The project involves installing two new latest-generation production lines and modernizing the entire manufacturing flow at Nexans Bourg-en-Bresse plant to meet electrification requirements of France and Western Europe.
Sep 12, 2024
Nexans has announced its plans to invest EUR 15 million in its production plant in Bourg-en-Bresse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (east-central France). The investment will increase the plant’s medium-voltage cable production capacity with a view to support distribution grid operators & installers, and to supply renewable energy projects, including solar and wind farms in France and in Western Europe. At a time when demand for electricity is booming and the challenges around it are becoming increasingly crucial, Nexans confirms its role as a prominent partner for the stakeholders in Europe’s electricity distribution systems.
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The investment, which will be made from 2024 to 2026 will notably involve installing a new stranding machine that can produce new, larger aluminum cable sections, including 400 mm² ones. Nexans will also invest in a new XLPE triple extruder with the best technology in its class. All these machines will be up and running in H1 2026. Meanwhile, the Group will modernize part of its industrial capacity, in particular the sheathing and assembly lines, to enhance employee safety and plant productivity. With these upgrades, Nexans also plans to strengthen its production of EDRMAX® reinforced direct-buried cables1, which have been proven to simplify laying processes, reduce costs and minimize carbon footprints.
The workshops will also be equipped with cutting-edge digital tools to improve controls’ quality and enhance employees’ experience. Modernizing its processes will turn the Bourg-en-Bresse plant into a 4.0 digital factory geared for sustainable, local production and make it particularly attractive to young talents.
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“We are very proud to announce this major investment by Nexans in its historical Bourg-en-Bresse plant. Besides maintaining our high standards of safety for our employees and of quality of service for our customers, this new ultramodern production equipment will enable us to better meet evolving demand from the big players in the energy sector. Lastly, modernizing the plant will enable us to offer them even more high-performance, low-emission cables,” states Elyette Roux, Vice-President Power Distribution Cables & Accessories at Nexans.
