Press Releases

Paris, February 8, 2012 - The Nexans Board of Directors meeting on February 7, 2012, chaired by Frédéric Vincent, approved the Financial Statements for 2011.

Hanover, 2. February 2012 – DONG Energy, Fredericia (Denmark) and Nexans Deutschland have concluded a framework agreement for the delivery of up to 900 kilometres of medium-voltage submarine cables.

Hanover, 2 February 2012 – Under the slogan “We like what you have in your mind”, over 80 young scientists from Hanover and the surrounding area will be lining up at Nexans Deutschland GmbH in Hanover on 9 and 10 February to compete in the “Young Researchers/School Students Experiment” regional competition.

The “AmpaCity” project has been kicked off: The RWE Group and its partners are just about to replace a 1-kilometre-long high-voltage cable connecting two transformer stations in the Ruhr city of Essen with a state-of-the-art superconductor solution.

Nexans has successfully commissioned the world’s first resistive superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) based on second-generation superconductor tapes.

Nexans has been awarded a turnkey contract worth in excess of 90 million euros by REE (Red Eléctrica de España), the operator of the Spanish power system and the owner of the power transmission grid, to create a new 115 km high-voltage (HV) submarine power link between the Islands of Mallorca and Ibiza.

Nexans has been awarded a major contract to supply power, control and instrumentation cables from its specialized POWERMINE® range for CHINALCO’s new Mount Toromocho open-cast copper mine in Peru.

Nexans has been awarded three major contracts, worth a total of around 10 million Euros, to supply specialized signalling and telecom cables to Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), the state-owned operator of Italy’s railway network.

Hanover/Nuremberg, 22 November 2011 – Nexans Deutschland is exhibiting three new developments at the SPS/IPC/DRIVES trade fair. The company will present bus and control cables from the MOTIONLINE™ AS-Interface 2,5mm² and MOTIONLINE Rheyflex™ XH ranges as well as the new iSwitch G 1043E+ Ethernet switch from the E+ series.

Nexans has been awarded a contract by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to design, manufacture and supply a total of 138,000 feet (42km) of power umbilicals and terminations for the Jack and St. Malo fields in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Under a competence sponsorship agreement, the Group will meet all the cable needs of the new museum by supplying free low and medium voltage power cables, as well as data transmission cables and systems for the 28,000 sq.m building and the 22 hectares of grounds.

Nexans has been awarded a 75 million euro contract by Statoil to design, manufacture and supply a total of 165 km of static and dynamic power umbilical and power cables, as well as necessary accessories, for the Åsgard oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea.

Paris, October 27, 2011 – Nexans today announced 2011 third quarter sales of 1,711 million euros (at current non-ferrous metal prices), or 1,127 million euros at constant non-ferrous metal prices*, which corresponds to organic growth of 3.9%**.

Nexans has been awarded two four-year contracts for a total amount of 15 million euros by RATP to supply specialized railway infrastructure cables that deliver the ideal combination of high performance, safety and reliability for projects to maintain, upgrade and expand the city’s metro and tram networks.

Hanover/Nuremberg, September 30, 2011 – For many years, Nexans has offered special profile flat cables in the dimension 2x1.5 mm² for actuator-sensor interfaces (ASI). ASI Future, the new generation, allows for cable cross-sections of 2.5 mm² the same outer dimensions.

Nexans has been awarded a 3 million euro turnkey contract to supply lead-in cable systems for the advanced GeoStreamer seismic array technology that Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) is deploying on its fleet of offshore survey vessels.

Nexans has been awarded a contract by the project developer Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH & Co. KG to supply and install the infield submarine power cables and ancillary equipment for the Riffgat offshore wind farm.

Document available online.

Confirmed strong business upturn, improvement of the operating margin

Nexans to build a plant for the manufacture of underground Extra High Voltage (EHV) cables and possible extension to submarine HV activities, in the United States.

Nexans has been awarded two major contracts, worth a total of 17 million euros, by Switzerland’s CFF (Chemins de Fer Fédéraux) and the private railway company BLS (Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon), for the supply of railway safety and telecommunications equipment.

