Prysmian Group has recently inaugurated a new rubber
cable production facility in Kistelek, and plans to develop
it over the mid/long-term for flexible rubber and fire
resistant cable production in Central and Eastern Europe.
Work began in 2014 and will continue over the next three years for the purposes of supporting demand in both Eastern and Western European markets. The plan is to enhance the plant’s capabilities and capacities by enabling the production of ‘high tech’ rubber and fire resistant cables, while also increasing the current capacity of standard PVC cable production. The first stage of the plan has seen the investment of more than €12 million from 2014-2016, and the installation of 15 new production lines and new laboratory equipment, enabling not only a potential turnover increase of around €50 million, but also creating opportunities for new jobs. More than 50 have already been created for engineers and blue-collar workers who operate the new production lines. Further long-term growth will be sustained by a second investment of a similar size between 2017 and 2018.
Prysmian marked the launch of local manufacturing of its new and revolutionary Flextube® cable technology last week in Sidney with yet another world first – the installation of its highest fibrecount cable to date.
TPG, a leading Australian telco, requiredthe highest fibre-count cable possible inan ultra-dense single cable solution for aparticular application. Using our innovativeFlextube® technology, Prysmian responded,manufacturing a cable with a capacity of2,112 fibres. It’s not only the highest fibrecountcable ever manufactured by Prysmianbut also exhibits the world’s highest fibredensity, and is designed to be extremelycompact, lightweight, flexible and muchfaster to install. Prysmian has partneredwith TPG for many years, and the companyis one of the first in Australia to trial theFlextube® product.
Named after celebrated Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci, the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci has introduced a new wing called ‘Cavallerizze’, following major building refurbishment and urban regeneration works. Prysmian Group was among the initiative’s sponsors, supplying optical fibre and low-voltage cables from its Afumex™ and Amico™ ranges. “It is a great honour to partner with the largest science museum in Italy, and one of the most important in the world,” stated Lorenzo Caruso, Corporate and Business Communications Director, Prysmian. “This is a partnership of excellence, which brings together two important organisations in the city of Milan: the museum, known to everyone because it houses the Toti submarine, and our company, a manufacturer that was formed, has grown and is rooted in the local area.” The optical fibre cables donated to the museum feature Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) technology; the protective jacketing of these cables is composed of thermoplastic or thermoset compounds that release very limited smoke and no halogen when exposed to sources of heat/flame.
