The good news is that the vast majority of the August preview for Wire & Cable Kraków is still accurate. Below are some of the key elements of the international conference to be held Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Holiday Inn Kraków City Centre in Kraków…
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On Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 11 am EST, WAI will host a live extrusion webinar led by industry expert Rick Chamberlin of Hawkins Consulting, LLC. The fast-paced, 30-minute session will provide practical takeaways while offering a sneak peek of WAI’s four…
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Molex has named Jim Foster as its director of operations at the company’s plant in South Grafton, Massachusetts. He has extensive experience in extrusion, braiding and custom cable manufacturing gained over more than 30 years. That includes working…
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NEC, a leading Asian undersea cable manufacturer and installer, may receive hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies from the Japanese government to acquire specialized cable-laying vessels for digital infrastructure projects. A government…
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NKT A/S, via its Czech subsidiary, NKT s.r.o., is part of an ongoing probe by the Antimonopoly Office (AMO) of the Slovak Republic. In a formal announcement on August 27, NKT confirmed it is part of the investigation into alleged collusion among…
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Case Recruiting recently took over Wire Resources, Inc., a Connecticut-based specialized wire and cable recruiting firm, owned by Peter Carino, a well-known industry recruiter. The new owner, Ryan Case, was led by a third party to Carino, who had…
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Kanthal, a global resistance materials producer, announced that it has inaugurated a new wire manufacturing facility at its Hosur campus in India that features advanced automated processes, advanced die maintenance, fully automated spooling…
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Blachford Chemical Group announced that it has acquired Baum’s Castorine (Baum’s), combining two companies with over 250 years of innovation in specialty chemical manufacturing. A press release said that Baum’s, based in Rome, New York, provides…
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Marlin Steel President Drew Greenblatt was presented the 2025 Metalworking Reshoring Award during an industry ceremony held September 11 in recognition of leadership in reshoring and domestic manufacturing. A press release said that the award, which…
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Charter Steel has significantly expanded its steel wire production capacity in 2025 with a $22.8 million investment focused on its Fostoria, Ohio and Saukville, Wisconsin facilities. A press release said that the expansion includes the installation…
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…the Chicago Tribune, Ars Technica, The Wire China, and NOVA Next, where he was founding editor. De Chant is also a lecturer…
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Leggett & Platt (L&P) recently closed the sale of its Aerospace Products Group (APG), an entity outside of its wire production that makes highly engineered tube and duct assemblies for commercial and military aircraft, as part of the company’s…
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Tele-Fonika Kable has secured a contract to supply the onshore export cable system for Poland’s BC-Wind offshore wind farm. A press release said that the order from Ocean Winds calls for the delivery of approximately 23 km of 275 kV high-voltage…
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Bechem, Germany’s oldest specialty lubricant manufacturer with over 190 years of expertise, announced the acquisition of CLC Lubricants, a U.S.-based producer of industrial oils, metalworking fluids, and cleaners, effective Aug. 8, 2025. A press…
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Governor JB Pritzker joined Manner Polymers, state officials and local leaders on August 28 to cut the ribbon on the company’s new $54 million, 108,000-sq-ft solar-powered manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon, Illinois. A press release said that…
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Hitachi Energy has announced a landmark investment of over $1 billion to expand its power transformer manufacturing capacity for critical electrical grid infrastructure in the U.S. A press release said that a centerpiece of this investment plan is…
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JDR Cable Systems (JDR), part of the TFKable Group, has won a contract from Liverpool Bay CCS Limited to provide subsea power cables for the Liverpool Bay CO2 Transportation and Storage project. A press release said that JDR will deliver…
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…completed a multi-year upgrade of its Houston, Texas facility. The U.S.-based copper wire manufacturer began operations at the Houston site in January 2022. Since then, the company has expanded the facility by 60,000 square feet and increased its…
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NKT reports that the company was named the preferred bidder to provide the 525 kV high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable system for the interconnector Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3). A press release said that the joint venture project announced…
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To celebrate its grand opening, Southwire recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company’s new industrial plant in Bremen, Indiana, that was attended by company team members, executives and representatives from the Bremen community. A press…
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