WCA MAY 2015

Industry news

Chemetall’s Shanghai deal is signed and sealed

CHEMETALL, a business unit of Albemarle Corporation, has completed the acquisition of all shares of its Shanghai Chemetall joint venture and is now the sole owner of the entity. This transaction is in line with Chemetall’s strategic market approach to further enhance its global footprint as the surface treatment supplier of choice. “We are committed to expanding our presence in China with one voice to the customer through our wholly owned organisation,” said Joris Merckx, president, Chemetall. “As a specialist in surface treatment, we aim to offer absolutely the best in service along with the most innovative technologies and effectively address shifting market and customer needs.” China is a key growth market for Chemetall. “With our very strong focus on the automotive market and our long-term relationship with leading automotive manufacturers, we are ideally positioned to further develop the business, provide advanced innovative technologies to the market and create value for our customers in this region,” said Jin Hui, managing director, Shanghai Chemetall.

❍ Chemetall staff outside the new research and development centre

Chinese partners in 1995, Shanghai Chemetall houses the recently modernised, highly equipped and expanded regional research and development and technical centre, administrative offices and over 220 dedicated employees to support customers in the region.

Today, China is the largest automotive market in the world. With its broad portfolio of surface treatment technologies, Chemetall expects to actively participate in the dynamic growth of automotive related businesses, such as automotive components, coil and cold forming industries. 

 Established as a joint venture with two

Shanghai Chemetall – China Website : www.chemetall.com

Bringing power to Saudi Arabia

New production in Poland Polish manufacturer Wago Elwag is to build a new production facility in Wróblowice, in the southwest of Poland. Construction work is expected to begin before the end of 2015. The company, a subsidiary of Germany’s Wago, produces cables, connectors and other plastic, PE and PVC components. In the first phase of the investment, Wago Elwag will employ 500 new workers at the factory, and the facility’s workforce could eventually be further increased to around 2,000 employees. To implement the designed project, the manufacturer has acquired a site of approximately 160,000m 2 in Wróblowice. Wago Elwag – Poland Website : www.wago.com

Bahra Cables Co has signed a contract for the supply of low and medium voltage cables to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for use at the Jeddah South thermal power plant (JSTPP) stage 1. The new agreement comes a few days after the signing of two MoUs with French companies AREVA and EDF for projects in Saudi Arabia within the nuclear power programme. Engineer Talal Idriss, CEO of Bahra Cables Co, said: “The Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, and his Crown Prince, is very keen to execute mega projects that will provide a better life for citizens and residents of Saudi Arabia.” Talal Idriss said that Bahra Cables products, including high, medium and low voltage fire resistant cables that do not emit smoke or toxic and suffocating gases, have always met all international standards. Among Bahra Cables’ accreditations is ISO 9001: 2008 for its collection of medium and high voltage cables up to 132kV, and the company was the first Saudi cable manufacturer to achieve ISO 14001: 2004, and OHSAS 18001:2007. Bahra Cables Co – Saudi Arabia Website : www.bahra-cables.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2015