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Delfingen’s Kartar acquisition

New facility starts production

As part of its expansion into the Russian market, Prysmian Group has opened its new medium and high voltage cable production facility in Rybinsk, in the Russian Yaroslavl region. The Rybinsk plant, which also produces cables for the oil and gas industry, fire performance (LSZH) cables and auto wires, will shortly supply the full range of applications in the energy cable business, including medium voltage cables up to 35kV and high voltage cables up to 330kV with 2,500mm 2 maximum cross-section and cross-linked polyethylene insulation. The new production area extends across 120,000m 2 , and will add 10,000 tonnes of annual production capacity. The Yaroslavl region will become Russia’s main area for cable and wire production, with the total production capacity of the region’s cable manufacturers meeting 20 percent of Russia’s energy cable demand.

French company Delfingen Industry has acquired the Pune, India-based Kartar Wire Industries Pvt Ltd. The acquisition is expected to strengthen Delfingen’s position in automotive wiring harness protection solutions, while supporting its local and international customer base in the growing Indian market. Kartar Wire Industries was established in 1981 as a manufacturer of PVC profiles, beadings and corrugated tubes, including profiles and sleeves used to protect electrical wiring harnesses. The company’s manufacturing plants are located in Pune and Gandhinagar and its products are supplied solely to the domestic automotive industry.

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