Month : March 2014
How to minimise dust in wire drawing workshops?
To be able to draw using a minimum amount of product whilst generating a minimum of dust is a big concern of wire drawing companies. CONDAT, worldwide leader for wiredrawing lubricants, answers this problem more than ever before with its latest generation of soaps. These new soaps were developed with......
Bekaert accelerates growth strategy through acquisition and long-term supply agreement with Pirelli
March 1, 2014 Bekaert, a worldwide technology and market leader in steel wire transformation and coatings, has reached an agreement with Pirelli for the acquisition of Pirelli’s steel cord activities. As part of this transaction, Bekaert and Pirelli will enter into a long-term supply agreement of tire cord to Pirelli.......
Ducab acquires UK’s AEI Cables
March 6, 2014 Leading cable manufacturer AEI Cables has been acquired by a major Middle East based Ducab, securing the future of the business and 200 jobs. The deal is a huge shot-in-the-arm for Birtley-based AEI Cables, one of the oldest cable companies in the world, providing new resource and......
LS Cable & System expands sales through India, Vietnamese, Chinese subsidiaries
March 6, 2014 LS Cable & System announced that it has successfully won several projects in a row through cooperation among its production companies in India, Vietnam and China by defeating global cable makers in recent times. On the 5th, LS Cable & System, through cooperation with LSCI, signed a......
China plans cross-region power transmission to check smog
March 1, 2014 China is planning to reduce coal burning in smog-hit areas in the center and east of the country by using more non-local generated power, the State Grid said. Power engineering institute proposals to build 12 cross-region power transmission lines have been submitted to the National Energy Administration......
Nigeria targets 10,000 MW transmission capacity by 2017
March 13, 2014 Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) assured total overhaul of the company to improve electricity distribution operations in the country, as the company targets 10,000 megawatts by 2017. The company is working towards achieving 10,000 megawatts (MW) wheeling capacity by 2017, while planning to hit 20,000 MW by......
Odisha to award Rs. 1,000 cr smart grid project contract by June
March 18, 2014 The Odisha government, which had announced a smart grid power network for the Phailin-affected Ganjam district earlier this year, said the process of awarding the contract for this project would be completed by June. The global tender for the project was floated by Odisha Power Transmission Corporation......
Bajaj Electricals wins Rs. 297.65 crore power project contracts
March 1, 2014 Bajaj Electricals Ltd. said its Engineering & Project Business Unit had bagged substation, transmission line and distribution projects worth Rs. 297.65 crore from Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board under Feeder Separation Scheme/Works. Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Co. Ltd. placed an order for Rs. 148.71 crore for construction of......
KEC International wins orders worth Rs.1200 crore
March 14, 2014 KEC International Ltd. (KEC), a global infrastructure EPC major, an RPG Group company has secured new orders of Rs. 1200 crore in its Transmission, Power Systems, Railways and Cables businesses. Details are as follows: Transmission and Power System Business In this business, the Company has secured orders......