OVERVIEW December 2 2019 Issue Flipbook Edition

December 2, 2019 Volume 22, Issue 7 INSIDE THIS ISSUE New GORE® Data Cables for Aircraft Use....... 2 Nexans Lands Wind & Shipyard Cable Contracts Prysmian Enhances GenSPEED® Line.............. 2 USITC Findings on Chinese Wire & Cable, Nexans has been awarded a major two-year contract by Siemens Gamesa including Southwire’s Reaction..................2, 3 Renewable Energy to supply Windlink® cables for its on/offshore wind turbines. HUBER+SUHNER Expands Its HV Product ........ Portfolio for Electric Vehicles..........................4 Along with ready-to-install medium-voltage cable kits including 72 kV cable kits to meet the growing demand for offshore wind farms to operate at higher NAI Manufacturing Plant Achieves ................... Zero Defects for Two Straight Years..............4 voltages, Nexans is also supplying cabling solutions like jumpers for switch JDR Wins Contract for Wind Project..................5 HRADIL: Offshore Power Cables......................5 gear to transformer connection, low-voltage copper cable assemblies and Belden Announces Line Extensions.................5 aluminum power cables for fixed installation in towers. The Windlink cables will FS Cables & Cablecraft Form CCA Group....... 6 be used for applications inside the wind turbines including tower, loop, nacelle LEONI’s New Feeder Buses for Ethernet...........6 and generators. Nexans has also secured a two-year global supply contract Radix Launches Thermocouple Products........ 7 Sales, Net Income & Dividends........................ 7 to provide Vestas Wind Systems with Windlink cable kits for onshore wind turbines in Europe, Bekaert Closing Shelbyville Plant..................... 7 WCMA 2020 Distinguished Career Awards... 8 the USA and China. This latest agreement ex- WHMA Wire Harness Conference in Vegas...8 tends Nexans’ long-standing position as a global supplier for Vestas. Nexans has also launched a resident engineer program with Vestas. Presented by: And RTE France recently awarded a €115 million contract to Nexans to supply and install the 67 km offshore and 93 km onshore power export cables for the 496 MW Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm. For the submarine cables, Nexans will & supply two lengths of 33.5 km 225 kV 3-core cable with an innovative hybrid Initial Publications, Inc. armoring solution. The cable also features a fiber optic element for remote 1741 Akron Peninsula Rd, health monitoring of the cable link and transmission of information between Akron, OH 44313 USA the offshore wind farm and land base. www.wiretech.com Nexans has also secured a five-year contract extension with Chantiers de Tl: +1 330 864 2122 • Fx: +1 330 864 5298 l’Atlantique, one of the world’s largest shipyards, to supply cables and services e-mail: [email protected] for use in some of the world’s largest passenger vessels. The contract builds Chip Lippincott Publisher Mike McNulty VP & Editor on a 45-year partnership between Nexans and Chantiers de l’Atlantique, an Jim Masar Senior Editor Global Sales Manager alliance which has facilitated the evolution of specialized ship cable technology Tom Hutchinson Mike Dies Sales Representative and logistics. www.nexans.com Prysmian Partners with TPG Telecom on Australian Fiber Optic Cable Network Subscribe @ www.wiretech.com/overview.asp Prysmian Group has partnered with TPG Telecom in producing the “Ten Gigabit Adelaide” project in Australia, a revolutionary high-speed fiber optic data network specifically designed for big data users in Adelaide. Prysmian supplied TPG Telecom a solution, which included its Flextube and MINISM@RT mini loose tube cables. These next- generation cables feature significantly reduced diameter size compared to standard loose tube cables as well as BendBrightXS, Prysmian’s high-end bend insensitive fiber. This combination allows network owners to reduce their Total Cost of Ownership as well as future proofing the network for future upgrades. Prysmian also supplied its range of large LMJ joints plus installation training in Adelaide, thus offering a full Prysmian solution. www.prysmiangroup.com Wire & Cable Stock Indexes % CHANGE % CHANGE since last issue YTD 2017 OVERVIEW 40 3914 4.4 +26.3 OVERVIEW Electrical 2705 +4.8 +28.2 OVERVIEW Communications 707 +2.9 +18.4 OVERVIEW Steel 357 +4.6 +26.1 •All data are from prices listed on the market on Nov. 25, 2019. Page 1

