Parent company of Viakable has completed sale of cable-maker Centelsa to Nexans
Earlier this year, Mexico’s Xignux SA completed the sale of Centelsa, a cable producer in Latin America, to Nexans SA. A press release said that Centelsa, which manufactures cables for energy and communications, has been part of the industry since 1955. The company was three plants in Cali, Colombia, and a distribution center in Ecuador. […]
Rebranded Huawei Marine Networks to supply the cable for Asia Link Cable System
A $300 million consortium-led subsea cable, Asia Link Cable System (ALC), has been announced that calls for 6,000 km of cabling to connect Hong Kong SAR and Singapore, with branches to the Philippines, Brunei and Hainan, China. A press release said that the project supplier for the optical fiber cable will be HMN Technologies (HMN […]
Prysmian reaches accord for patent dispute
The Prysmian Group announced the company has settled proceedings for a patent infringement and invalidity in Germany with FiberHome Telecommunication Technologies Co., Ltd. (FiberHome), a Chinese equipment vendor and global solution provider that offers services in the field of information technology and telecom. A press release said that Prysmian Group claimed that FiberHome products infringed […]
Finnish company building a wire and cable recycling plant to open next year in Heinola
Finland’s Kuusakoski Oy announced that it is setting up a $7 million wire and cable recycling plant for “aluminum- and copper-containing materials” that will be completed next year in Heinola, Finland. A press release said that the facility is part of Kuusakoski Oy’s multiyear investment program designed to increase capacity, enhance material yield and deliver […]
Sumitomo to supply 150 km of submarine cable for power interconnection project
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo) has been awarded a contract from the Prysmian Group to supply 150 km of HVDC submarine cable for the NeuConnect Interconnector, a 1.4 GW power interconnection project between the U.K. and Germany. A press release said that Sumitomo will supply a section of HVDC mass-impregnated cable to Prysmian PowerLink Services, […]