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Southwire Announces Organizational Changes & New Corporate Structure

Southwire, Carrollton, GA, USA, has announced that the company’s Presi-dent of North America, Jack Carlson, has decided to retire. Carlson will serve in

an advisory role to Southwire’s leadership team until May 31, 2016. Carlson began his career at Southwire in 2001 after more than 20 years of industry experience with leading companies, and since

that time his influence and focus on innovation and growth have created a substantial impact on Southwire’s approach to developing customer solutions.

As the company positions itself to best serve the needs of its customers, Southwire has reorganized into business groups based on its approach to the market. Norman Adkins has been promoted to President of the Construction Systems and Solutions Group, and Charlie Murrah has been promoted to President of the Power Systems and Solutions Group.

Adkins, who previously served as President of Southwire’s electrical business, holds 18 years of experience with the company and has served in various roles including international manufacturing and business development, energy sales, and he also served as President of the company’s OEM business. Murrah, a more than 30-year veteran of the company, served most recently as President of the company’s energy business. Hans Meiring, Executive VP of Operations

and International, will continue to lead the company’s efforts as it builds world-class manufacturing capabilities and extends its international presence, and Guyton Cochran, CFO, will ensure the company remains a good steward of its financial resources. As General Counsel, Burt Fealing will continue to ensure Southwire’s business operations meet its legal and ethical principles, and Kathleen Edge, Executive VP of Human Resources, will lead the growth of the company’s orga-nizational capabilities. www.southwire.com

JDR Awarded Contracts: New Reeler Technology & Multiple Subsea UmbilicalsJDR, the UK-based supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the offshore energy industry, has been

awarded a contract for intervention, workover and control systems (IWOCS) by Aker Solutions Subsea Division. The project will include the first deployment of JDR’s innovative ‘Mark II Reeler’ concept. The scope of supply includes two 1200 m umbilicals. The new innovative reeler design offers a significant reduction in size versus conventional reelers as well as a lower weight for lifting and handling. The reeler lowers costs due to reduced materials and provides safety features including improved operator access and compliance with DNV lifting requirements. JDR has also won two umbilical contracts by McDermott Middle East Inc., to be delivered to two projects in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. www.jdrglobal.com

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NotebookHigh-speed submarine cable makes land in France

The SEA-ME-WE 5 (South East Asia- Middle East - Western Europe 5) submarine cable, to be operational in the sec-ond half of 2016, landed March 1, 2016, at the submarine cable station of la Seyne-sur-Mer, south of France.

This 20,000 km fiber optic cable will strengthen the Europe-Asia route by providing extra capacity and ensuring the protection of voice and data traffic passing through the other cables in the area. SEA-ME-WE 5 will connect France to Singapore, serving 17 countries including Saudi Arabia, Bangla-desh, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, France, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Republic of Djibouti, Singapore, Sri

Lanka, Turkey and Yemen.Orange Marine, a 100% subsid-

iary of Orange Group manages the installation of the SEA- ME- WE 5 in the Mediterranean, with the four shore ends of France, Egypt, Italy and Turkey.

The cable design is based on the latest 100 Gbps very high-speed technology combined with wave-length division multiplexing1 offer-ing 24 Tbps design capacity of three pairs of fibers. This high-capacity intercontinental highway provides route diversity and resilience to the heavily loaded existing submarine cables between Europe and Asia.

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Novacavi reports engagement in ENI platforms pilot project

Novacavi of Italy has announced its engagement in a pilot project

E&P Marine Signs RepresentationAgreement with Cobra Wire & CableAs of February 8, 2016, E&P Marine has signed an agreement with Cobra Wire & Cable, part of the Genuine Cable Group, to bring high-quality marine boat wire and cable to its worldwide customer base of distribu-tors in the boating industry around the world. Cobra Wire and Cable is now represented by E&P Marine around the globe, except in the USA and Canada. E&P Marine represents manufacturers of boating products and accessories around the world from its home office in Miami, FL, USA, and regional offices in Germany and the Middle East. The next step is to integrate Cobra Wire and Cable into all of E&P Ma-rine’s marketing, which includes a strong presence in all major foreign boat shows. This will properly position Cobra Wire and Cable and assure that the right conversations are happening with the appropriate people. Lilly Diaz, E&P Marine’s Vice Presi-dent of Sales commented, “Cobra Wire and Cable will fill the need for high-quality boat cable in many of our foreign markets. Sales are already coming in and you can feel the product line gaining its own momentum.”

