EuroWire March 2019

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Mr Dula will, together with Jamey Little, vice president of sales/deputy general manager, take overall responsibility for the operations of Roblon US. Roblon A/S – Denmark Website : www.roblon.com New general manager at Roblon US

Power export cable making progress

ROBLON has redirected operations and increased focus on the industrial fibre business segment and expanding business in the USA market. The company has appointed Randy Dula, the former director of operations at Chase/NEPTCO in Granite Falls, North Carolina, as general manager of Roblon US. Roblon and Mr Dula have worked together since the company acquired the fibre optical business from Chase/NEPTCO in April 2017. Mr Dula has worked for Chase/NEPTCO for the last 37 years in various positions. “This is an opportunity for me to serve as GM for Roblon US,” he said. “I have been very fortunate and in a unique position to work with two very strong companies in Chase and Roblon. “Roblon has a growth agenda for the US, and I feel I can be an important part of their future.” With this appointment the general management team in Roblon US is in place.

Nexans has successfully completed the installation of the first four cables for NordLink, a power connection between Norway and Germany. The NordLink project is a collaboration between Statnett, TenneT and the German promotional bank KfW. The 1,400MW interconnector will connect the Norwegian and German electricity markets to allow the two countries to exchange renewable energy. In the framework of the €500 million contract awarded to the group in 2015, Nexans is designing, manufacturing and installing six 525kV mass-impregnated HVDC interconnector cables with a total length of around 700km. manufactured and installed two thirds of the interconnection length. The cables are installed using the cable-laying vessel C/S Nexans Skagerrak and trenched using the Nexans Capjet system. The last two cables are currently in production in Halden, Norway. Nexans – France Website : www.nexans.com Nexans has already

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