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT December 2, 2019 Ducab celebrates 40 years six manufacturing facilities across in cable manufacturing four sites in the UAE. = Notebook Dubai Cable (Ducab), UAE, a www.ducab.com New GORE® Data Cables leading manufac- for Aircraft Applications turer of high-quality Aptiv completes acquisition cables, jointly owned of gabo Systemtechnik GmbH W. L. Gore & Associates, New- by Investment Corporation ark, DE, USA, now offers new of Dubai and Abu Dhabi Aptiv PLC, Dublin, Ireland, a design options in the company’s General Holding Corp. (Senaat), is global technology company en- sample inventory of GORE® celebrating 40 years of excellence abling the future of mobility, has High Speed Data in industrial manufacturing. completed the acquisition of gabo Cables to continue Systemtechnik GmbH (gabocom) to meet aerospace One of the UAE’s flagship manu- from Bregal Unternehmerkapital. industry needs facturing entities, Ducab was inau- and new proto- gurated by the late Sheikh Rashid Based in Germany, gabocom is cols. The expand- bin Saeed Al Maktoum on Novem- a leading provider of highly engi- ed sample inventory includes ber 24, 1979, with its first facility neered, high-quality cable man- eight new part numbers ranging located in Jebel Ali and staffed by agement and protection solutions from OM4 fiber optics 1.8 mm 86 employees. for the telecommunications indus- Simplex, CAN Bus shielded pair, try. Going forward, gabocom will Ethernet specialty quadrax and Over four decades, Ducab has operate within HellermannTyton, a shielded twisted pair. expanded in parallel with the business unit of Aptiv’s Signal and UAE’s wider investments in indus- Power Solutions segment. www.gore.com trial manufacturing, guided by the Dubai Industrial Strategy 2030 and Aptiv is a global technology com- Prysmian Group Enhances the Abu Dhabi 2030 vision. With pany that develops safer, greener GenSPEED® Product Line over 1600 employees, Ducab today and more connected solutions comprises four business units with enabling the future of mobility. Prysmian Group, announces enhancements to its 10 Gig Cat- www.aptiv.com egory 6A offerings Southwire Supports USITC Findings with the launch of GenSPEED® 10 MTP and UTP Cat- on Aluminum Wire & Cable from China egory 6A Cables for Riser/CMR In response to the U.S. Chinese manufacturers applications; GenSPEED 10 UTP Category 6A Indoor/Outdoor International Trade Com- of AWC have been sell- Cable; and a new REELEX® Pull- Pac® packaging for Category 6A mission’s (USITC) unani- ing these products into products. The Prysmian Group said it con- mous vote in favor of a the USA market at less tinues to invest in world-class products and innovations with a finding of material injury in than fair market value and proven track record of leadership in datacom cables. its antidumping duty (AD) receiving illegal subsidies www.prysmiangroup.com and countervailing duty (CVD) inves- from the Chinese Government. With tigations of imports of Aluminum Wire the ITC vote, DOC is expected to and Cable (AWC) from China, South- issue AD/CVD orders by December wire, Carrollton, GA, USA, shared the 9, 2019. DOC will also instruct U.S. following commentary: Customs and Border Protection to “We support the ITC’s affirmative begin collecting cash deposits on such finding of material injury in the AD/ imports at rates ranging from 81.27% CVD investigations of aluminum wire to 218.42%. and cable from China,” said Norman “The ITC’s unanimous vote, coupled Adkins, Southwire’s Executive Vice with Commerce’s final determination, President