Nexans announced the signing of an agreement with the Shandong Yanggu Cable Group (“Shandong Yanggu”) to create a joint venture based on Shandong Yanggu’s power cable business in China.

Hanover/Mönchengladbach, 8 June 2011 – The KEYLIOS™ cable range from Nexans offers manufacturers of photovoltaic modules or junction boxes, as well as installation companies, project developers and wholesalers, a wide range of reliable solar system cable solutions.

Nexans is at the Russian Coal and Mining 2011 event to launch its comprehensive Powermine™ range of customized cable solutions developed to ensure reliable and efficient operation for mining operations.

Hanover, 1 June 2011 – Change in the executive board of Nexans Deutschland GmbH, Hanover: Christof Barklage (49) is to become CEO with effect from 1 June 2011.

The Nexans Mixed Shareholders' Meeting chaired by Frédéric Vincent, Chairman and CEO, was held on May 31, 2011 at the quai Branly museum in Paris.

The Group will present the outlook for first half 2011 at the Mixed Shareholders’ Meeting that will be held today at 3:00 p.m. at the musée du quai Branly in Paris (France). The meeting will be chaired by Frédéric Vincent, Chairman and CEO.

Nexans has been awarded a 20 million euro contract by the IE Madeira consortium to deliver the overhead lines for the world’s longest power transmission link, Brazil’s Madeira River Power Interconnection.

Paris, April 27, 2011 – Nexans today announced 2011 first quarter sales of 1,754 million euros.

Paris, April 20, 2011 – Nexans’ 2010 Registration document has been registered with the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) on April 19, 2011.  Nexans Mixed Shareholders’ Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 3.00 pm in the Claude Levi-Strauss theatre of the quai Branly museum.

Nexans has been awarded a 33 million euro contract by Terna - Italy’s electricity transmission grid operator to manufacture, install and test approximately 250 km of 150 kV high-voltage (HV) aluminium underground cables and accessories for power development projects in the Lazio, Basilicata and Campania regions.

Nexans continues the development of HTS systems for improving performance and efficiency of energy grids.

Hanover, April 4, 2011 – The new Nexans low-voltage hybrid cable "X-LINKED™" allows you to combine the redevelopment or expansion of a low-voltage network with the preparation for a high-performance information infrastructure without the need for additional civil engineering work.

Nexans is introducing Alsecure® Premium, its range of next-generation CR1-C1 fire-resistant cables.

Moenchengladbach, April 4, 2011 – Nexans and vitronet Holding GmbH, Essen, a service provider for the planning, commissioning and marketing of telecommunication networks, are bundling their experience in the field of network technology for energy providers.

Hanover, April 4, 2011 – Nexans Deutschland has developed a new series of Industrial Ethernet switches with a very high port density. These harsh environment switch systems are supporting the connection of up to 24 network subscribers via fiber-optic or twisted pair cables and are supporting “Gigabit Ethernet” as well as "Fast Ethernet" data rates at all ports.

Hof, March 23, 2011 – The 24CSJ-S cold-shrink cable joint from Nexans Power Accessories Germany GmbH, Hof, Germany, serves for the connection of VPE-insulated medium-voltage cables with welded or removable exterior conducting layers.

Hof, March 23, 2011 – Nexans Power Accessories Germany GmbH, Hof, Germany, has added yet another top class product to its connector range with the new MF50-240 mechanical connector. It is now presenting the first model with its FlexBolt® shear bolts.

Hof, March 23, 2011 – Nexans Power Accessories Germany GmbH, Hof, Germany, has added four sophisticated tools to its product range, which will allow you to quickly and precisely carry out any required work on medium-voltage cables with cross-sections over 500 mm².

Nexans has been awarded a Euro 1.6 million contract by the German company KUKA Roboter GmbH, one of the leading robot producers worldwide to supply its specialized MOTIONLINE® robotic cables for use in the construction of sophisticated 3D industrial robots.

Nexans has been awarded a contract by DONG Energy, based in Fredericia, Denmark, to supply the submarine cables and related accessories for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm.

Paris, February 14, 2011 – The Nexans Board of Directors chaired by Frédéric Vincent, which met on February 11, 2011, has approved the accounts for 2010.

