Wire & Cable Report Ed 5 2021: The Global Market for Energy and Telecoms Wire and Cable

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• Tonnage of Production
• Consumption of Metallic Wire and Cable and Fibre Optic Cable
• Materials Cost
• Regional Market Shares
• End-users
• Manufacturers
• Land-Based Cable
• Subsea Cable
• Interconnections and Offshore Wind Power
• Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
• Superconductors

1. All Cable - Electrical Conductors and Mechanical Rope

2. Global Market Size and End-Use - Energy Wire and Cable and Telecoms

• Metallic Wire & Cable - Production and Consumption
• Fibre Optic Cable - Production and Consumption
• Price and Consumption of Optical Fibre Cable
• End-users of Fibre Optic Cable
• All Wire and Cables Consumption by Usage Category
• End-users of All Cable and Conductors
• Bare Conductor, Insulated Energy Cable and All Other Cable
• International Trade

3. The European Wire and Cable Market

• Market Size
• Wire and Cable Market East/West European Distribution
• Product Groups by Value
• End-users
• Power Sector
• Wind Power
• Solar Power
• Telecoms Industry
• Construction
• Automotive Industry
• France
• Market by Product Group
• French Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Germany
• Market by Product Group
• German Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Italy
• Market by Product Group
• Italian Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Spain
• Market by Product Group
• Spanish Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• United Kingdom
• Market by Product Group
• Uk Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Wire and Cable Manufacturers in South-Eastern Europe
• Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Greece
• Macedonia
• Romania
• Serbia
• Slovenia

4. The Russian Wire and Cable Market

• Russia
• Demand
• Product Group
• Russian Wire and Cable Manufacturers

5. The Chinese Wire and Cable Market

• Demand
• Market by Product Group
• International Trade
• Certification
• Market Gaps
• End-users
• Power Sector
• Nuclear Power
• Wind Power
• Solar Power
• Telecoms Industry
• Construction
• Automotive Industry
• Chinese Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Capacity Utilisation
• Key Manufacturers
• Two Tier Market
• Counterfeit Cables

6. The Asia-Pacific (Excluding China) Wire and Cable Market

• Japan
• Demand
• Production
• Japanese Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Korea
• Demand
• Product Group
• Korean Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Taiwan
• Demand
• Taiwanese Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• India
• Demand
• End-users
• Power Cable
• Telecom Sector
• External Copper Telecom Cable
• Automotive Sector
• Indian Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Informal Sector
• Counterfeit Cables
• Standards
• Foreign Investors

7. the Middle East and Africa Wire and Cable Market

• Middle East & Turkey
• Demand
• Middle Eastern Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Africa
• Demand,
• African Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• North Africa
• Sub-Saharan Africa

8. North American Wire and Cable Market

• United States
• Demand
• Product Groups
• LV Wire & Cable Markets
• Electricity Distribution
• Construction
• Automotive Wire and Cable
• Automotive Cable Products
• HV and MV Power Cable
• Electricity Transmission and Distribution,
• Telecoms Technology and Market Size
• American Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Mexico
• Demand

9. South American Wire and Cable Market

• Demand
• Brazil
• Demand

10. Global Wire and Cable Production and Consumption

11. Copper Substitution in Metallic Cable

• Aluminium Has a Narrower Price Range Than Copper
• Some Main Characteristics and Advantages
• Hollow Prices Show Little Movement