and Chief Commercial is positive news not only for Southwire, Officer. “Southwire has long been a but for the entire USA wire and cable believer in the power of free trade, and industry,” said Adkins. “With this affir- the ITC’s finding, coupled with the U.S. mative decision, we now have added Department of Commerce’s (DOC) protections against imported products final determinations on dumping and from Chinese manufacturers who en- illegal subsidization, will better allow us gage in unfair trade practices.” to compete with Chinese producers of A leader in technology and innovation, wire and cable on a level playing field.” Southwire is one of North America’s On October 22, 2019, the DOC issued largest wire and cable producers. www.southwire.com its final affirmative determination that Page 2

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT TFKable Group awarded be acquired by a fund sponsored by December 2, 2019 Moray East offshore Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (CD&R) wind farm contract in an all-cash transaction valued at Notebook US$3.8 billion. TFKable Group Myslenice, Po- USITC Finds that Aluminum land, will supply 220 kV Anixter has recently announced Wire & Cable from China and 66 kV high-voltage that Anixter and CD&R agreed to Injures USA Industry (HV) cables for the Mo- an amendment The United States International to the Merger Trade Commission (USITC) has ray East offshore wind farm. Agreement to increase the per- recently determined that a USA Production commenced at the share consideration payable to industry is materially injured by Anixter’s shareholders to US$82.50 reason of imports of aluminum Group’s specialist HV production per share in cash from US$81.00 per wire and cable from China that plant in Bydgoszcz during Q1 2019. share in cash. the U.S. Department of Com- This large-scale undertaking will re- merce (DOC) has determined quire a highly coordinated program The revised per-share consid- are subsidized and then sold of delivery to support VolkerInfra’s eration represents a premium of in the United States at less than best-in-class installation sequence. approximately 15.5% over Anixter’s fair value. closing price on October 29, 2019, Chairman David S. Johanson All of the cable will be produced and a premium of approximately and Commissioners Rhonda K. and tested on site in Bydgoszcz 30% over the 90-day volume- Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, and delivered to the Scottish coast weighted average price of Anixter’s Randolph J. Stayin and Amy A. through an innovative drum rotation common stock for the period ended Karpel voted in the affirmative. system, which will see a total of 270 October 29, 2019. The transaction As a result of the USITC’s affirma- drums delivered throughout 2019. is now valued at approximately tive determinations, the DOC will US$3.9 billion. issue antidumping and counter- VolkerInfra will then carry out vailing duty orders on imports of the installation works involved in Under the terms of the amended this product from China. connecting the wind farm to the merger agreement, Anixter may The Commission’s public report National Grid at New Deer substa- solicit superior proposals from third Aluminum Wire and Cable from tion in Aberdeenshire. parties through 9 AM ET on Novem- China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-611 and ber 24, 2019. Anixter advises that 731-TA-1428 (Final), USITC Publi- www.tfkable.com there can be no assurance that the cation 5001, December 2019) will solicitation process will result in an contain the views of the Commis- Anixter amends its recent alternative transaction. sion and information developed CD&R merger agreement during the investigations. investors.anixter.com The report will be available by As announced, on October 30, January 6, 2020, and when 2019, Anixter International Inc., LLFlex names three more available, it may be accessed on Glenview, IL, USA, entered into an executives as growth continues the USITC website at: Agreement and Plan of Merger to http://pubapps.usitc.gov/appli- LLFlex, Louisville, KY, USA, a cations/publogs/qry_publica- Your single global leader in packaging materi- source supplier als and industrial laminate solutions tion_loglist.asp. for the wire and furthers its market expansion by cable industry naming three more senior-level You need it—We have it! business development executives. 