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Underground cables
State-of-the-art technology
Powering elevators
in the highest skyscrapers
Fire-resistant cables for
architectural landmarks
prysmian’s fire-resistant cables lie at the
core of spectacular constructions like the
Wimbledon
tennis stadium, the
Shard
skyscraper
in london, the
Burj khalifa
in
Dubai, the world’s tallest building in the arab
emirates and the
Marina Bay Sands
in singapore.
prysmian has cabled some of the world’s
largest aircraft and ships, such as the
Airbus
380
and
Royal caribbean’s Genesis fleet
, as
well as the fastest trains and most innovative
subways: three million people use the
London
tube
safely every day thanks to prysmian fire
resistant cables.
prysmian group is introducing new cabling
technologies that deliver information
anywhere, connecting communities, countries
and continents. it is working with the
australian government to create a
Fibre-to-
the-Premises network
, bringing broadband to
93% of australia.
large, state-of-the-art submarine power
links for utilities and grids, such as the record
setting
Western Link
from scotland to
england. world leader in
offshore wind farm
connections
with major, world-class projects
and milestone technological achievements,
including germany’s
DolWin3
in the north sea.
the new electrical connection by prysmian
between france and spain was classified
as a priority project by the european union.
P-Laser cable
, the first-ever eco-sustainable
hv cable for electrical grids, was successfully
tested in italy.
our cables power elevators in some of
the world’s tallest and most prestigious
buildings, such as the
World trade centre
currently being completed in new York city.
During 2013, prysmian group signed several
new important contracts, mainly in the
utilities sector. they included a project worth
more than €350 million for the submarine link
of the wind power plant Dolwin 3 in germany
and the interconnection between the balearic
islands of Majorca and ibiza in spain.
prysmian group increased capacity at two
facilities which are both strategic in terms of
product variety and of market. the slatina
plant, in romania, thanks to a new facility for
the production of optical cables, has become
a telecom centre of excellence at european
level. the plant of rybinsk, in russia, was
expanded in order to allow the production of
medium and high voltage energy cables.
Major contracts
in the Utility business
capacity increased
at two facilities
Major projects
Highlights 2013
innovation as a growth engine. the european
investment bank (eib) approved a financing
facility of €100 million to support the group’s
€300 million r&D programs in 2013-16.
the financing represents some 50% of total
investment spending planned in europe
during the reference period.
€100 million EIB funding
for R&D programs
Excellence in submarine
Leader in wind farms
trains, ships, subways
and planes of the globe
connecting continents
