WCA May 2011

Industry news

One of the top firms in China

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Pacific Wire and Cable Shenzhen, has been recognised as one of the top wire and cable companies in China, and another subsidiary has received several significant new contracts. PEWSC has been awarded second place in the ‘2010 Top Ten China Wire and Cable Companies’ honours conferred annually by HC, a leading service provider of B-to-B e-commerce in China; the China Electrical Equipment Industrial Association; and the China Transformer Industry Association. PEWSC was selected from a group of 1,600 companies that took part in the event. This honour recognises the company’s commitment to excellence, and was awarded by the industry, government, academia and customers. Separately, the company’s 98.3%-owned subsidiary, Sigma Cable Company (Pte) Ltd recently secured two contracts with a total value of approximately $14.1 million. The first contract is with SP PowerAssets Limited, the sole electricity transmission and distribution company in Singapore, and is valued at approximately $9.4 million. Sigma Cable will undertake a turnkey project to construct a network of 66 kV power lines to be completed during the next two years. This project is the first of many to be awarded this year as the A Appiani Srl is an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer and supplier of steel reels for the cable and wire industry. Since 1962 the company has been making itself known on the international market by offering solutions according to either internationally recognised standards or to customers’ own specific requirements. The company’s range of products includes: • B-type spools for steel cord and saw-wire applications • Structural reels for cable, rope and strands suitable for one-way/multiple

m m The award presented to Pacific Wire and Cable Shenzhen

cable’s strategic partner, DHJ Electrical Engineering, one of the most prominent contractors in Brunei, for delivery in April, May and June of 2011. Brunei remains a niche overseas market for Sigma Cable, and its government is likely to release additional contracts for public housing projects in the coming years.

Singaporean government (LTA) finalises road diversions for its Mass Rapid Transport system (the Downtown line). In the second contract, which will be fulfilled under the terms of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) agreement, Sigma Cable will provide electrical power cable to a Brunei Public residential area with 1,100 housing units, with a contract value of approximately $4.7 million. This contract will supply high-quality, low-voltage power cable to Sigma shipping and internal process • Double flanged pressed steel reels suitable for extruding process (BAP type) • Pressed steel reels our type BCG for internal process and shipping of ferrous and non-ferrous wire • Composite steel-ABS reels for extrusion of fibre optics and telecom cables (P-types) • Solid flange (BPE) and double flanged (BPS) processing reels, for wire and multi-wire drawing • Double flanged processing reels for heavy duty (BTC type) • Collapsible take-apart reels (hydraulic, mechanic, pneumatic) for coils (BSC type) • Steel pallets for reels storing and coilers

Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Ltd – Taiwan Email : info@apwcc.com Website : www.apwcc.com

Supplying steel reels for 49 years

• Reel handling equipment, reel lifters and tilters • Reel reconditioning machinery for B-Type spools Advanced manufacturing machinery such as automatic welding units, presses, CNC lathes machine, state-of-the-art straightening and balancing units, reel tilters and handling systems ensures high quality products and a well equipped quality control system provides efficient services and technical support to customers.

Appiani Srl – Italy Fax : +39 030 9382 425

Email : info@appiani.reels.it Website : www.appiani.reels.it

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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2011