12. The Types and Technologies of Ehv and Hv Cable - Oh and Ug

• Overview
• Overhead Lines (Ohl)
• Land-Based Cable/Underground Cable (UGC)
• Subsea or Submarine Cables
• Cable Technology
• HPFF - High-Pressure, Fluid-Filled Pipe-Type (Paper Insulated)
• HPGf - High-Pressure, Gas-Filled Pipe Type Cable (Gil)
• SCFF - Self-Contained, Fluid-Filled Pipe -Type (Paper Insulated) and Mass Impregnated Cables (Mi)
• MI Mass Impregnated Cables
• XLPE - Solid Cable, Cross-Linked Polyethylene Cable & EPR - (Ethylene Propylene Rubber-Insulated)
• EPR
• XLPE
• Cross Linking
• Production of Mi and Xlpe
• Production Differences Between Submarine and Underground Cables
• Pros and Cons of Extruded Dielectric Versus Pipe Type Cable Systems
• Extruded Dielectric Cable Systems
• HPFF Pipe Type Cable Systems
• Costs of Xlpe Versus Hpff Systems

13. The Technology of Single and Multi Mode Fibre Optic

• The Composition of a Fibre Optic Cable
• Single-Mode Fibre Optic Cable
• Multimode Fibre Optic Cable
• The Difference Between Multi-Mode and Single-Mode Fibre
• The Choice Between Single- and Multi-Mode Fibre

14. Wire Rope

• Production
• Applications of Wire Rope
• Manufacturers
• Wire Rope Manufacturers

15. Long Term Prospects and Profitability of Conductors

• Subsea Cable
• Surf
• Fibre Optical Cable
• Land Extra High Voltage Cable

16. Energy and Communications Cable Manufacturers

17. Profiles of Wire and Cable Manufacturers

• Europe
• Prysmian
• General Cable (Prysmian)
• Nexans
• Nexans Amercable
• Nkt High Voltage Cables
• Cablel® Hellenic Cables
• JDR
• TF Kable
• Leoni
• Companies Serving the Hv Market in Europe
• Asian Companies Operating in the European Market
• United States
• Southwire
• Parker Scanrope
• Belden Inc
• Japanese Manufacturers
• Sumitomo
• Fujikura
• Furakawa
• Hitachi
• J-Power Systems (JPS)
• J-Power Systems Saudi Co, (JPS Saudi),
• Yazaki
• Korea
• LS Cables
• Taihan Electric Wire Co Ltd
• Iljin Cable
• India
• Finolex J-Power Systems Private Ltd (Fjps)
• Birla Cable Ltd.
• Polycab
• Chinese Manufacturers
• Zhongtian Technology [Ztt]
• Ningbao Orient Cable
• Far East Cable Co Ltd
• Wanda Group Holdings Co., Ltd,
• Baosheng High Voltage Cable Co. Ltd., Bhvc
• Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group
• Production Capacity for Hv and Ehv Cable
• Subsea Cable Manufacturers

18. Wire and Cable Market Drivers

• Transmission and Distribution in the Electrical Supply Industry
• Electrification
• Transmission Network Development
• Railways
• Telecoms
• Regional Versus Intercontinental Traffic
• Automotive
• Construction

19. Price Trends and Factors Driving Prices

• Commodity Prices
• Demand for Cable
• Production Capacity for Metallic Cable
• China
• India
• United States
• Europe
• Mena
• Production Capacity for Fibre Optic Cable
• The Experience Curve as a Predictor of the Price of New Technology

20. Insulated Land Cables - HV, MV & LV

• Underground Cabling in the Utility Sector
• Regional Analysis
• Penetration of Underground Cable in Distribution Networks, Mv & Lv
• Penetration of Underground Cable in Transmission, Ehv & Hv
• Installation Sizes of Underground Cable
• Drivers for Underground Cables
• High Costs
• Impact of Urbanisation
• Insulated Land Cable in the Industrial Sector

21. Subsea Energy Cables

• Offshore Wind Power
• Offshore Wind Power Market
• Key Country Markets for Offshore Wind
• Uk Offshore Wind Power
• China Offshore Wind Power
• German Offshore Wind Power
• Netherlands Offshore Wind Power
• Belgium Offshore Wind Power
• Denmark Offshore Wind Power
• Indian Offshore Wind Power
• United States Offshore Wind Power
• The North Sea Grid - Hvdc Hubs- Grid Connection Systems
• Offshore Oil and Gas, Power from Shore Cables
• Traditional Power Supply for Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms
• Norwegian Initiative in Power Supply for Oil and Gas Platforms
• Oil and Gas Offshore Market
• Topside Cables

