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Prysmian Group Insight
GLOBAL SCENARIO
Europacable: The voice
of the European cable industry
Prysmian Group CEO Valerio Battista, newly elected President of Europacable, explains
how the organisation is committed to representing the wire and cable industry in relevant
policy debates and decision making processes in Europe.
“Cables are essential to
reliable, sustainable, affordable
and publicly acceptable power
and information transmission,
which is vital for economic
growth across Europe and the
world. As representatives of
this key industry, Europacable
stands as a trusted source
of information and advice to
secure Europe’s technology
leadership,”
Prysmian Group CEO Valerio
Battista explains in his new capacity
of President of
the
association which represents the
leading European wire and cable
manufacturers.
“Wire and cable products are
essential and Europacable member
companies are global technology
leaders in these sectors,” says
Battista in an interview with
INSIGHT. “Against this background,
Europacable is thus committed
to being recognised as a fully
transparent lobby organisation,
representing the wire and cable
industry in relevant EU policy
debates, to be actively engaged in
relevant standardisation processes
and to raise the visibility of the
European cable and wire industry,
a unique industry joining SMEs and
globally operating firms.
“Europacable member companies
provide the technologies to
build Europe’s future energy and
telecommunication infrastructures
as the basis for sustainable
economic growth in the region,”
says Battista. In terms of energy
infrastructure development,
“increased physical interconnections
Valerio Battista and
Nexan’s Frédéric Vincent,
former Europacable President
