Metals-Copper gains but 20-month lows in sight on China woes

Copper came off a 20-month low on Friday but remained on track for a third weekly fall on fears of a slowdown in China’s economic growth. Click here to read more

Reef Subsea secures subsea construction contract on Palanca Cable Lay Campaign offshore West Africa

Reef Subsea today announced its subsea services division, based in Bergen, Norway, has secured a third subsea construction contract in West Africa and is now sending a second vessel to the region. The project, for regional offshore contractor Stapem Offshore, will include cable lay duties on Palanca Cable Lay Campaign in Block 3, Angola. Click here to read more

Fujikura introduces the FOCIS PRO

Fujikura Europe Ltd (FEL) introduces the family of FOCIS PRO automatic fibre inspection solutions. Providing network personnel with an automated solution for analysis and documentation of fibre connector cleanliness and integrity, the FOCIS PRO completely eliminates the subjective aspect of fibre inspection. Click here to read more

Nexans wins 36 million euro frame contract to supply power cables to Belgian railway operator Infrabel

Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has just signed a 36 million euro frame contract with Infrabel, the Belgian railway operator, to supply 1 kV power distribution cables for network refurbishment projects over the next two years. Click here to read more

ABB to supply main electrical equipment package for new copper plant in Mongolia

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order for a major electrical equipment package from Mongolyn Alt Corporation (MAK) for its greenfield copper and molybdenum project Tsagaan Suvarga. The site is located in the Eastern Gobi Desert in Mongolia, approximately 560 km south of the capital, Ulaanbaatar. Click here to read more

Nexans to supply vital extra high-voltage power link for Ecuador’s Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric project

Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract by China’s Sinohydro Corporation to supply the vital extra high-voltage (EHV) power cable link for Ecuador’s 1500 MW Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric project currently under construction in the Amazon Basin. Click here to read more