22. Subsea Communications Cable Networks

• Subsea Cable Laying
• Legal Considerations
• Hazards to Subsea Cables

23. Industrial Markets

• Transport - Cable, Wires and Wiring Harnesses
• Aircraft
• Shipping
• Automobiles
• Mining
• Construction
• Manufacturing and Process Industry

24. Electrified Railways

• History and Development
• Power Delivery
• Electrified Railway Lengths by Country
• Traction Systems
• The Scale of the Challenge for Rail Transport

25. Advanced Technology, Superconductors

• Zero Resistance
• Perfect Conductor of Electricity
• Critical Temperature
• Hts Vs Lts
• Conditions Required for a Material to Exhibit Superconducting Behaviour
• Current State of Development of the Sc Market
• AMSC Customers
• The Discovery of Superconductivity - Technical Development
• Advantages of Superconductor Cable
• Higher Current-Carrying Capacity
• Low Impedance
• Rights-Of-Way
• Very Low Electro Magnetic Field (Emf)
• Lower Life-Costs for the System
• Challenges to be Overcome
• High Initial Cost
• Cryogenic Refrigeration System (CRS)
• Splicing of the Hts Cable
• Promoters
• Future Market for Hts Superconductors in Utilities

26. Metal Theft

27. Cable Properties

• Tensile Strength
• Flexibility or Flex Ratio
• Conductivity
• Weight
• Cost

28. Methodology

List of Figures
Figure 1: Categories of Rope, Cable and Conductor
Figure 2: Metallic Wire and Cable Production Excluding Fibre Optic, Tonnes, 2000-2026
Figure 3: Cable Consumption Including Insulated and Uninsulated Metallic Cable, Fibre Optical Cable and Winding Wire, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 4: Cable Consumption in $ Value and Production in Tons
Figure 5: Cable Consumption in $ Value and Production in Tons, Compared with the Copper and Aluminium Prices.
Figure 6: Fibre Optic Cable Consumption, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 7: Fibre Optic Cable Consumption, Km and Price Per Km, 2000-2026
Figure 8: All Wire and Cable Consumption by Type, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 9: The Split in Consumption Between Bare Conductors, Insulated Energy Cable and All Other Cable, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 10: Wire and Cable Consumption by Region, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 11: Wire and Cable Production by Region, Thousand Tonnes, 2000-2026
Figure 12: Geographical Distribution of Imports and Exports
Figure 13: European Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 14: The European Market Split Between Western Europe, Eastern Europe, 2000 to 2026
Figure 15: The European Market for Wire and Cable by Country, Shares in Value 2000 and 2016
Figure 16: Western Europe Consumption by Country, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 17: Eastern Europe Consumption by Country, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 18: European Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 19: Impact of COVID-19 on Electricity Demand in European Countries in 2020; Monthly Demand Changes in 2020 and 2019.
Figure 20: Construction Decline in 2020 in European Countries
Figure 21: French Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 22: French Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 23: German Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 24: German Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 25: Italian Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 26: Italian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 27: Spanish Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 28: Spanish Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 29: United Kingdom Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 30: United Kingdom Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 31: Russian Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 32: Russian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 33: Market Shares of Cable Accessory Suppliers in Russia
