as Phelps cabling that meets all the requirements Dodge, has decided to close its Wawecus Street plant in Norwich of the CPR fire protection class Cca due to a downturn in business amid the coronavirus pandemic. s1a d1 a1, which is valid throughout Plant Manager, James Hodson, said that the plant expects to Europe. This cable is characterized by permanently lay off about 117 employees, beginning in August. very low smoke emission and release About 90 employees will be laid off between August 17 and 30, of corrosive gases, delayed heat re- and the remaining employees, about 27, will be laid off during a lease and reduced flame propagation, second 14-day period following the first layoff period. acid and droplet formation. www.fcx.com The high fire resistance of the com- Emtelle & Incab Launch pact, space-optimized copper cable Emcab JV for Fiber Optic Cable Located in Erfurt, Germany, Em- with a transmission speed of 10 Gbit/s cab is a joint venture between Emtelle and Incab. With spe- constructed, the wind farm will tion he has held since January 2014. cialties in the manufacture of reportedly be the largest in Scot- Peter Yin, RF Industries Senior ducted, buried and blown fiber land and is forecasted to provide cables, blown fiber microducts, low carbon energy for around one Vice President, Finance & Opera- plus HDPE & PVC ducts between million homes. tions, has been appointed as the both industry giants, Emtelle’s interim Chief Financial Officer, ef- and Incab’s combined knowl- Under the contract, Hellenic Ca- fective July 11, 2020. bles will design, manufacture, test edge and expertise will offer a and supply approximately 320 km RF Industries will commence well-rounded, high-quality fiber of 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array a formal search for a permanent optic cable offering to customers cables and associated accessories. Chief Financial Officer. worldwide. The 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter- www.rfindustries.com www.emtelle.com/emcab array cables will be produced in Corinth, Greece, at Hellenic Cables’ Conference Calls & Webcasts... vertically integrated, state-of-the-art submarine cables plant. Delivery is • Aptiv PLC, Dublin, Ireland, will release planned by early 2022. Q2 2020 financial results on July 30, 2020, and hold an investor call the same www.cablel.com day at 8 AM EDT. www.aptiv.com RF Industries announces CFO • Carlisle Companies Inc., Scottsdale, transition from Turfler to Yin AZ, USA, will release Q2 2020 results, July 21, 2020, after the market closes. RF Industries, Ltd., San Diego, CA, A conference call will take place, July USA, a national manufacturer and 21, 2020, at 5 PM ET. www.carlisle.com marketer of intercon- nect products and • Nexans, Paris, France, releases 2020 systems, announced first half results, July 29, 2020 at 7 AM that effective July 10, 2020, Mark CET. The release and presentation will be Turfler will be stepping down as available at: www.nexans.com Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a posi- •  TE Connectivity Ltd., Schaffhausen, Switzerland, will hold a conference call for investors at 8:30 AM ET to discuss Q3 2020 fiscal results. www.te.com Extrusion Systems and Tooling for Phone: NIEHOFF ENDEX the Wire and Cable Industry North America +1 973 402 4098 Technology that modernizes plant efficiency www.simpacks.com Your Worldwide Partner with increased productivity, reduced scrap For Non Ferrous Wire Processing Equipment and quality that meets and exceeds 1 Mallard Court, Swedesboro, NJ 08085 USA Tel.: 856.467.4884 [email protected] www.tipsanddies.com Fax: 856.467.0584 www.Niehoff-USA.com 505 Mill Street, Rome, NY 13440 Phone: 315-337-4161 Page 7

EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES Over 500 Exhibitors Expected ket insights and build strategies to be July 20, 2020 at wire China 2020 in Shanghai a part of the post-COVID recovery. The conference also offers the opportunity EVENTS wire China takes place from Sep- to meet with a wide range of CRU tember 23 to 26, 2020, in the Shang- experts from across the wire, fiber, July 22 – 23, 2020 hai New International Expo Centre copper, aluminum and economics CRU Wire & Cable 2020 Virtual Conference (SNIEC), Shanghai, China, teams. Streamed sessions offer more events.crugroup.com/wireandcable/home under strict hygiene and in-depth discussion on insulated, distance regulations. The winding and other specialty wire September 23 – 26, 2020 organizers expect a rapid and cable products produced from wire China 2020 recovery of the global economy and copper, aluminum and optical fiber, Shanghai, China willingness to invest within the wire coatings and other materials as well www.wirechina.net • www.mdna.com and cable industries, and so de- cided to hold wire China against the as the inputs that impact the bottom October 2020 background of declining COVID-19 line for wire and cable producers, IWCS 2020 Virtual Cable & infection figures. consumers and their supply chain. A Connectivity Symposium speaker list is available at: www.iwcs.org www.wirechina.net events.crugroup.com/wireandcable/home October 14 – 16, 2020 - POSTPONED to 2021 Werner M. Dornscheidt M-EXPO Wire Processing Technology 2020 Retires from Messe Düsseldorf IWCS 2020 Virtual Juarez, Mexico  Supplier Exhibition www.mexpowire.com Werner M. Dornscheidt retired from Messe Düsseldorf after almost The IWCS 2020 International Cable October 26 – 28, 2020 34 years. Dornscheidt has left his & Connectivity Symposium is a virtual CRU 2020 World Optical Fiber & Cable mark on corporate strategy, inter- event fully online in October 2020, Milan, Italy national outlook, state-of-the-art due to COVID-19. With the help of events.crugroup.com/opticalfibreandcable/home premises, digital transformation and exhibitors, IWCS, Inc. plans to make financial stability. Wolfram N. Diener the Supplier Exhibition a robust part November 9 – 11, 2020 succeeds him as CEO. Erhard Wien- of the Virtual Symposium, and is Wire and Cable Guangzhou kamp and Bernhard J. Stempfle will working on deciding on the exhibition Guangzhou, China complete the management team. format most advantageous to exhibi- www.wire-cable-china.com tors and attendees. Visit: www.iwcs. www.messe-duesseldorf.com org/conference/suppliers-exhibition. December 7 – 11, 2020 wire 2020 25 Speakers at CRU Wire & Düsseldorf, Germany Subscribe @ www.wiretech.com/overview.asp Cable 2020 Virtual Conference www.wire-tradefair.com www.mdna.com CRU’s Wire & Cable Conference is the premier meeting place for world February 2 – 3, 2021 cable makers and the insulated wire Polymers in Cables and cable supply chain for 14 years. Charlotte, NC, USA www.ami.international/events At the Wire & Cable 2020 Virtual Conference on July 22 to 23, 2020, at- February 16 – 18, 2021 tendees will meet peers, share mar- WHMA Annual Wire Harness Conference Tucson, AZ, USA The IWCS remains the premier annualconference.whma.org venue for new technologies in cable and connectivity materials, products, March 3 – 4, 2021 processes and applications. Argus Advanced Wire & Cable North America Atlanta, GA, USA www.iwcs.org www.argusmedia.com/acna March 25 – 27, 2021 wire India Mumbai, India www.wire-india.com www.mdna.com May 10 – 13, 2021 Interwire 2021 Atlanta, GA, USA www.interwire21.com May 12 – 13, 2021 Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo Milwaukee, WI, USA www.electricalwireshow.com June 8 – 10, 2021 wire Russia 2021 Moscow, Russia www.wire-russia.com Performance Elastomers CPE, CSM, CR, FKM, HNBR, EPDM (330) 653-8341 www.liandacorp.com Page 8