Cobra Wire and Boat Cable® offers ABYC, UL or CSA approvals. Cobra can provide the appropriate cable to meet any electrical marine require-ment. In addition, all of its products are RoHS-compliant including the following:• Flat Multi Conductor Marine

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CMI Completes Purchase of General Cables Energy IndiaAccording to local reports, CMI Limited, Zillmere, Australia, a specialty cable manufacturer, recently announced the completion of the acquisition of General Cables Energy India Pvt. Ltd. (GCE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortune 500 com-pany, General Cable Corpora-tion. GCE, with its facility located at Baddi (Himachal Pradesh), India, will now become a wholly owned subsidiary of CMI Limited.A total outlay of Rs 150 crore has been earmarked for the project, which will be financed by a mix of debt and equity.“CMI has also inherited GCC’s international processes and systems for manufacturing spe-cialized cables, through this acquisition. For us it is a win-win situation, wherein we are not buying just the facility, but are also getting the best global stan-dards in plant and machinery that goes with it. With this acqui-sition of GCE, CMI will exponen-tially increase its manufacturing capabilities,” said Amit Jain, Managing Director, CMI Limited.The GCE acquisition is now com-plete and the facility is likely to be operational by the first quarter of 2016-2017.

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General Cable to Add up to 70 Jobs in TexasAccording to local reports, Gen-eral Cable, Scottsville, TX, USA, a

wire and cable manufacturer,

plans to add 50 to 70 jobs at its Harrison County plant. The com-pany submitted an application for tax abatement to the county as part of its proposed expan-sion. Harrison County Judge, Hugh Taylor, announced the application at the recent Har-rison County Commissioners Court meeting.“The application submitted has indicated that they are expecting to create 50 to 70 full-time jobs in Harrison County, at the cur-rent facility, by expanding their footprint there and increasing manufacturing capacity at the Harrison County plant,” Taylor said. “We are working hand-in-hand with Marshall Economic Development Corp. on this project.”General Cable provides prod-ucts and technologies for build-ing, maintaining and advancing the power and information infrastructures that connect the world. Public hearings on the proposed tax abatement agreement and reinvestment zone designation have been set for 9:00 AM on March 28, 2016.

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for ENI (Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi-National Oil Board) platforms sub-sidence monitoring in Adriatic Sea.

Novacavi has been called in to provide a specially designed custom

pressure resistant cable for a new submarine hydraulic digital profile meter to be laid on the seabed close to a gas extracting platform. Instal-lation of this monitoring system may reach a depth of 100 m in order to survey and to take permanent readings of the subsidence cone caused by gas extraction. Novacavi has conceived and supplied a spe-cial cable for pressure transducer power and signal transmission with high reliability and roughness considering hostile environmental conditions as well as stress due to transport and installation.

Novacali will showcase this cable and its production, in booth N200, at Oceanology International 2016, March 15 to 17, 2016, in London.

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Carlisle appoints Amelia Murillo VP of Human Resources

Carlisle Companies Incorpo-rated, Charlotte, NC, USA, has announced the appointment of Amelia Murillo to the newly created position of Vice President of Human Resources, ef-fective immediately.

Chris Koch, Carlisle President and CEO, said, “I am pleased to announce Amelia’s appointment. In this newly created position, Amelia will lead our talent management and development initiatives as well as partner with the divisions to drive human resource-related synergies, operational efficiencies and best practices throughout Carlisle.”

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Allied Wire & Cable adds Russ Lawson

As Allied Wire & Cable contin-

ues to grow its sales team across the USA, the company welcomes Russ Lawson to the Merrimack, NH, USA branch. Throughout his 20 years in the wire and cable industry, Law-son has worked his way through the ranks of the business, holding positions in warehouse operations, sales and supply chain roles. Law-son got his start in the world of wire and cable in 1995 with Manhattan/CDT where he was a Warehouse Operations Manager for ten years.

Following his career with Man-hattan/CDT, Lawson worked for A.E. Petsche Co., where he spent seven years as an Inside Sales Represen-tative. He then became an On-Site Buyer/Seller later in his career with the company, which was the most recent position he held before com-ing on board with Allied in early January. Lawson brings several years of experience and a well-rounded wire and cable resume to Allied, and is eager to leave a positive mark on its customers.

