ABB plans to open plant in Albuquerque
ABB announced that it plans to invest $40 million to build a new manufacturing facility on the company’s existing campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Per a report in the Albuquerque Journal, the new site is being built on a 40-acre site near the existing ABB plant that has some 450 employees. The new plant will […]
Nexans to provide 30 km of underground cables for airport project in Switzerland
Nexans has been chosen by Swissgrid to supply and bury 30 km of Very-High-Voltage (VHV) underground cables to replace overhead power lines along the southern side of the Geneva-Cointrin airport in Switzerland. A press release said that Swissgrid, the national company in charge of Switzerland’s electricity transmission grid, chose Nexans for the project that will […]
CommScope to expand its production of fiber-optic cable at two plants in the U.S.
CommScope announced that it is expanding its fiber-optic cable production to help feed an accelerated rollout of broadband Internet in the U.S. A press release said that the capacity expansion at two production facilities in North Carolina—projected to cost $47 million—will increase employment by at least 250 jobs over five years. The capital expenditures include […]
Teknor Apex acquires Nu-Pro Polymers
Teknor Apex has bought Nu-Pro Polymers, a manufacturer and supplier of reprocessed and recycled flexible PVC pellet compounds that seeks to convert PWVC waste streams into products that perform for customers. A press release said that Nu-Pro, based in Wheeling, Illinois, works with clean post-industrial (PIR) streams and converts them into new PVC compounds which […]
IEWC expands in Southeast Asia
IEWC reports that it has added a new distribution center to support its growing customer base in Southeast Asia. A press release said that the new facility, located in the east region of Singapore, adds nearly 20,000 sq ft of warehouse and office space to IEWC’s footprint within Asia. “Singapore was a logical choice for […]