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Prysmian Group – 2015 Sustainability Report
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OPERATING SEGMENTS
Energy Projects
The Energy Projects Operating Segment comprises high value-added, high-tech businesses that focus on
projects and implementation, as well as the customisation of products: High voltage terrestrial, submarine
and SURF cables, being umbilical cables, flexible pipes and special DHT (Downhole Technology) cables for
the petroleum market.
Prysmian designs, manufactures and installs high and ultra-high voltage cables and systems for
underground and submarine power transmission
directly from generating stations to the primary distribution
grids. Via Prysmian PowerLink S.r.l., the Group develops leading-edge turnkey submarine cable systems,
with installation at depths of up to 2,000 metres using the Giulio Verne, one of the world's largest and most
technologically advanced cable-laying ships. Prysmian also offers advanced services for the establishment
of submarine power transmission links for offshore wind farms, ranging from project management to the
installation of cables using the Cable Enterprise, another cable-laying ship that, in addition to being one of
the most powerful in the world, also has unrivalled green credentials. In particular, by reducing NOx
emissions by about 80%, the Cable Enterprise can easily be considered the most sustainable cable-laying
ship in the world. Again with regard to submarine projects, the Group's technologies include cables for the
functioning of wind turbines, cables linking the various turbines and cable links to the terrestrial grid.
The Group also offers a complete range of SURF (Subsea Umbilical, Riser and Flowline) products and
services to the petroleum market for its offshore exploration activities. This range includes multi-function
umbilical cables for the transportation of energy, telecommunications, fluids and chemical products; high-
tech flexible tubes and conduits for the offshore lifting of oil; and special DHT (Downhole Technology)
cables, that include cable for controlling the lifting equipment, power cables and tubes for the passage of
hydraulic fluids.
Energy Products
The Energy Products Operating Segment offers a complete and innovative portfolio of products designed to
meet the widest market needs. The segment comprises the following businesses: Energy & Infrastructure,
including Power Distribution and Trade & Installers, and Industrial & Network Components, including
Specialties & OEM, Oil & Gas, Elevators, Automotive and Network Components.
With regard to the transmission and distribution of energy, the Group produces both medium-voltage cables
and systems for joining industrial and residential structures to the primary distribution grids, and low-voltage
cables for power distribution and the cabling of buildings. Prysmian's solutions are designed to support
utilities and network managers, industrial firms, installers and wholesalers active in the electrical sector.
In particular, the products presented for the Trade & Installers market include cables and systems used in
the cabling of offices and the distribution of electricity to and within commercial and residential buildings. The
range of products, considered among the most advanced and complete in the world, is supplemented by fire-
resistant cables that generate low emissions of gas and toxic fumes.
The integrated cabling solutions proposed by the Group for the Industrial market represent the most
complete and technologically advanced response to the needs of a wide variety of industrial sectors. For the
Specialties and OEM business, Prysmian offers cable systems for various industry-specific applications,