ZTT Group plans to invest about $100 million in an 80,000โsquareโmeter cable manufacturing facility at Saudi Arabiaโs Ras AlโKhair Port, with annual capacity of 500 km of submarine cables, 500 km of terrestrial cables, and 12,500 km of fiberโoptic cables to support energy, digital, and logistics ambitions.
Nexans has taken a minority stake in French AI start-up Sensewaves, investing alongside American Electric Power to accelerate deployment and global expansion of Sensewavesโ Adaptix.Grid platform, which unifies fragmented utility data to deliver real-time LV and MV grid visibility, optimization, and situational awareness across the full grid lifecycle.
Italtrecce Srl, part of International Wire Group, has acquired Italian specialty conductor supplier Special Corde Srl, expanding IWGโs capabilities in transformer, motor, and electrical infrastructure applications and positioning the group to better serve accelerating global electrification and gridโmodernization projects.
Franceโs Orange Marine has ordered two new subsea telecommunications cableโlaying and repair vessels from Sri Lankaโs Colombo Dockyard, with Vard Design providing fuelโefficient designs that meet Bureau Veritas and French flag standards and are scheduled for delivery in 2028 and 2029. Each ship will feature Orange Marineโdesigned ROVs for cable cutting, inspection, and burial, strengthening a fleet that already accounts for about 12% of the worldโs cable maintenance vessels.
Epsilon Composite has launched HindEpsilon Composite in Chennai, India, to drive local manufacturing and deployment of its HVCRC highโtemperature, lowโsag composite core conductors, supporting Indiaโs โMake in Indiaโ push while scaling reconductoring projects and partnerships across multiple Indian states and power sector stakeholders.
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