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Delphi promotes Joseph Massaro to CFO

Delphi Automotive PLC, Gilling-ham, England, announced that Joseph R. Massaro has been appoint-ed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Senior Vice President, succeeding Mark Murphy, who has elected to leave the company to pursue other opportunities.

Massaro joined Delphi in 2013 as Vice President, Internal Audit, and was appointed to the position of Vice President, Corporate Control-ler in 2014. Before joining Delphi, Massaro was a Managing Director at Liberty Lane Partners from 2008 to 2013, a private-equity invest-ment firm focused on building and improving middle-market compa-nies. Prior to Liberty Lane, Massaro

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served in a variety of finance and operational roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific from 2002 to 2007.

Massaro began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, 1992 to 2002, where he served as a Man-aging Director in the firm’s Transac-tion Services practice.

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HUBER+SUHNER dividend & naming of CEO successor

HUBER+SUHNER Group’s Board of Directors has adopted a new,

very shareholder-friendly dividend

policy. It also nominated the head of the Fiber Optics division, Urs Ryffel, as the CEO of the HUBER+SUHNER Group as of April 1, 2017.

Encore Wire Introduces New Hybrid CableIn early January 2016, Encore Wire, McKinney, TX, USA, in-troduced to its manufacturer representatives the newest addi-tion in the existing Type MC-LED (Type PCS) product line. The new product, called MC-LED Health-care™, is the next generation of Encore’s hy-brid power and control/signal conductor cable system. Type PCS was developed specifically for the health care industry.

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Google Fiber Comes to Huntsville, AL, USALocal reports say that Huntsville, AL, USA, is bringing Google Fiber to the city, using part of the fiber network that Huntsville Utilities is building. Huntsville will join 20 metros where Google Fiber is serving customers, and design-ing and building networks. Huntsville’s leaders decided to build a network that could sup-port an electrical smart grid and other municipal needs, plus provide the best of the web for local families, entrepreneurs, businesses and academics. To help achieve this goal, the city called upon Google Fiber.googlefiberblog.blogspot.com

LEONI Matches 2015 Forecast/Gives Outlook for 2016; Works on Laser Project with Laser Zentrum HannoverBased on preliminary calculations, Nürnberg-based LEONI AG generated sales of €4.5 billion in the 2015 financial year versus 2014’s €4.1 billion. Earn-ings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to €151 million versus last year’s €182.5 million. Pre-tax earnings came to slightly more than the forecast level of €130 million. The Wiring Sys-tems Division (WSD) contributed some €87 million to EBIT, with this figure in-cluding nonrecurring income, while the Wire & Cable Solutions Division (WCS) contributed €64 million. Based on the latest analysis of the fore-cast, the LEONI Management Board expects sales of €4.4 billion because of more subdued underlying economic conditions for the current 2016 financial year. EBIT is estimated at €105 million, a figure that includes restructuring costs of approximately €30 million.In other news, LEONI AG, which is the leading European provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries, supported finding the evidence for gravitational waves with special optical fiber cables in a joint project with Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH). An international team of researchers succeeded in showing the collision of two black holes on the basis of gravi-tational waves, thereby providing the

first metrological evidence. The Max-Planck-Institute for Gravitational Physics Hannover (Albert Einstein Institute), the LZH and neoLASE GmbH were significantly involved. The laser head used in the measuring equipment was developed and built by LZH and fitted with assembled special cables from LEONI’s Fiber Optics busi-ness unit.

The two LIGO observatories (Laser Interferometer Gravitation Wave Ob-servatory) in Hanford, WA, USA and Livingston, LA, USA, measure, using their two arms that are each 4000 m in length, the smallest wavelength differ-ences with an interferometer make it possible to detect gravitational waves in a specially developed process.

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Relative to the firm’s future divi-dend policy, the Board decided to retain the income-based approach and the defined disbursement ratio of 40% to 50% of net income. A divi-dend of at least CHF 1.00 per share is now envisaged. This means that in financial years where the maxi-mum disbursement ratio of 50% generates less than CHF 1.00 per share, a dividend of CHF 1.00 will be proposed to the following Annual General Meeting.

As a result of the strong financial basis, HUBER+SUHNER can finance this disbursement policy on the basis of its own resources. This results in a sustainable, attractive minimum yield for shareholders.