802.773.9111 mholland.com 800-608-1577 To support international growth, www.carris.com Jonathan Laverick has joined LLFlex [email protected] as Director of Business Develop- ment, EMEA. He will identify and Page 3 secure new business opportunities and work with existing custom- ers and representatives in Europe across LLFlex’s core marketplaces of building and construction, wire/ cable and packaging applications. ...continued on p. 4, col. 2

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT December 2, 2019 Notebook NAI Manufacturing Plant Achieves Zero Defects for Two Straight Years HUBER+SUHNER Expands Its HV Product NAI, Troy, MI, USA, a tions in Mexico; Ruben Portfolio for Electric Vehicles leading manufacturer Robles, Plant Manager; of global connectivity Mario Guel, Hermosillo solutions for high-per- Quality Manager; and HUBER+SUHNER AG of Switzer- formance systems used Alejandra Flores, Qual- land has announced the com- in the industrial technol- ity Leader for Plant #2, mercial launch of the RADOX® ogy, telecom, data and addressed employees EV-C connectivity medical industries, announced it has and commended them for their hard achieved zero-defect manufacturing in work and commitment to quality excel- solution to provide its Hermosillo, Mexico, Plant #2 for two lence. Employees in Plant #2 have also years in a row. This accomplishment been awarded a gift as recognition of also signifies a two-year period without this accomplishment. customer returns or complaints. The event was also recognized by sev- During this period, NAI Plant #2 pro- eral customers including two leading duced fiber optic riser cable assem- wireless infrastructure OEMs. the automotive in- dustry with a superior solution, Wire and Cable Wire and Cable Wire and Cstrengthening the company’s footprint in the growing global e- Customized CompoundCsustomized CompouCndusstomizemobilitymarket.HUBER+SUHNER blies and fiber optic jumpers with more Jon Jensen, NAI CEO, said, “Opera- CompoundgEcleuaCsvnCteodlmootfpoifzeeeprsddroteotvhlaitdehseetoinhwmnyireboerrvicaiadnotadirvnpecdaocblyealoeleblemclfe-ianrkbeatsaettpdohbrtaorcaoncolaeomd7sfps6pmoe8odu0irln0tloifdoovksnlemioEcrucoC1oasf.fC7tbfoiblmemoefirfiltzeleoieorrpsdnmtitcmeionlcaaatahnstbietoholenwomswuire.raesrAsi.canodrastiptocnoaondnablyewlloeseele’mxorfcefianeNvrlkbleAeearnIyt’sscaepesdrbtoirsrcuaooodtaemndtgoepipcosooueafrenrttcfhdoihetsliidotceeoocmrtfnuoerner--, turitcilizveedhfiocrlemse, dpiuamrt/ihciuglhavrolyltatrguecaks,well asNcAeIrtraeincelonwtly huetlidlizaend ofoffr-smitedciuemle/bhriag-h voslttraagteedawsitwhethllisasaccceormtapinlislohEwmCeCntobffeyrosutor the wire and c bvuolstaegse, cfloamnsetrruetcatirodnanat anpdpslicpaeticoinasl includtCiinoCagnhr:lrfooisrsttihnCiesanoSuheŸŸvtzisro,rtlaetDEEanffgidlPsraeieRnsactgfolltCasoammoorcemhehoripiefarceov,sOteuCabmpnrrdedeoeasrsenansnt-.ltinakpatspebalailcemma, teinonyHseweaiwrnmrwc,lo.unistdailimiln-ogg.a”r:oinutpa.cinoovbmemorreolpdtdaaoidgulayempoofl/letharrftimaifgnohdelibovearoeosltfetaacdrgudcesaotnaomtsmapwipozepeu vcŸeohnEincPeleRcsti,Cownoimtthhpaaotusinsadsfseuiatanbdlerefoliar tbhlee CntoehoaxpempmmtapoeeonbdnudatnD,cdLicAsrLoeFm,cletehoxŸŸrer’isacoaFMlamfthslnBao.cadmiusarSTstekurhihenerReeeetareCsmwstnasrhodoirlDdaplsaolsreahneltvsihentetieklaicplna-nrCbdeoHmtsCoaupolrogompgurlpeounonwdsusFnorindef seUthCSspeo$ur5mUom0pdS0poAuutm.icnotEdinsalslŸŸŸicocohnofEEFaCnlolPnpaoaadRmtfmslsiatTntoepChhscmouRoeeotuemieresncnmrtpiddeasc-oosr,dpuCalnarndostsstiacsnliCndkoHamba mŸ osEtladsetmomaenrdici,nCgraospsplilnickaatbiolen, s in- consumer maŸrkeFtRs Maasstpearbrat