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April 20, 2025

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New High-Voltage Cables allow higher current transmission

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When higher currents are transported through high voltage cables, the cables heat up and sag. A new material from ThyssenKrupp VDM (Werdohl) avoids this effect. It increases the efficiency of power lines and so boosts the capacity of existing grids, which in many industrial regions are already operating at their load limit. This can reduce......
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Copper alternative solutions may reduce cabling theft

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With the price of copper peaking at historically high levels, communication networks infra- structure specialist CommScope announced that it is now offering copper alternative products for various industries. Why so? To deter damaging and dangerous thefts that are increasingly occurring in communications and utility networks while keeping maintenance costs to a minimum,” says the company. “The......
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Quake in Japan takes USD1.35 billion toll on NTT

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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. estimated the financial damage from last month’s earthquake and tsunami at 110 billion yen (USD 1.35 billion) groupwide. About 65,000 of NTT’s electric poles, mostly in northeastern Japan, were disabled. And 41 buildings were either destroyed or flooded. Cellular phone base stations and optical cables were damaged as well.......
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TROESTER acquired XCompoundGmbH

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TROESTER has taken over X-Compound GmbH at 100% with immediate effect. TROESTER is known as leading manufacturer of extrusion lines for the cable and rubberindustry. X-Compound manufacture plastic compounding lines on the oscillating kneader technology – a procedurefrequently applied for highly filled thermoplastic materialsthat are sensitive to shear forces and......
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Prysmian secures € 60 million in contracts for special OGP cables in the Middle East

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Prysmian Cables & Systems has signed two major contracts with SAIPEM, a world leading Oil & Gas industry contractor, worth in excess of € 60 million, to supply special cables for applications in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals industry. In detail, the Group will supply a wide range of power, instrumentation and fibre optic......
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Fugro Acquires JDR Cable Systems Holdings Netherlands BV

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Fugro has reached agreement with JDR Cable Systems (Netherlands) Ltd to acquire JDR Cable Systems Holdings Netherlands BV and its marine cable subsidiary JDR Cable Systems BV, together comprising JDR’s Marine Cables division. JDR Marine Cables designs and produces special marine cables for oil and gas (subsea lead-in cables, array cables, control cables), geophysical (airgun......
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Alcan Cable launches Track Resistant coverings to prevent damage to Overhead Line Wire

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Alcan Cable introduced a new family of track resistant coverings for its aluminum overhead line wire products that protect the conductor from electrical degradation as a result of contact with trees. These special track resistant cables are used where frequent tree contact is expected. Track resistance helps to preserve the life of the covering from......
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Teracom Emerges as one of the lead supplier of ACSR conductors to PGCIL

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Teracom Limited, a relatively young company which has started production of ACSR, AAAC, AAC, ACAR etc. conductors and ABC cable in 2007 at its newly setup production facility at Pantnagar is emerging as a formidable supplier of Conductors and Cables in the Country. In the short span it has received approval from major buyers......
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