WCA January 2016

Industry news

980km ground wire contract Suzhou Furukawa Power Optic Cable Co Ltd (SFPOC) has been awarded a new contract by Proyecto Infraestructura Del Peru (PDI) for the supply of 980km of optical ground wire (OPGW) and fittings for one of the largest 500kV power transmission projects in Peru. The OPGW cable was custom designed to withstand the harsh topographical and environmental conditions along the route of the transmission line, including extremely long span, high wind and a corrosive atmosphere. SFPOC completed 1,100km of OPGW for Nalcor Energy in 2014, with another

Bangkok conference for lubricant manufacturer project of 1,000km for Interchile to be fulfilled later this year. Suzhou Furukawa Power Optic Cable Co Ltd – China Website : www.sfpoc.com

❍ Metalube representatives at the conference in Bangkok, Thailand

I think all the distributors who attended found the conference highly beneficial and educational. Southeast Asia is a very important market for Metalube and we look forward to enjoying consistent growth here over the coming years.” Metalube manufactures a range of non-ferrous drawing oils and maintenance lubricants as well as a variety of corrosion protection and forming oils. The experienced exporter has offices in China, India and Brazil. Metalube Ltd – UK Website : www.metalube.co.uk

UK lubricant manufacturer Metalube hosted a distributor conference in Bangkok, Thailand, for its Southeast Asian distributors from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The conference was staged before the start of the wire Southeast Asia exhibition. Metalube representatives from Manchester, Dubai, India, Malaysia and China hosted the event where new products were unveiled alongside technical training. Douglas Hunt, commercial director, said: “We hosted the event prior to our attendance at the SE Asia wire show.

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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2016