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LS Cable & System Gets Beijing Automotive ContractLS Cable & System has entered

into a contract with Beijing Automotive

Industry Holding Co. Ltd. (BAIC) for the supply of a harness for electric vehicles. As the com-pany is supplying parts to BAIC, a state-owned enterprise, fol-lowing BYD, the number one Chinese electric vehicle maker, and Dongfeng Motor Group, the second largest auto maker in China, LS Cable & System is accelerating its advance into the Chinese electric vehicle parts market.LS Cable & System’s products will be installed in the new EV200 model that BAIC is scheduled to release in August 2016. As the world’s 10th largest electric ve-hicle maker, BAIC is planning to develop 14 environment-friendly cars by 2017 and establish a new plant in a bid to reinforce related businesses. LS Cable & System is planning to capitalize on this contract to expand its contracts to models other than the EV200, and reinforce marketing with a focus on other state-owned auto makers.The Chinese electric vehicle mar-ket is expected to grow rapidly from about 220,000 vehicles in 2015 to 2 million by 2020.

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cession planning, it was decided in February 2015, that in view of the 2017 Annual General Meeting, the current CEO, Urs Kaufmann, would resign from his operational position and be proposed for election as Chairman of the Board of Direc-tors. The current Chairman of the Board of Directors, Beat Kälin, will resign from his office at this point in time. He will, however, continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors appointed Urs Ryffel as CEO. Ryffel has been employed at HUBER+SUHNER since 2002. He has a record of consider-able achievements in a number of different roles in the Group.

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NEMA Business Index loses ground in February 2016

The NEMA, Rosslyn, VA, USA, Electroindustry Business Condi-

tions Index (EBCI) for current conditions in

North America fell back in February 2016, dropping to 44.4 from 50 the previous month as more panelists reported conditions eroded than improved. Compared to January 2016, smaller shares of the survey panel reported both that business conditions improved (22% in Febru-ary versus 41% in January) and that they deteriorated (33% in February compared to 41% in January). A plurality of panelists (44%) claimed conditions were unchanged in Feb-ruary. A considerably smaller 18% held this view a month ago.

March 14, 2016The survey’s measure of the in-

tensity of change in electroindustry business conditions remained in negative territory in February, slip-ping to -0.2 from -0.1 in January.

Even though more panelists than not expect the business environ-ment to improve over the next six months, the EBCI for future North American conditions also dropped in February, falling to 52.8 from 67.6 in January. A smaller share of the panel (33%) reported positive expectations than was the case last month (53%), while a larger share (28%) reported negative expecta-tions than was the case in January (18%). The share expecting to see no change in business conditions over the next six months rose to 39% in February from 29% in January.

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Launch of NKT share buy backThe Board of Directors of NKT

of Denmark initiated a share buy-back program of up to DKK 550 million,

as announced by the company in February 2016. The objective of the share buy-back program is to initi-ate an adjustment of NKT’s capital structure in accordance with com-municated targets.

The maximum total share buy-back in the period will represent a market value of DKK 550 million. Based on the share price on Febru-ary 2016, this corresponds to ap-proximately 1,455,000 shares equal to some 6% of the share capital.

NKT appointed Nordea Bank Danmark A/S as Lead Manager for the program. Nordea makes all trading decisions independently of and without involving NKT. The shares bought back on each trad-ing day do not exceed 25% of the daily average trading volume over the 20 trading days preceding the date of purchase.

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Nexans Wins Power Cable Contract from SamsungSamsung C&T has awarded Nexans , Paris, France, the con-tract to supply 575 km of power cables for the Umm Al Houl Water and Power Project in Qa-tar, which will increase power generation in Qatar by 23%. This development is part of Nex-ans’ commitment to increasing global access to clean water.Nexans company, QICC, will supply MV and LV cables. The first batch of cables was urgently delivered with a 15-day lead time. Operation of the plant is due to begin in June 2018. The cables will be made at the QICC plant in Mesaieed, Qatar.

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RFS Expands Radiating Cable Offering in AmericaRadio Frequency Systems (RFS), Meriden, CT, USA, a global

wireless and broadcast infrastructure specialist, is expanding its domesti-

cally made radiating cable prod-uct offerings. This is intended to provide faster delivery for North American customers, and the increased offering will include patented radiating construction for evolving markets and grow-ing customer demands.

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was initiated on February 26, 2016 and will end no later than January 31, 2017. NKT may terminate the program at any time.