Figure 34: Chinese Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 35: Chinese Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 36: Japanese Consumption of Wire and Cable by Value 2000-2026
Figure 37: Japanese Consumption of Wire and Cable by Product Segment, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 38: Korean Consumption of Wire and Cable by Value 2000-2026
Figure 39: Korean Consumption of Wire and Cable by Product Segment, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 40: Taiwanese Consumption of Wire and Cable by Value 2000-2026
Figure 41: Taiwanese Consumption of Wire and Cable by Product Segment, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 42: Indian Consumption of Wire and Cable by Value 2000-2026
Figure 43: Indian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 44: % Market Share of Principal Wire and Cable Producers in India, 2014
Figure 45: Middle Eastern Consumption (Including Turkey) of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 46: Middle Eastern Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 47: African Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 48: African Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 49: Us Consumption of Wire and Cable by Value 2000-2026
Figure 50: Us Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 51: Monthly Us Spending on Private and Public Construction, 1993 to 2021
Figure 52: Car & Automobile Manufacturing in the Us - Market Size
Figure 53: Wire and Cable Production in the USA, $ Million, 2011
Figure 54: Mexican Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 55: Mexican Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 56: South American Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 57: The South American Market for Wire and Cable in Value, 2000-2026
Figure 58: Brazilian Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 59: Brazilian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 60: Copper and Aluminium Price Trends, 1960 to 2026
Figure 61: An Acsr Cable and Its Application
Figure 62: Hpff or Hpgf Pipe-Type Cross Section
Figure 63: Gil Cable Cross Section
Figure 64: Gil Cable Installation
Figure 65: Comparative Ratings of Paper Insulated Hpff and Single-Core Self-Contained Fluid Filled Cables (Scff)
Figure 66: 600 Kv Hvdc Mass Impregnated Submarine Able
Figure 67: Xlpe Ac Cable Construction
Figure 68: Xlpe Cables at Different Voltages
Figure 69: The Composition of a Fibre Cable
Figure 70: Single Mode Fibre Optic Cable
Figure 71: Multi-Mode Fibre Optic Cable
Figure 72: a Comparison Between Single-Mode and Multi-Mode Fibre Optic
Figure 73: Market Shares of Principal Wirerope Manufacturers
Figure 74: Long Term Growth and Profitability
Figure 75: The Top Cable Manufacturers by Share (54% of Global Production), 2017
Figure 76: Electrification of the World
Figure 77: Fttx Variants
Figure 78: Cost of Manufacture of Cable
Figure 79: Metallic Wire and Cable Production Excluding Fibre Optic, Tonnes, 2000-2022
Figure 80: Prices of Copper and Aluminium from 1960 to 2017 and Forecast to 2020
Figure 81: Chinese Centrally Planned Balancing Procedure for Electricity
Figure 82: Fibre Optical Cable Consumption, Km and Price Per Km, 2000-2022
Figure 83: Global Penetration of Underground Cable by Voltage, 2020
Figure 84: Global Lengths of Hv & Ehv Transmission and Mv & Lv Distribution Overhead Lines and Underground Cables, Circuit Km, 2020.
Figure 85: Regional Penetration of Ehv & Hv and Mv & Lv Underground Cables
Figure 86: Major Countries with Ohl and Ugc, Circuit Km
Figure 87: Market Shares of Different Offshore Segments
Figure 88: Value Chain of Subsea Interconnections
Figure 89: Cable System of a Wind Farm
Figure 90: Belgium's First Zone for Offshore Wind Power.
Figure 91: Meshed Connections to the North Sea Grid
Figure 92: Undersea Communications Cables Linking the World
Figure 93: Overhead Line for Rail Traction
Figure 94: The Differences in Behaviour Between Lts and Hts Materials

