Prysmian has expanded its Afumex LSX range to include Three Core 6mm² and Four Core 6mm². The range is designed for power and lighting circuits where a screened, low smoke, halogen free and reduced flame propagation cable is required. Developed and manufactured by Prysmian near Southampton for over twenty years, the ever popular Afumex LSX cable continues to be the choice of installers, designers and clients.

Prysmian Cables & Systems, a leading worldwide player in the energy and telecommunications cables industry, has been awarded a contract worth in excess of € 90 million for a new electrical interconnection between France and Spain. The link will be realised for INELFE, a 50:50 joint venture between the Spanish grid operator, Red Electrica de España (REE), and the French grid operator Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE).

Prysmian, a leading worldwide player in the energy and telecommunications cables industry, and Ravin Cables Ltd, its Indian JV subsidiary, today presented their development strategies and growth objectives for the Indian market.

From December 1st 2010 cable resins containing MDI are re-classified as Carcinogen Category 3, suspected of causing cancer and will carry new labelling to this effect. Subsequently, Prysmian is advising contractors and specifiers to adopt a “Substitute it Now (SIN)” philosophy when it comes to choosing which resin products to use for jointing cables.

Prysmian Cables & Systems has reached a significant milestone in Russia with the latest project for its VertiCasa™ FTTH cable system taking deliveries in the country past the 1000 cable km mark.

Prysmian is to showcase its latest technological innovations, specifically designed for the Oil and Gas industry, at ADIPEC - one of the most influential shows in the sector at next week’s show edition taking place in Abu Dhabi from November 1st to 4th, 2010 - stand 02015, Hall 2.

World leading cable manufacturer Prysmian Cables & Systems has won the contract to supply and install the land connection route for Gwynt y Môr – one of the largest offshore wind farm projects under construction anywhere in the world.

Prysmian now has available a free printed guide to the selection of cable types in accordance with the recommendations of BS 8519:2010. To obtain your free guide to cable selection, email cables.marketing.uk@prysmian.com.

Prysmian, leading worldwide player in the energy and telecommunications cables industry, will play a major role at the 2010 Biannual Session of CIGRE (International Council on Large Electrical Systems, one of the key worldwide bodies operating in the sector of electric power systems) that will take place in Paris from August 23 to 27 (Palais de Congrès de Porte Maillot, stand 45, main hall), bringing together some 3000 delegates from all over th...

Prysmian Spa makes a successful debut on the Eurobond market. Following the resolution approved by the Board of Directors on March 3rd, 2010, Prysmian SpA announces the completion of the placement to institutional investors of an unrated bond, on the Eurobond market, for a total nominal value of € 400 million.

Prysmian will this week unveil the latest rewards of its focus on FTTH Research and Development, when it appears at the FTTH Council Conference in Lisbon next 24-25th February.

Prysmian Telecoms Business Director Hakan Ozmen to lead presence at the FTTH council Europe conference in Portugal as market prepares for major investment boost, with alternative operators driving growth across Europe

Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems announced the first deployment of its Sirocco, blown optical fibre system, in Italy. The installation has been carried out at the ELETTRA research facility in Basovizza near Trieste, in the north-east of the country. ELETTRA is an advanced synchrotron light laboratory, run by Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A. It specializes in fundamental studies of sub-atomic matter using its third generation synchrotron partic...

Prysmian Cables & Systems, leading worldwide player in the energy and telecom cable industry, has reached a major milestone with its Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) business with the latest delivery of a system which takes its total installed worldwide cable volume past the 150,000km mark.

Prysmian SpA signed today a 1.070 million euro long term credit facility with a pool of primary domestic and international banks. The agreement has maturity 31 December 2014 and will be utilized to refinance the company’s existing facilities, including general corporate purposes, at their maturity date on 3 May 2012. The contract is a “forward start agreement” negotiated in advance respect to the date of its utilization.

Prysmian, a worldwide leading Group in the sector of cables and systems for energy and telecommunications, has been awarded a € 18 million contract by the Danish utility DONG Energy to supply a complete 132 kV export cable system for the second phase of the Walney Offshore Wind Farm project, in the Irish Sea. This project is expected to be completed by summer 2011.

Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems and Cabelte Cabos Eléctricos e Telefónicos, S.A. have signed an agreement under which they will jointly develop and market FTTH (fibre to the home) solutions in Portugal, extending to include also Mozambique and Angola.

Prysmian Cables & Systems has been awarded by Terna Spa Rete Elettrica Nazionale a major contract to develop the new Extra High Voltage submarine power link between Sicily and the Italian mainland, an interconnection of strategic importance for the development of the entire national power grid. The Prysmian contract, which is worth Euro 300 million for the supply of a “turn key” cable system, involves engineering, manufacturing, installation ...

Prysmian sets off its first move in the expansion strategy in the Russian market by closing the acquisition of Rybinsk Electrocabel, one of the most dynamic Russian cable manufacturers.

Prysmian Germany announces a new contract to supply fibre optical cables to Kabel Deutschland (KDG), Germany's largest CaTV operator. The contract, which became effective on October 1st, will see Prysmian supply a wide range of optical cables into the KDG network over the next year, covering a range of fibre counts from 12 up to 216.