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Prysmian full-year 2015 resultsThe Board of Directors of Prysmi-

an SpA, Milan, Italy, has approved the company’s consolidated finan-cial statements and separate fi-nancial statements for 2015.

A good sales growth of 5.3% was reported along with very good performance by Energy Projects, up by 15.8%. Also reported was a solid trend for Telecom (+9.9%) as well as a recovery by Energy & Infrastruc-ture (+3.0%).

Profit for the year was up by 22.6% to €623 million, with a net profit increase to €214 million. A dividend of €0.42 per share has been proposed.

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Rea Magnet Wire awardsRea Magnet Wire Co., Fort Wayne,

IN, USA, was recently awarded the BorgWarner 2015 Supplier Quality Excellence Award for 100% quality rating at the Monterrey plant. Accepting the award on behalf of Rea Magnet Wire was Favio Peralta, Plant Quality Manager.

Additionally, Rea Magnet Wire Co. was awarded the 2016 Spirit Award and Most Valuable Presen-tation Award at the 2016 EIS Sup-plier Fair, which was recently held in Reno, NV, USA. The presentation of these awards highlighted this year’s growth initiatives and new services available for EIS, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of GPC and one of North America’s leading distributors of process materials,

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3M Completes Longest Known Running ACCR Field Test3M, St. Paul, MN, USA, recently com-pleted the longest known field test of a composite conductor in the USA—a 13-year field test of the 3M Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced (ACCR). Installed in 2001 on a 115 kV transmission line at Xcel Energy’s Riverside Plant in Minneapolis, the test demonstrated the strength and resilien-cy of 3M’s ACCR composite conductor in demanding environmental conditions. This field trial installation was the first known installation of a composite con-ductor of any kind in the USA transmis-sion grid. The conductor was operated continuously until it was taken down for testing in December of 2014. Since the Xcel Energy installation, 3M conducted additional field tests at other utilities and at the U.S. Department of Energy outdoor testing facility at Oak Ridge Na-tional Lab. However, the Xcel Energy

Riverside Plant test remains the longest running of all 3M ACCR field tests. The wide-ranging temperatures and changing weather conditions in Min-nesota, from high heat and humidity during the summer months to extreme cold and heavy ice loads in the winter, provided an ideal test environment. The ACCR composite conductor met or exceeded expectations in all levels of line performance. Core samples of the ACCR conductor showed no sign of tensile strength loss, with results ranging from 108% to 110% of rated breaking strength. While the conductor was still in the air, sag-tension was measured and matched the optimum performance expectations of 2990 lb at 20°F.

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OFS Expands Microcable LineOFS, Norcross, GA, USA, a lead-ing-edge designer, manufac-turer and supplier of innovative fiber optic network solutions, expands its microcable product line with the MiDia® 2GX cable. This latest-generation cabling solution can help take metro networks to the next level with in-creased fiber density, enhanced performance and significantly greater cost saving opportunities on deployment. The MiDia 2GX microcable capi-talizes on OFS’ advancement in bend-optimized fiber design enabling tight, low-loss bends without risking fiber strength and long-term reliability. These fibers occupy 36% less area than conventional 250 µm coated fiber, enabling smaller diameter cables with a greater number of fibers per tube to minimize cabled diameters in today’s con-gested duct networks. The MiDia 2GX cable range provides system build cost reduc-tion opportuni-ties by enabling increased de-ployment dis-tance, fewer installations and maximized use of congested and limited availability ducts.

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Swati Rangachari to Chief of Corporate Affairs at Sterlite

Sterlite Technologies Limited, Pune, India, has appointed Swati Rangachari as Chief of Corporate Affairs. She brings a deep un-derstanding of public policy and industry relations that will drive synergies with the government’s vision of a developed nation, and support sustained growth of the broadband infrastructure industry. Based in Delhi NCR, Rangachari is a member of Sterlite’s Executive Council, and will lead government affairs related to public policy, industry strategy and engagement.

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Sumitomo launches extra- high-strength superconductor

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. of Japan has developed the extra-high-strength superconduc-tor, DI-BSCCO™ Type HT-NX, by substantially increasing the tensile strength of the company’s high-strength bismuth high-temperature superconductor from 250-270 MPa

to over 400 MPa.The extra-high-strength bismuth

high-temperature superconductor exhibits 50% to 60% higher tensile strength than conventional high-strength bismuth high-temperature superconductors.

