Press releases 2010

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

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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.

Paris, July 28, 2010 - Sales recover in the second quarter but half-year profit impacted by the difficult start of the year.

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.

Nexans’ 2009 Registration document has been registered with the AMF. Nexans 2010 Shareholders’ Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 at 3.00 pm in the auditorium of the Quai Branly Museum

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.