tcohfeists figures are key insightsŸinMclouisdtuerde Cinrosslinkabe C cludainngd ThhigerhmtoepmlapsteicraCtoumrepso,ucnudrs- Packaging SegŸmeIannnstdu. laBteiodnd,inJgacCkeotminpgo, untbwdysothneePwlarsetipcosrItnsdruesletraysŸŸAesdFIasnRnosrduecMlcBaiaateeisotdntineodt,rlinnbyJgaatcCckheoetmisnpgo,und rŸentFplaemaeksR,eetaxrtrdeamnteanmdeHcahlaogneicnaFl ree (PLASTICS). “The 2019 Size & Impact lŸoadMsoaisntudrehCarrosshsleinnkvaibroenCmoemnptosu. nds PŸrevFioRuMslay,svteerhbiactlcehmesanufacturers asaŸonnuddIranctnshhedueigltaBihrhteieos-dinuvrd,opicnJlpagatalcbiCekglreeoestmsin,odpgcfoi,tsoeutnnnrdnibhseuacdttiootrons units separately from different of the U.S. Plastics Industry” focuses suppliers and then assemble on the USA market while “Global them together. Business Trends” focuses on the HUBER+SUHNER is revolution- l-r: Shirreffs, Laverick and Lovett. USA plastics industry’s position in izing this process by offering LLFlex also hired Christine Lovett the global market. 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BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT December 2, 2019 JDR Wins Contract for First Offshore Notebook Wind Project to Power Oil & Gas Platforms JDR, Aberdeen, UK, will supply HRADIL: Offshore cables for the Hywind Tampen Power Cable for Highly floating offshore wind project to power oil and gas platforms. The Explosive Environments project will be the first worldwide to power oil and gas platforms using HRADIL offshore power cable floating offshore wind, which is a are designed to ensure smooth far more technically challenging and B, Gullfaks A, B and C oil and gas operation of electrical and less mature technology than tra- platforms. The floating wind project is systems in extremely ditional fixed-foundation offshore wind. in water depths of 300 m , much deeper harsh maritime en- Cables for this application pose a than any previous floating wind project vironments with explosive at- particular challenge due to the high and is the first ever to power oil and mospheres typically found on dynamic stress they must withstand. However, JDR has already established gas platforms. oil platforms or petroleum or itself as a leader in this new sub-sector, The 2.5 km long 66 kV dynamic array natural gas tankers. The cable is delivering the world’s first application cables will connect to the 11 turbines ideal for applications like cranes of dynamic 66 kV technology and in a loop, and the two static 12.9 km and hoisting or lifting equipment. breakaway system to the Windfloat and 16 km export cables will be used www.hradil.de Atlantic floating wind farm last year. to connect the loop to the Snorre A and The Hywind Tampen project will con- Gullfaks A platforms. Belden Announces Cable & sist of 11 wind turbines developed by The greater water depth means the Connectivity Line Extensions Equinor. The eight MW turbines will cable accessories will need to be espe- have a total capacity of 88 MW, capa- cially designed to withstand the hiPghreerss ReBleealdseen Inc. offers several prod- www ble of meeting about 35% of the annual water pressures. uct line exten- power demand of the five Snorre A www.jdrcables.com plastics manufacturing,” said PLAS- Enrico LeonsaiorndsithJaot ihneslp the RFS Leadership TICS Chief Economist, Perc Pineda, Enrico Leonardi joinas sRFVSP Sales ifnostrallEerusraondpeen,dM-uisderds lreeduEcaest and A PhD. “This caused imports to rise costs and speed installation. faster than exports, which shrank as VP Sales for EMEA our surplus, but it also indicates