Nexans has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7, for the design, engineering and manufacture of a total length of 143km of static subsea electro-hydraulic control umbilicals for the Laggan-Tormore gas field development, 125km West of the Shetland Islands in the UK.

Hanover, 3 February 2011 – Under the slogan “Breathe fresh air into science!”, over 70 young scientists from Hanover and the surrounding area will be lining up at Nexans Deutschland GmbH in Hanover on 10 and 11 February to compete in the “Jugend forscht – Young Scientists” regional competition.

145 km power submarine DC cable will increase security of supply as well as aiding development of the electricity market in the Baltic Sea region

Nexans will complete a 9 million Euro contract for Hyundai Engineering & Construction to supply power and communication cables featuring advanced, environmentally friendly insulation technology for GASCO’s Habshan 5 Utilities and Offsites project in Abu Dhabi.

Nexans has been awarded an ambitious 178 million Euro turnkey contract by Enemalta Corporation, the state-owned energy authority in Malta, to design, manufacture, install and provide seabed protection of the new high-voltage AC (Alternating Current) submarine power link between Malta and Sicily.

Nexans is showing the latest advances in its MOTIONLINE® range of cable solutions developed specifically to deliver high-performance and total reliability in a wide variety of control chain, bus, sensor and robotic automation applications.

Target confirmed for full year operating margin rate of 4.5%

Nexans has been awarded a contract worth in excess of 14 million euros by BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd of Aberdeen to deliver a subsea umbilical system for the Devenick gas field in the North Sea.

Nexans has been awarded contracts worth a total of 7.5 million Euros to supply its specialized FLAMEX® rail cable solutions for installation on new and modernized rolling stock on the Sao Paulo City Metropolitan Transportation network.

New Qatar International Cable Company (QICC) plant in Mesaieed Industrial City is Nexans’ first manufacturing plant in an Arabic Gulf states

Units 3 and 4 at Mochovce will rely on 5,000 km of Nexans’ low-voltage (LV) power, control and instrumentation cables to support vital safety and control functions

Document available online.

Moenchengladbach (Germany), 5 August 2010 – The Rolling Stock division of Nexans Deutschland GmbH is to produce more than 3,000 km of cable for Warsaw’s new trams by the end of 2012 in its Moenchengladbach and Nuremberg plants.

Hürth, 20 July 2010 – Superconductivity has become mature and established itself as a modern technology. This fact now leads to an increased demand for working space at Nexans SuperConductors GmbH (NSC) which is a driving force for this development.

Nexans has completed successfully the test of the world’s first HVDC high temperature superconductor (HTS) power transmission cable designed for 200 kV.

Nexans has been awarded a 104 million Euro contract by Statnett, Norway’s national main grid owner and operator,  to design, manufacture and install the new Oslofjord II submarine high-voltage power link.

Nexans has been awarded a major contract by Lincs Wind Farm Limited to supply the medium voltage submarine array cables and associated accessories for the 270 MW Lincs offshore wind farm to be constructed off the east coast of England.

Nexans has further increased the scope of its commitment to sustainable development by implementing its new ‘green drum’ programme.

Nexans has opened a new manufacturing plant entirely dedicated to aircraft cables in Mohammedia (Morocco).

Nexans has signed a Frame agreement with Nordex to supply customized WINDLINK® power cable sets and kits  for onshore wind farm projects across Europe.

Paris, June 14, 2010 – Nexans has been awarded a 72.7 million euros contract by the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO) for a turnkey project to upgrade the high voltage underground power cable infrastructure in Abu Dhabi City, UAE.

Nexans is at Intersolar 2010 to launch its comprehensive new KEYLIOS™ branded range of cables, solutions and services for photovoltaic (PV) installations.

Nexans has launched SHIPLINK™ as the new brand identity for its range of cable solutions and services for shipbuilding and offshore.

Hanover, 7 June 2010 - Nexans showcases samples of the cable series at POWERGRID Europe, 8 to 10 June 2010, Amsterdam, at stand S39

Mönchengladbach, May 21, 2010 – Nexans, the global expert in cables and cabling systems, has launched a new Data Centre brochure.