List of Tables
Table 1: Types and End-users of Wire, Cable and Rope
Table 2: End-user Shares of Fibre Optic Cable
Table 3: End-user Shares of All Conductor and Cable
Table 4: European Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 5: European Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 6: French Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 7: French Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 8: French Cable Manufacturers
Table 9: German Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 10: German Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 11: German Cable Manufacturers
Table 12: Italian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 13: Italian Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 14: Italian Cable Manufacturers
Table 15: Spanish Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 16: Spanish Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 17: Spanish Cable Manufacturers
Table 18: United Kingdom Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 19: United Kingdom Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 20: UK Cable Manufacturers
Table 21: Russian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 22: Russian Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 23: Chinese Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 24: Chinese Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 25: Chinese Cable Manufacturers
Table 26: Japanese Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 27: Japanese Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 28: Japanese Cable Manufacturers
Table 29: Korean Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 30: Korean Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 31: Korean Cable Manufacturers
Table 32: Taiwanese Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 33: Taiwanese Cable Manufacturers
Table 34: Indian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 35: Middle Eastern Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 36: Middle Eastern Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 37: Middle Eastern Cable Manufacturers
Table 38: African Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 39: African Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 40: African Cable Manufacturers
Table 41: USA Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 42: USA Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 43: Company Shares of Market Segments, United States, 2017
Table 44: Mexican Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 45: Mexican Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 46: South American Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 47: South American Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 48: Brazilian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 49: Summary of Insulated Wire and Cable Production Forecasts 2019 - 2026,
Table 50: Summary of All Wire and Cable Consumption Forecasts 2019 - 2026,
Table 51: Cost Summary of Xlpe Versus Hpff Installation
Table 52: The Top Cable Manufacturers by Country
Table 53: The Top Global Cable Manufacturers by Industry
Table 54: Manufacturers of Subsea Power Cable and Communications Cable
Table 55: Global Mobile Connections by Region, 2010 to 2020
Table 56: List of Countries by Cumulative Installed Offshore Wind Power Capacity (Mw), 2016-20
Table 57: Electrified Railways Throughout the World, 2014
Table 58: Installed Superconductors
Table 59: Superconductor Manufacturers
Table 60: Some Amsc Customers
Table 61: Tensile Strength of Selected Materials
Table 62: Average Conductivity of Metals

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Executive Summary

CHAPTER 1 - ALL CABLE - ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS AND MECHANICAL ROPE

Wires and cables perform two basic functions. 1) They conduct electricity or communications, for which they need high conductivity, or 2) They carry loads, for which they need high tensile strength. Sometimes they combine both requirements. This report surveys the marker for the first group, electricity and communications conductors, and contains a brief review of the second group, mechanical wire rope. The report excludes products from either group in the informal sector, small producers of low-end wire and cable, mainly based in China and India.

CHAPTER 2 - GLOBAL MARKET SIZE AND END USE - ENERGY WIRE AND CABLE AND TELECOMS

Metallic wire and cable production and consumption are sized in 2017 and forecast to 2022. For metallic cable, material prices are plotted from 2000 to 2017, and charted against tonnage production, $/ton of cable produced and $ sales revenue, to establish commodity price predictors. Fibre optic sales are plotted against prices.

CHAPTER 3 - THE EUROPEAN WIRE AND CABLE MARKET

The European market for wire and cable is estimated and forecast to 2026. Analysis by product type and end user, with analysis of Western and Eastern Europe. Profiles of the five major markets; France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom are provided with consumption, historical and forecast to 2026, product shares and listings and surveys of the manufacturers, with extended coverage of the market leaders. An extensive section covers manufacturing facilities in Eastern Europe. 

CHAPTER 4 - THE RUSSIAN WIRE AND CABLE MARKET

The Russian market for wire and cable is estimated and forecast to 2026. Analysis by product type and end user and listings and surveys of the substantial Russian manufacturing industry.

CHAPTER 5 - THE CHINESE WIRE AND CABLE MARKET

The huge domestic market for wire and cable in China is surveyed and analysed in detail, with consumption estimates by product group and end user and forecasts to 2026. International trade, market gaps, end users, certification, a detailed discussion of user markets and analysis of the manufacturing sector. Analysis of production capacity utilisation.

CHAPTER 6 - THE ASIA PACIFIC (EXCLUDING CHINA) WIRE AND CABLE MARKET

The Asian market for wire and is estimated and forecast to 2026 with analysis and end user. Profiles of four major markets; Japan, India, Korea and Taiwan, are provided with consumption, historical and forecast to 2026, Analysis of product shares and listings and brief surveys of the manufacturers.