hdtbmtptthhuivaearearaoesRscetnia,Ekag,tbuaaeddEnherglgcnieeooaeeaerrcpnsFioasmscertomneoaa,eldqiMpunnnLsumtpnfetiiaedrooooaalendneiunnnscxslsenyttaueerfacofSrucEdaendyrauccdsdtEiTAuws--Vet,ntucntherfPhiirrdrceanmioeeocenSLlrlaosreeadgosohs(y(ltnRfeAEiascagtForsoMnfdmaShridtipE)lfanbc,yoiarnAdaalnin-rige)gsseroamexnfogdprnurrtPcTcCccebO(StHsihdeiehaoaohEvaoesaeyuetaferaahMenelefbsnneinncsuibaitpntedncoEsttNnledtetlteueinogRvAcemyooe2nlruaweeIscmo)0lnEdnpsiet(rlcwtesseoiVayCnrwcpindh(ereettdfo(EsRohCnfnaogtoerGetoiumGOrieFatirnesorehnorSolRr)trteRlwordcehnn,so)emymEtcfrisa,Mn.tniJqdleen/erVlomaaeagE4eexoeiutlOrennp.eCnooVlsusnge5eriyeafrcracPisulasoanri)kcoectailsoa,neuetatltbcnotmeSesndidmrasCnmaCotMoacneo.nrrleoeTymloenmadnTeesdab,inspuonsau®heecniebrolentrnzNsresepsetrsfrneWaerevidooortaegdnglC.sFdecRvqaresiilneaoneuledott,raEersremtioimcsatrdhrhVuosheentxaePaeblRamheipsCnlnrdigPenneatFeedevtsElo.drlhenSeeitailuuoaentccdnxEesnmIrw2rxPfrgghneorsdeiu--5e-rrnaapecc,mrsntseuouthua2ir,tednfptu0iavaeiMEce1vcgeMnt9iet,e,udtEumrEdAMra–eeenlnr,neirredRdttbigcoopaEidCroofoddainlhsnat strong demand for plastics. The (EMEA) region. He reports to RFS ing options. And FiberExpressOver the course of his career, Enrico has led business operations in EMEA for Ericsson, Nokia 2019 Global Trends report also indi- International and Avanti Communications Group, among others. He has also managed country- cated that apparent consumption of President/CEO, MonainkdainteMgraatiuonrperorj.ects inv1o.l6vingmNomkia Fanibd SeiermPenas tincthhe Creogiornd. s and plastics industry goods, calculated Leonardi brings over 20“Enyreicoahrsasepxropveen-he hasMa turelmtie-nFdiobues crapTarcuityntkosbuwild iatnhd m1.a6nagme EmMEA sales teams, op as the difference between ship- rience in senior saatlelesaadspcnhtlirenaadantgsenemgediltcseat,poacannrwhtadnenelgcsrotosremhelni--epgstEhwneritnihcoaccuutrsosettootmhmoeeefrRrfseFrwSearlcaelwretoidaosdwsneswtr.hhsbeihpitiersphe,”lgtdiesjoaaaenym.csn” kRa.nceFSdotePImrdleosoilkdeefngotrswa.anrdd CEO, Monika Ma ments and exports plus imports, ment positions to working with grew by 6.9% in 2018.” ogy firms and deep un“RdFSerisstsahonwdingintghe world it has the innovative infrastructure solutions and thought lead Free summaries are available of both the Size & Impact and Global Trends reports. Full copies can be purchased by PLASTICS nonmem- bers and are free to members. www.plasticsindustry.org of customer requirements in theproviders, broadcasters and industry players need to smoothly evolve their networks to 5G EMEA region to his new role. He hasgeneration technologies. It’s a very exciting time to join the company and I welcome the opp Extrusion Systems and Tooling for more EMEA companies reap the benefits of working with RFS,” says Enrico Leonardi. the Wire and Cable Industry led business operations in EMEA for Ericsson, Nokia Networks, AGTEnrico Leonardi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from La Sapienza Un Italy, and has studied executive management at Columbia University in New York. International and Avanti Commu- Technology that modernizes plant efficiency nications Group, amongAobotuhteRrFsS. 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BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT December 2, 2019 LEONI Offers Latest Generation Feeder Buses for Notebook Fieldbus Ethernet in Accordance with ASi-5 Standards FS Cables & Cablecraft According to LEONI AG of Germany, bles offer more power and are already Form CCA Group data communication is becoming more up to future IIoT requirements. FS Cables announces the cre- ation of a new group and more important in the digitalizing LEONI, with its Business Unit Auto- within Diploma PLC’s Controls sector. The world. Smooth data and power trans- mation & Drives, is a member of the CCA (Cable and Cable Acces- mission is becoming even more es- AS-International Association e.V. sories) Group will combine the management of Cablecraft and sential. LEONI meets this demand with and offers AS-Interface cables in ac- FS Cables into one senior man- agement team. the latest generation of feeder buses cordance with customer requirements. In 2016, Diploma acquired Cable- craft and then FS Cables in 2018. for fieldbus Ethernet in accordance The cables can be chosen between the Diploma PLC is an international with the ASi-5 standards. group of businesses supplying versions 2 x 1.5 mm² and 2 x 2.5 mm² specialized technical products and