Nexans announced on February 10, 2010 the implementation of a new employee shareholding plan.

Nexans has developed its new HYPRON® range to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to lead-sheathed cables for onshore power, control and instrumentation applications in the oil and gas industry.

Project to manufacture and install new Extra High Voltage circuits in specially constructed cable tunnels will help meet Dubai’s need for more power.

Paris, April 22, 2010 – Nexans today announced 2010 first-quarter sales of 1.350 billion euros

Hanover, 19 April 2010 – Rounding off the high end of the M series, Nexans Power Accessories is launching the M630-1000, a new medium-voltage connector designed for any cable cross-section.

Laboratory measurement within the Endesa Supercable project demonstrates real world feasibility

Hanover, 19 April 2010 – Nexans Active Networking Systems presents the new iSeries iGigaSwitch 54x. The iGigaSwitch-54x systems, which are specially designed for the energy market, feature up to five Ethernet interfaces offering transmission capacities of 10 Mbit/s, 100 Mbit/s and even 1 Gbit/s, as well as two Gigabit SFP (small form-factor pluggable) slots.

Bramsche/Neunburg vorm Wald, April 12, 2010 – Thanks to its bimetal wires, Nexans Deutschland GmbH is relieving users from the cost pressure associated with copper: The amount of copper required is reduced in the case of wires made from copper-clad steel (CCS) or aluminium (CCA). This reduces the material costs but not the quality

Nexans to present its copper-silver alloys for high-performance machines at the wire trade fair in Düsseldorf, which will take place from 12-16 April, 2010. You can find us at stand B42 in hall 09.

Nexans showcases its new range of ALSECURE Premium INFIT™ cables at the Light + Building trade fair (Frankfurt am Main, 11-16 April 2010, Hall 8.0, stand A14)

Nexans to present its newly developed toploader for TIG welding at the wire trade fair in Düsseldorf, which will take place from 12-16 April, 2010. You can find us at stand B42 in hall 09

Hanover, April 12, 2010 - The Nexans Production Lines and Technology Division team has developed a semiautomatic machine for cross welding, which can be adjusted to suit different application areas.

Bramsche/Neunburg vorm Wald, April 12, 2010 - Nexans Deutschland GmbH is offering users, who require a material with a particularly high mechanical loadability, an environmentally friendly solution with its wires based on cadmium-free copper alloys.

Purchasing carbon offsets will support reforestation project in Tanzania

Nexans is using its participation at Smart Grids Europe 2010 to highlight how its state-of-the-art cable solutions and services can help the deployment of smarter power grids.

Dedicated cable laying ship has been lengthened by 12.5 metres to increase its cable handling capabilities.

Hürth, March 17, 2010 – Nexans SuperConductors GmbH from Hürth has won the Energy Master Award 2010 for their superconducting current limiter. The prize was awarded on March 15, on the eve of the three-day Energy Masters conference as part of a function held in the Berlin TV tower.

Moenchengladbach, March 1, 2010 – It is almost impossible now to imagine our business and private lives without the Internet; the availability of broadband access at a location is an important question in this connection. The FTTnet initiative has the aim to bundle its respective planning, construction and operation expertise with regard to broadband networks and to develop economic solutions for regional energy providers, public utility companies and municipalities

Nexans will supply a turnkey solution, consisting of Extra High Voltage (380 kV) cables, for the connection to the Swiss national power grid.

Paris, February 10, 2010 – The Nexans Board of Directors chaired by Frédéric Vincent, which met on February 9, 2010, has approved the accounts for 2009.

Hanover, 29 January 2010 – Around 70 junior scientists from Hanover and its vicinity will be meeting at Kabelkamp 20, the Nexans Deutschland GmbH administrative centre in Hanover, from 4 to 5 February.

The group will provide power and control cables.

High voltage subsea power export cables for the world’s largest wind farm.

MOTIONLINE™ : Nexans range of cable solutions for demanding automation applications where cables are in motion

Utility company Vattenfall anticipates that pilot project at the Boxberg brown coal plant will help to increase personnel and plant safety

This new project illustrates once again Nexans’ position and competence in the energy infrastructure market.

Nexans today announced 2009 third-quarter sales of 1,267 million euros.