CHAPTER 7 - MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA WIRE AND CABLE MARKET

This chapter covers the Middle East and North Africa, including the countries of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, Turkey, the littoral counted on the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa and the 47 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. The markets for wire and cable are estimated and forecast to 2026, and end user and a survey of the growing manufacturing sector in the region, together with lists of the leading manufacturers in each market.

CHAPTER 8 - NORTH AMERICAN WIRE AND CABLE MARKET

The United States was the largest single market, in terms of production and consumption of wire and cable until 2003, when China overtook it. The US remains the second largest today. The domestic market is surveyed and analysed in detail, with consumption estimates by product group and forecasts to 2026, and end users. LV wire & cable markets, construction, automotive wire and cable, HV and MV power cable, electricity transmission and distribution, telecoms technology and market size. American wire and cable manufacturers are outlined and discussed extensively with market shares within product segments.

CHAPTER 9 - SOUTH AMERICAN WIRE AND CABLE MARKET

The LAC market for wire and is estimated and forecast to 2026 with analysis by product group and end users. Two countries dominate the Latin American market, Brazil and Mexico. Mexico and Brazil are parts of two different economic and trade orbits, NAFTA and MERCOSUR. The two largest markets are profiled with consumption forecasts to 2021 by product group.

CHAPTER 10 - GLOBAL WIRE AND CABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION

Summary table of wire and cable forecasts of production in tonnes and consumption in $ billion, by country and region, 2019 - 2026.

CHAPTER 11 - COPPER SUBSTITUTION IN METALLIC CABLE

Copper and aluminium prices are compared from 1960 to 2020 and World bank forecasts to 2026. The increasing divergence between them is shown and plotted as a factor of Cu/Al to chart copper substitution. Advantages and disadvantages of each material as a cable core.

CHAPTER 12 - THE TYPES AND TECHNOLOGIES OF EHV AND HV CABLE - OH AND UG

Detailed outlines of the technologies of OHL bare conductors and UGC and subsea insulated cables: high pressure, fluid-filled pipe (HPFF); high-pressure, gas-filled pipe (HPGF, GIL); a self-contained fluid-filled (SCFF, MI); solid cable, cross-linked polyethene (EPR, XLPE).

CHAPTER 13 - THE TECHNOLOGY OF SINGLE AND MULTIMODE FIBRE OPTIC

The composition of a fibre optic cable and the difference between multi-mode and single-mode fibre.

CHAPTER 14 - WIRE ROPE

Wire rope is used for its mechanical properties, not conductivity, although there are conductors with high tensile strength, especially copper alloys. Wire rope is not a primary focus of this report, which is concerned with energy and telecoms wire and cable. This chapter has a short survey of the wire rope market, including a market size estimate and a review of global manufacturers.

CHAPTER 15- LONG TERM PROSPECTS AND PROFITABILITY OF CONDUCTORS

The most profitable segments of the wire and cable market are those with the best prospects of long term growth but they are not the largest. This chapter reviews the most profitable segments and plots them against long-term growth prospects.

CHAPTER 16 - ENERGY AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLE MANUFACTURERS

A chart of the top 56 companies which account for 54% of the global market is included, ordered by % share. The industry leaders in the United States, Europe and Japan are reviewed and tabulated with their market shares by product segment.

CHAPTER 17 - PROFILES OF WIRE AND CABLE MANUFACTURERS

Profiles of the 29 leading cable companies globally.