services. It operates glob- Two cores, but only one cable—the and different jacket materials. ally in three distinct sectors—Life Sciences, Seals and Controls. Actuator-Sensor-Interface System— The available materials include FRNC, The Controls sector businesses supply specialized wiring, cable, transmits data and energy concurrently EPDM, TPU, TPE and PVC, depend- connectors, fasteners and control devices used in a range of tech- and connects actuators and sensors ing on the application and individual nically demanding applications. “The CCA Group offers an excit- of the lower field level with the higher requirements. LEONI says it produces ing opportunity for FS Cables and Cablecraft to strengthen and Ethernet-based level. At the same the ASi-5 cables with the highest quality expand their service offerings time, the profiled design of the ASi-5 requirements for automation systems, in the electrical supply markets,” explains David Goode, CEO enables simple and flexible installation and with this product provides a deci- Controls Sector. “The two highly regarded brands will remain and without reverse polarity. sive tool for the data communication there will be no change of name to our customers. CCA Group will And the freely selectable topology of the future. focus around how to drive the www.leoni.com strongest quality growth using simplifies the expansion of the systems our combined management, capability and scale.” by providing full downward compat- www.fscables.com ibility. In addition, the transmission NIEHOFF ENDEX quality can be checked at any time North America by the integrated IO-Link diagnostic Your Worldwide Partner For Non Ferrous Wire Processing Equipment channel, which transmits diagnostic 1 Mallard Court, Swedesboro, NJ 08085 USA data in parallel with the process Tel.: 856.467.4884 [email protected] data. Fax: 856.467.0584 www.Niehoff-USA.com The latest LEONI AS-Interface ca- Prysmian SpA approves results mance in the first nine months of for first nine months of 2019 2019 continued to be primarily The Board of Directors of Prys- driven by North America, in geo- mian SpA has ap- graphical terms, and by the Tele- proved the Group’s com and Energy & Infrastructure consolidated results for the first nine businesses,” said CEO, Officer Vale- rio Battista. “The Projects business months of 2019. Sales was €8635 million (+0.3% was impacted by the phasing on organic change and 1.3% excluding order execution but is expected to the Projects segment). Solid perfor- improve as early as late 2019, with mance took place in North America an expanding order portfolio and a (+3.3%) along with good perfor- robust project pipeline. The Group is mance in Latin America (+1,6%). proving particularly dynamic in seiz- The company saw a positive ing opportunities in the renewable trend in Telecom (+3.8%) and En- energy sector, with the acquisition ergy & Infrastructure (+2.4%). The of important contracts for cabling Prysmian order book grew again to €2.15 billion, with intense tendering activity driven by projects related to energy transition and renewables. Performance Elastomers Also Prysmian’s net profits in- creased to €273 million for an in- CPE, CSM, CR, FKM, HNBR, EPDM crease of 53.4% as compared with €9 million in 2018. (330) 653-8341 “The sound operating perfor- www.liandacorp.com Page 6

BUSINESS & MARKET REPORT Sales & Ne t Income Table Net Income December 2, 2019 Company Sales %∆ (Net Loss) %∆ Notebook CommScope Holding Co., Inc. 2380 107 -170 (365) Radix Launches New Thermocouple Products Houston Wire & Cable Company 85 -5.2 -0.7 (129) Radix Wire & Cable, Euclid, LEONI* 1155 -4.2 -88 (100) OH, USA, a lead- ing manufacturer Nortech Systems Incorporated 30 1.7 0.4 13 of high-temperature wire and Latest Quarterly Sales/Net Income data in US$ millions. % ∆ relative to 2018 quarterly data. * millions of Euros cable, announces the immedi- ate availability of FEP and PFA offshore wind farms, such as Vine- the company, and has added the insulated thermocouple