Nuremberg, 19 October 2009 – At the SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2009 trade fair (24 to 26 November in Nuremberg), Nexans Deutschland is presenting for the very first time a newly developed generation of servo motor cables (hall 5, stand 5-324).

Hanover, October 6th, 2009 – Nexans Deutschland GmbH is now offering its customers a modular and customised service agreement for XLPE- and paper-insulated high-voltage cable systems. The services encompass the entire lifecycle of cable systems.

A Nexans group subsidiary in Australia has been informed of the commencement of proceedings in Australia involving several cable manufacturers including Nexans, by the local competition authority.

iSwitch G 1043E joins WINDLINK®, a range of high-performance solutions for wind turbines.

Hanover, 20 August 2009 – More safety in the event of a fire – this is what the new sheath mixture which Nexans Deutschland has developed for energy cables and leads for underground laying. It is already available for all voltage applications from low to high voltage.

Three circuits of 220 kV XLPE* underground cables will provide an extra power transmission capacity across India’s largest

Brussels, July 2009 – Nexans Cabling Solutions announces that its LANmark-6A shielded snap-in connector has successfully received Cat.6A component compliance certification. This product was certified by the independent test institute EC Cabling Group of DELTA on June 9 in Hørsholm Denmark.

The Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI – the French Sovereign Fund) has announced having acquired a shareholding stake in Nexans of 5%, following the acquisition of shares in the market.

Nexans announces the appointments of four new executive committee members

All the resolutions proposed to the vote of the shareholders were approved.

Hanover, May 15, 2009 – The "Infrastructure Energy Networks" division of Nexans Deutschland GmbH, Hanover, has received an order from the Energiekontor Group for the supply and assembly of 13.5 kilometres of sea cable, including accessories, for its offshore wind farm.

Hanover, May 15, 2009 – This year, Nexans Deutschland is making a further donation to support the building and running of the Magbenteh Community Hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone.

Paris, April 22, 2009 – Nexans today announced 2009 first-quarter sales of 1,245 million euros.

Hanover, April 20, 2009 – The cable and cabling systems manufacturer, Nexans Deutschland, is providing its customers all over the world with the “Nexans 24-hour emergency and maintenance and repair service”.

Hanover, April 20, 2009 – Many transmission network operators are experiencing the problem that previously sufficiently designed transmission lines are turning into potential bottlenecks due to growing energy consumption and the increased supply of wind-generated power.

Nexans’ Board of Directors, in its meeting of April 3, 2009, decided to call a Mixed Shareholders’ Meeting on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 (on first call).

Paris, March 17, 2009 - Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, and Bruker HTS GmbH today announced the successful conclusion of the Superconducting Coated Conductor Cable (Super 3C) Project in which a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) distribution-level power cable was developed and tested by a European consortium. In the future, HTS cables are expected to enable power links with minimized losses, thereby contributing to the reduction of greenhouse emissions.

Mönchengladbach, March 31, 2009 – Deutsche Bahn AG has signed a framework agreement for the production, delivery and assembly of the DuoTrack® cable solution with the consortium (ARGE) of the same name.

The joint venture will be majority-held by Nexans and managed in close cooperation with its Indian partner.

This innovative device is being installed into a medium voltage substation in order to optimize the performance and safety of the local power network.

Paris, February 12, 2009 – The Nexans Board of Directors chaired by Gérard Hauser, which met on February 11, 2009, has approved the accounts for 2008.

An investigation of Nexans, along with other international cable manufacturers, has been undertaken by competition authorities in Spain, Japan, South Korea, and the United States, as well as by the European Commission concerning in particular high voltage activities of the Group.

Hanover, 29 January 2009 – Located at Kabelkamp 20 in Hanover, the Nexans Deutschland GmbH administrative centre will serve as Mecca for 50 junior scientists from Hanover and its vicinity from 5 to 6 February.

Nexans and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (SEI),  today announced that they have reached an agreement to collaborate in optical fiber cable business for terrestrial telecommunications in Europe.

Nuremberg, 25 November 2008 –  Nexans is presenting a new cable sheathing material, PUR-Medoxprotect-S, that is not only less likely to catch fire than existing compounds, but is also self-extinguishing.

