Wire Bulletin - Apr 11

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VOLUME II | ISSUE II | APRIL 2011

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WIRE BULLETIN India’s Quarterly Bulletin Dedicated to the Wire and Cable Industry

LEONI starts production in India

ASK THE EXPERT Q: What is the standard to calculate

the diameter of the point/tip and the die for extrusion lines? Specifically for a stranded conductor size of 1.2, can we use 1.26 or 1.34? And will the die be 2.16 or 2.24?

See answer on p. 17

NEWS BITES • BGR Energy Systems Ltd. said its Electrical Projects Division had secured a turnkey contract for Rs 36.61 crore from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for installing fibre optic cable based communication or OPWG backbone. • A House panel has pilloried the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) scheme, contending that its continuation in its present form needs “serious reconsideration.”

QUOTABLE QUOTES The strong live and the weak die. “There is some bloodshed, and out of it emerges a much leaner industry, which tends to survive.” ~ Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group to 700 companies from France “areClose in India, engaging around 2,00,000 people.” ~ Guillaume Page, Inward Investment Officer, Embassy of France in India

IN THIS ISSUE: Editorial .............................. 2 Calendar & Event Review ..... 3 Industry News ..................... 4 Business Innovation ............ 6 Corporate Focus.................. 8 Featured Concepts ............ 10 Global News...................... 12 Products, Media, & Technology .................... 13 Production Tips ................. 16 Ask the Expert ................... 17 Technical Article................ 18 Economic News ................. 21 People on the Move........... 22 Ad Showcase..................... 24

LEONI’s virtual development division. LEONI, a leading supplier of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries, has established a wiring systems manufacturing facility near Pune, and has commenced the supply of diesel engine harnesses to Tata Cummins. By 2012 the group of companies thereof expects annual sales of double digit millions of Euros. Tata Cummins Ltd. (TCL) is a joint venture between the Indian car maker Tata Motors Ltd. and the American engine manufacturer Cummins Engine Co., Inc. At a special ceremony in December 2010 the factory was

officially opened by Uwe H. Lamann, Member of the Executive Board responsible for the Wiring Systems Division at LEONI. “India is a major growth area of the global automotive market and is therefore strategically important for LEONI,” Lamann said. “This new plant and our engineering and customer support in Pune emphasises our position as a global supplier of automotive wiring systems and demonstrates LEONI’s commitment to supporting our customers in India.” The factory area is currently around 1,300 sq metres with expansion potential to more than 6,000 sq metres. The management structure of the Pune facility is in place and ongoing employee recruitment is expected to result in a head count of around 240 by the end of 2011. The overall volumes of diesel engine harnesses are expected to increase as India moves toward Euro 4 vehicle emissions standards.|WB

Bharti Airtel launches IMEWE cable system Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa launched its India-Middle East-Western Europe (IMEWE) cable system. The completion of the high-capacity, state-of-the-art fiber optic submarine cable that stretches from India to Europe, is the work of a consortium of nine partners comprising leading global telecom operators. The 13,000 km long three-pair fiber optic cable has a design capacity of 3.84 terabits per second, and is also the most advanced cable connecting India in South Asia to Italy and France in Western Europe via the Middle East with landings en route to Pakistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Lebanon.

KEI Industries commissions cable plant New Delhi-based KEI Industries has commissioned a cable plant to make 66-220 EHV cables. Announcing this in an interview with CNBC-TV18, Rajeev Gupta, Director-Finance, KEI Industries, said that the project capacity is nearly 480 kms for the 66, 132, and 220 KV product segments for extra high voltage power cables, amounting to approximately Rs 250 crore of revenue for the full year. “For 2011 we have got an order from Haryana and we have bid for more orders that include utilities as well on the basis of technical collaborations pre-qualification with Brugg Kabel. We expect major turnover coming from this plant for this particular product in FY2011-12,” Gupta said. The company is expecting around 30 per cent growth this year. Meanwhile, the company has won three new orders to the tune of Rs 3.79 billion. Two of these orders are from the Power Grid

Bharti Airtel will now bring Saudi Arabia into the loop. Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) in the transmission segment and one order is from NMDC limited in the Balance of Plant segment. The first PGCIL order, worth Rs 1.73 billion, is for the supply and construction of 765 KV double circuit transmission line between Jharsuguda Pooling Station and Dharamjaygarh. It is associated with the phase-I generation projects in Orissa. The second PGCIL order is for the supply and construction of a 765 kV single circuit transmission line between Satna and Charkhari. These transmission lines are associated with the Rihand-III and Vindhyachal-IV in Madhya Pradesh. continued on p. 5

Sterlite to develop transmission system Sterlite Technologies Ltd., one of the leading global providers of transmission solutions for the power and telecom industries, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary has been selected to develop India’s first privately owned 765 kV transmission system on a ‘Build, Own, Operate’ basis. The transmission scheme for ‘System Strengthening Common for Western Region and Northern Region’ involves the establishment of a 765 kV double circuit line from Dharamjaygarh to Jabalpur (385 kms) and a 765 kV single circuit line from Jabalpur to Bina (250 kms). The project transmission lines would be commissioned within 36 months and the company would operate and maintain the transmission system for a minimum tenure of 35 years thereafter. This system would evacuate and transmit power from a total of seven power

The deployment of the cable system will enable the company to deliver the much anticipated capacity to meet the connectivity requirements of the Middle East and European countries to Asia transiting through India and vice-versa. While the company’s state-of-the-art i2i and SEAMEWE4 cable systems already provide connectivity to these markets, IMEWE will help provide alternate routes for meeting the bandwidth requirements and diversity needs of the customers at any given time, a company statement said. The upcoming EIG cable system, it said, will also land in Bharti’s cable station in Mumbai. The combination and seamless connection between the landing stations of IMEWE, EIG, i2i, and SEMEWE4 will allow Bharti Airtel to offer enhanced redundancy and network resilience to the customers in India, the Middle East to North Africa, and Asia Pacific regions.|WB

A D V E R T I S M E N T

See page 7. Jabalpur will be a nodal point. generation stations located in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Orissa, and Jharkhand. The tariff-based competitive bidding process was conducted by Power Finance Corporation (PFC). Sterlite won the project on the basis of its technical and financial credentials. The project cost is estimated at about Rs 1,300 crore. continued on p. 5


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