The Southwire production plant in the Kingman Airport Industrial Park will close by the end of the year, putting dozens of local employees out of work, according to a company spokesman.
Southwire phasing out Kingman operations
March 31, 2010
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Dow Europe GmbH Announces Price Increase for Wire and Cable Products in India, Middle East and Africa
March 30, 2010Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase of up to U.S. $100 per metric ton for its wire and cable products across India, Middle East and Africa. This increase will be of immediate effect, or as contract terms allow.
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Belden Announces 10% Price Increase in EMEA
March 29, 2010Belden has announced that the company is to increase the prices of all its wire and cable products in the EMEA region by 10%. According to Roel Vestjens, General Manager of Belden Wire & Cable Systems EMEA, the increase, which will be effective as of 12 April 2010, is to offset escalating costs, particularly raw materials and energy.
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More Mergers & Acquisitions expected in cable manufacturing
March 26, 2010More consolidation is expected in the cable making industry as firms seek to expand further in emerging markets and exploit problems of competitors in the downturn, HSBC analysts wrote in a note on Thursday.
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Leoni sets the stage for profitable growth
March 26, 2010During the 2009 financial year, Leoni fully adjusted its cost structures and staff capacity to the weaker macroeconomic situation and set the stage for a return to earnings-oriented growth. The leading provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries generated consolidated sales of EUR 2.160 billion. The year-on-year decline (2008: EUR 2.912 billion) comes to about one quarter, although there was a steady rise in the course of the year. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to a loss of EUR 116.3 million (2008: profit of EUR 55.7 million); on an adjusted basis* there was a loss of EUR 35.6 million (2008: profit of EUR 79.3 million). On the bottom line Leoni recorded a net loss of EUR 138.1 million (2008: net income of EUR 5.2 million). The Company intends not to pay out any dividend (previous year: EUR 0.20).
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Philatron Wire and Cable Extensive Products Now Includes UL Listed Photovoltaic SolarWire™
March 25, 2010Southern California based Philatron Wire and Cable innovative team of Research and Development is pleased to announce a PV (Photovoltaic) product line that is environmentally beneficial, provides massive performance, and safe.
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AMSC and LS Cable Expand Superconductor Power Cable Strategic Alliance
March 25, 2010Thursday, Mar 25, 2010
American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC), a global power technologies company, and LS Cable Ltd. (LS Cable), the third largest power cable manufacturer in the world, today announced that they have expanded their superconductor power cable strategic business alliance. Under the new agreement, LS Cable and AMSC will work collaboratively to deploy more than 50 kilometers (km) (31 miles) of superconductor power cables in commercial power grids over the next five years. The original alliance, established in September 2009, called for the deployment of a minimum of 10 km (6.2 miles) of superconductor power cables during that same period.
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OFS Announces The EZ-Bend(R) Bundled MDU Cabling System
March 24, 2010OFC/ NFOEC 2010, Booth 1023 — OFS, designer, manufacturer and supplier of leading edge fiber optic network products, today announced it has made available the EZ-Bend® Bundled MDU Cabling System that helps speed low-cost deployment of fiber to multi-dwelling units (MDUs).
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Draka introduces single-mode fiber cable
March 24, 2010Draka Communications–Americas has introduced a new line of fiber cables designed as a corner stone for next-generation networks and dark fiber networks.
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Tyco Electronics to Report Fiscal Second Quarter Results on April 28, 2010
March 24, 2010Tyco Electronics Ltd. (NYSE:TEL) will report fiscal second quarter results before trading begins on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. The company will hold a conference call for investors at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The call can be accessed in the following ways:
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