Press releases 2009

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.

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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

The Nexans Board of Directors chaired by Frédéric Vincent met on July 27 to examine the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2009

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.