Sumitomo Electric will supply and install 140 km of 525 kV HVDC subsea cable for National Gridโs 2 GW Sea Link project between Kent and Suffolk. The route will run through the Thames Estuary and southern North Sea. Sumitomo will manufacture the cable at Port of Nigg in Scotland, starting in 2027.
Gold Cup Wire will invest about $100 million to build its first European magnetic conductor plant in Planรก u Mariรกnskรฝch Lรกznรญ, Czechia. The facility will produce up to 20,000 tons annually for transformers, motors, renewables, and EV systems. Automation will support growth to 200 jobs by 2028.
Westlake Corporation plans to shut several U.S. PVC, VCM, and chloralkali plants in response to weak market conditions and excess capacity. The move targets higher-cost assets while maintaining customer supply and reflects broader industry efforts to rebalance wire and cable feedstock markets.
Italyโs Tratos has delivered advanced magnesium diboride superconducting cables to CERN for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider upgrade. The project combines industrial expertise and scientific research to enable higher currents, improved efficiency, and increased collider performance for future particle physics discoveries.
Marmon Fastener Company has leased a ready-built factory at BW Nhon Trach 1 Industrial Park in Dong Nai, Vietnam, creating its first production base in the country. The plant will produce screws and fasteners for North America, shortening ramp-up time and reinforcing Marmonโs global, cost-effective and resilient supply chain footprint.
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