EDITORIAL COLUMN
With the worsening of the crisis in Europe’s construction industry,
an additional reduction in energy consumption, new uncertainties
surrounding renewables and broadband stimulus in the Americas,
2013 began on a difficult note. Against this backdrop, Prysmian
Group managed to limit the impact of this negative context in
the first quarter by focusing on high value-added businesses and
launched a series of initiatives to protect profitability.
But future growth and revenue rely also in innovation. In this
issue INSIGHT looks into the Research & Development excellence
at Prysmian Group, whose advanced proprietary technologies,
thousands of patents and hundreds of skilled professionals are
the best guarantee against economic uncertainties.
Prysmian Group believes that fibre networks are keys for
sustainable economic growth at a global level and that they are
vital for revamping the sluggish economy of Europe. This is why
Prysmian is strongly committed to leading the drive towards the
goal of a fibre-connected Europe, both as the leader in the sector
and as part of efforts by institutions, associations and fellow
industry leaders to push superfast broadband connections.
While investing in the future through innovation and supporting
efforts to spread broadband across Europe, Prysmian Group
continues to be awarded new major contracts: in this issue we
report on the project DolWin3, worth in excess of €350 million,
awarded by Alstom Grid to Prysmian for the linking of offshore
wind farms in the North Sea to mainland Germany.
Editorial Team - INSIGHT
Editorial
INSIGHT
is the quarterly review of Prysmian
Group created and published by the Corporate
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Contents
Quarterly overview
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Focus on
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Global scenario
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Doing business
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Getting things done
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Worldwide
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