Ouglich site will produce power cables for the building and infrastructure market.

Nexans supplied around 500 kilometres of cables, worth 3 million Euros.

Nuremberg, 11 November 2008 – Nexans Deutschland’s Nuremburg site designs cables and cabling especially for use in industrial automation and in vehicles.

Mönchengladbach, 11 November 2008 – At electronica 2008, the cable manufacturer Nexans FRANCE is presenting a selection from its range of data transmission solutions from the Filotex® division.

Nexans will supply power, control and data cables.

This local production will enable Nexans to meet the demands of customers operating in China’s booming rail industry

Renewed strong increase in organic growth in the cables business: up 7.4% in the third quarter 2008 compared with a 7.2% rise in the first semester 2008  - Organic growth for the whole year is expected to be higher than the initial 6% target - Confirmation of the Group’s capacity to attain a higher operating margin than in 2007 despite the uncertain economic situation

With this acquisition, Nexans acquires a leading position in energy cables in a high growth area.

In an order worth more than 1 million Euro, Nexans is supplying control, power and data cables for the Chinese Ministry of Railways.

At Innotrans, Nexans has announced it won an order worth more than 3 million euros.

At Innotrans, Nexans will present its latest product innovations and major projects as complete cable solutions for new generation of urban transports.

Mönchengladbach, August 20, 2008– Spaghetti cablings doomed to failure in patch environments, time-consuming inventories and the unknown use of the company network by third parties are now a thing of the past: LANsense from Nexans provides administrators with clarity. An intelligent, self-logging management solution, it offers an overview of network connections.

Paris, August 1st, 2008 – Nexans announces the closing of its acquisition of the Italian company Intercond. 

Hanover, 13 June 2008 – Nexans Power Accessories Germany GmbH, a Nexans company based in Hof

Paris – April 16, 2008 – Nexans cables will export 315 MW of power from a new wind farm off the east coast of England.

Vacha/Mönchengladbach, April 1, 2008 – Nexans at the light+building trade fair in Frankfurt/Main, April 6 – 11, 2008

Paris, February 19, 2008 – The French Group gains a foothold in India.

Mönchengladbach (Germany), 29. January 2008 - All-in-one solution: DuoTrack combines copper and fibre-optic cables for the transmission of al required train control centre and telecommunication services

The presentation was given on Thursday, January 31st, 2008 in Paris.

Mönchengladbach, 20 August 2007 - New Nexans cables for photovoltaic equipment withstands environmental influences for decades on end

Paris, July 3, 2007 – Nexans confirms that its 40% minority interest in Essex Nexans was sold to Superior Essex for an amount of 22 million Euro.

Paris, June 28, 2007 - Nexans has announced the sale to Superior Essex of its 40% minority interest in Essex Nexans.

Solar cable.

Paris, May 10, 2007 – The Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Nexans, presided by Gérard Hauser, Chairman and CEO, will take place on May 10, 2007, at 4.30 pm in Paris.

Paris, January 18, 2007 – Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded two frame contracts worth a total of around 16 million Euro to supply power, control and communication shipboard JIS type cables (Japanese Industrial Standard) to major Japanese shipyards: MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy industries) and IHI (Ishikajima Harima Industries). The cables will be installed in 39 vessels under construction in five Japanese shipyards. 
 

Madam or Sir, 2006 has been for Nexans a year with vigorous growth and results that are expected to show constant progress...

Nuremberg, 11 June 2004 - The Profibus user organisation has drafted the open Profinet automation standards based on the Ethernet office standards. Standard category 5 components could theoretically be used there, were it not for the special ambient conditions of automation technology such as movement in draglines or robots and EMC conditions.

Paris, September 3, 2002 - Nexans has successfully teamed up with Unisys and BT on a project to supply a high performance LAN to one of the most demanding customers in the world, one of the UK's Security Agencies.

Paris, July 9, 2001 - Nexans, a world leader in the cable industry, has announced that installation of the latest state-of-the-art communications network has begun on 'The World' of ResidenSea, a new super luxurious cruise ship intended to be a floating home on the high seas.