This implies that the extra-high-strength superconductor with-stands an increased electromag-netic force to be suitable for use in large magnets and ultra-high magnetic fields to more than 20 tesla, which could not be achieved with conventional high-strength superconductors.

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ZTT successfully develops 220 kV overland power cable

In developing a new 220 kV overland power cable, ZTT of China has suc-cessfully passed the “New products appraisal meeting” organized by the China Electricity Council.

All experts in the HV power cable industry have now agreed that the new technology of the 220 kV XLPE power cable with great length and section has been found to be su-perior to the national standard and has reached to the international advanced level.

During the new product devel-oping period for this new product, the ZTT technological team has overcome the difficult problems of large cross-section split conductor water resistant technology, delivery with great length and insulation ec-centricity to result in a new overland power cable product.

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Polymers in Cables 2016 Program Released

Polymers in Cables 2016 is being held June 21 to 22, 2016, at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue in Philadel-phia, PA, USA. Event sponsor, Applied Market Information LLC (AMI), has now re-leased the program for the 8th annual Polymers in Cables conference, and it is full of cutting-edge presentations from top companies including Comtran Cable Corporation, LS Cable & Sys-tem, Minnesota Wire, UL LLC, BASEC and many more.

This program features a mix of cable producers, material suppliers, equip-ment manufacturers and research consultants, providing an unrivaled view of the latest material, technology and business trends in the industry.

Also, registration is now open and group discounts are available for com-panies wishing to send two or more representatives. Registration includes access to the sessions and exhibition room, conference materials, all break refreshments and lunch on both days, admission to the cocktail reception and invaluable networking opportunities.

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WCISA® to Host “Night Out in Germany” @ wire 2016

WCISA® (Wire & Cable Industry Suppliers Association®), Akron, OH, USA, is hosting “WCISA’s Night Out in Germany,” on the eve of the opening of the wire 2016 exhibits in Düsseldorf.

The event takes place on Sunday, April 3, 2016, from 6 PM to 9 PM at Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht, Niederkassler Strasse 104, Düsseldorf, Germany. This

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is a brewery and restaurant in the Nie-derkassel section of Düsseldorf, on the west side of the Rhein River. This is the same location as the last several WCISA outings in Germany. Phone number is +49 211 570129, and website is dues-seldorf.brauhaus-joh-albrecht.de

A buffet of Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht specialties will include appetizers and main dishes. Beverages will include homemade beers, house wines and soft drinks. There is no charge to WCISA members and their guests.

WCISA members need to RSVP at info@wcisaonline.org by March 25, 2016 with names of people attending.

WCISA is an Official Supporter of wire 2016 and is a co-sponsor of the North American Pavilion in Hall 9, and will be exhibiting at stand 9D16-7.

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Datwyler is Principal Sponsor of Com-Ex

Datwyler Cabling Solutions is the principal sponsor of Com-Ex, the Swiss trade fair for communications infra-structure. This increases the company’s existing commitment to the exhibition, which for the first time is being held at the Bernexpo site from September 20 to 22, 2016.

Datwyler Cabling Solutions forms part of a group of altogether twelve well-known firms in the ICT sector, which initiated the new exhibition last spring. Datwyler, together with the other initiators in the Exhibition Advisory Board, is dedicated to the successful development of Com-Ex.

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May 25, 2016 2016 Europacable General Assembly Brussels, Belgium www.europacable.com

June 6 – 8, 2016 Wire & Cable Guangzhou Guangzhou, China www.wire-cable-china.com

June 7 – 9, 2016 WAI Operations Summit & Wire Expo 2016 Uncasville, CT, USA www.wireexpo16.com

June 21 – 22, 2016 Polymers in Cables 2016 Philadelphia, PA, USA www.amiplastics-na.com

September 26 – 29, 2016 wire China 2016 Shanghai, China www.wirechina.net www.mdna.com

October 2 – 5, 2016 IWCS 2016™ International Cable · Connectivity Symposium Providence, RI, USA www.iwcs.org

October 5 – 7, 2016 Wire & Cable India 2016 Mumbai, India www.wire-india.com www.mdna.com

December 7 – 9, 2016 Wire & Cable Vietnam 2016 Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam www.wireviet.com

Oct 2-5, 2016 • Providence, RI, USA