wiredInUSA October 2020

Korean cables for Polish plant

A cable-stayed first

Shining a light on Qatar’s first cable-stayed bridge Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has partially opened the country’s first cable-stayed bridge as part of the Sabah Al Ahmad corridor. With a length of 1.2km, the bridge is pillar- less for a distance of 150m. The bridge has 120 supporting cables and 754 precast concrete pieces weighing over 200 tonnes. Twenty columns and 16 piers reach the bridge’s highest point of 30m. Dr Saad bin Ahmad al-Muhannadi, president of Ashghal, said the opening of the first phase of the Sabah Al Ahmad corridor came despite many challenges. Youssef al-Emadi, projects affairs director at Ashghal, described the bridge as a major achievement for the authority.

Nexans Korea has secured a cable supply contract from Hyundai Engineering and Construction(HEC) foranewpetrochemical complex in Poland, under construction on behalf of PDH Polska. The facility is scheduled to start operations in 2023 and will be HEC’s first project in the country. HEC project director SY Park said: “We decided to work with Nexans, not only because of their rich experience in oil and gas applications worldwide, but also their eco-friendly clean cable technology.” Nexans Korea will supply cables for the facility’s power, instrumentation and telecommunications system. Nexans noted that it will be delivering its Hypron cables, developed for refineries and petrochemical applications, as an alternative to lead- sheath cables.

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wiredInUSA October 2020