wire. yard in the USA and Dolwin5 in project to its the high-voltage order By combining industry-leading Germany, and for special cables for backlog. The order represents a materials and over 75 years of wind turbines following the agree- contract value of some €360 mil- high-temperature engineering ment with Siemens Gamesa as well lion in market prices, equivalent expertise, Radix is now able to of- as and with Dongfang in China for to approximately €300 million in fer the most reliable, high-quality new 10 MW turbines. In the report- standard metal prices. The cable thermocouple wire available. ing period, synergies resulting to be supplied includes 4 x 175 km Focusing only on extreme tem- from the integration with General of 320 kV DC offshore export power peratures, Radix Wire & Cable is Cable were in line with forecasts. cables and 4 x 32 km of 320 kV DC positioned as the go-to expert in Profitability improvement, with an onshore export power cables as applying materials and technolo- increase in margins in the first nine well as installation by the cable- gies to create superior products months, makes it possible to con- laying vessel NKT Victoria. that last longer and reduce risk. firm full-year targets, with adjusted EBITDA expected to be in the range www.nkt.com www.radix-wire.com of €950 million to €1020 million.” Quarterly Dividends Report... Bekaert Closing Shelbyville www.prysmiangroup.com Plant; Laying Off 112 People • Amphenol Corporation, Walling- NKT confirms Dogger Bank ford, CT, USA , has declared a Q4 2019 Bekaert Corp., which is a part of offshore wind farms order dividend of US$0.25 per share, payable N.V. Bekaert S.A. in Belgium, will Jan. 8, 2020, to shareholders of record close its plant in Shelbyville, KY, As announced September 20, on Dec. 17, 2019. www.amphenol.com USA, and permanently lay off over 2019, NKT has entered a Preferred • Carlisle Companies Inc., Scottsdale, 100 employees by January 13, Supplier Agreement AZ, USA, has declared a dividend of 2020. Bekaert is phasing out steel (PSA) as main con- US$0.50 per share, payable Dec. 2, wire operations in Shelbyville for tractor for delivery and installation 2019, to shareholders of record on Nov. various applications including of high-voltage DC on and offshore 18, 2019. www.carlisle.com the construction and consumer export cable systems to the Dogger • Encore Wire Corp., McKinney, TX, USA, goods sectors. The news was Bank Wind Farms Creyke Beck A has declared a cash dividend of US$0.02 outlined in a WARN (Worker Ad- and Creyke Beck B site. per share to be paid on Jan. 17, 2020, to justment and Retraining Notifica- stockholders of record on Jan. 3, 2020. tion) notice filed in KY. Now, with an agreement of an www.encorewire.com EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, • Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI, USA, www.bekaert.com Construction and Installation) con- has declared a quarterly cash dividend tract with project owners, Equinor of US$0.75 per share, payable Dec. 26, and SSE Renewables, NKT con- 2019, to shareholders of record on Dec. firms the order, which is the largest 6, 2019. www.lear.com XLPE power cables order ever for • TE Connectivity Ltd., Schaffhausen, Switzerland, declared a US$0.46 per share first-quarter dividend, payable Dec. 6, 2019, to shareholders of record on Nov. 22, 2019. www.te.com Specializing in Equipment for the “Your one-stop supplier of high-quality, Get Ahead. Wire & Cable Industry. global-value, second-hand nonferrous Stay Ahead. • Appraisers • Auctions wire & cable equipment” Cure with OmniCure® • Individual Pieces or Entire Plants 100 Franklin Street LED UV Systems in +1.401.943.3777: phone your fiber application +1.401.943.3670: fax Bristol, CT 06010  USA T: +1 860 583 4646 • F: +1 860 589 5707 www.excelitas.com e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.wireandplastic.com Page 7 2019_10_OmniCure AC9_WCTI News Ltr_FINAL.indd 1 10/16/19 11:18 AM

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