CHAPTER 18 - WIRE AND CABLE MARKET DRIVERS

The final uses of wires and cables are so diverse that there are many drivers of demand. In this report, the publisher comments on the following categories:

• Transmission and distribution for electrical supply - Insulated cables and bare conductors
• Railways - Insulated cables and bare conductors for dedicated T&D systems
• Telecoms - LV and telecoms cables
• Automotive sector - LV cable and wire harnesses
• Offshore OGT (oil, gas produces) and wind power sectors - EHV, HV and MV submarine cables and MV and LV topside wires and cables
• Construction - HV, MV and LV insulated cable

CHAPTER 19 - PRICE TRENDS AND FACTORS DRIVING PRICES

The prices of electrical equipment and cable have been volatile over the years. Many factors have contributed to this, the principal factors being; commodity prices for metallic cable, level of demand for cable, cable production capacity both for metallic cable and fibre optic, the learning rate for new technologies. The publisher reviews each of these factors in this chapter and presents conclusions for the cable market.

CHAPTER 20 - INSULATED LAND CABLES - HV, MV & LV

Insulated underground land cables are not the most profitable segment of the power cable market nor the one with the highest long-term growth prospects but together with bare conductors, they have the most stable demand. This chapter contains a series of tables analysing the extent of underground lines by country. The drivers for undergrounding, together with advantages and problems are discussed.

CHAPTER 21 - SUBSEA ENERGY CABLES

The offshore market requires three categories of cable and this applies to oil, gas and wind. The difference between the offshore dry tree and subsea wet tree industry is explained, with the state of the subsea market and future demand. SURF is outlined in detail. HVDC is discussed. 

The subsea energy markets consist of three main categories:

1. Interconnections between land masses
2. Offshore wind power
3. Oil & gas exploration and production.

These markets require three categories of cable.

Interconnections and offshore wind power
1. Subsea power cable -cable used underwater to carry power or control functions - export and transmission cable EHV, and HV - array cable HV and MV. Oil & gas exploration and production
2. Umbilical cable - cable that is usually a mixture of hydraulic pipes and electrical elements and may also contain risers and flow lines - MV, trending to HV.
3. Topside cable - cable used on the platform structure - MV and LV. 

Subsea cables are a premium growth market. The technical barriers to entry are high and order backlogs are solid. These cables also achieve high margins above the average for the cable industry. There are relatively few manufacturers, which are listed and discussed. The global submarine cable networks are outlined, together with their development, technology and cable laying techniques.

CHAPTER 22 - SUBSEA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

The global communications networks are outlined with development and the technology of submarine cable categories described.

CHAPTER 23 - INDUSTRIAL MARKETS

The transport, aircraft, shipping, automobile, mining, construction, terrestrial wind power, manufacturing and process industries are discussed, together with their requirements for cable and harnesses. As an example, the largest aircraft requires 500 km of cable. The chapter quotes some of these statistics to put these markets into perspective.

CHAPTER 24 - ELECTRIFIED RAILWAYS

Electric railways constitute a specific market for cable with different characteristics from industrial and other end users because of the distance cables travel, over many miles of track and this parallels the transmission and distribution cable market in which cables also cover long distances. The railways pose special mechanical demands on cable, which are outlined, together with railway statistics.

CHAPTER 25 - ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, SUPERCONDUCTORS

Superconductors are materials that have no resistance to the flow of electricity; they are one of the last great frontiers of scientific discovery. Some materials cooled below a material-specific temperature called ‘critical temperature’ (Tc), undergo a phase transition into the superconducting state. The fundamental value proposition of superconducting wire is the elimination of electrical loss. This chapter outlines the technology, the development and status of the market for HTS superconductors, the opportunities, manufacturers and players. 

CHAPTER 26 - METAL THEFT

Metal theft is a worldwide problem and it seriously affects vulnerable wire and cable installations. There continue to be frequent reports of cable theft, both of power cables and telecom cables, from many parts of the world, with cables being stolen for the scrap value of their metal content, especially copper. The report outlines the problem, the scale and its effects.

CHAPTER 27 - CABLE PROPERTIES

Wire, cable and rope have physical properties which distinguish them from each other and determine their suitability for different applications. They help to determine not only which product type is best for a particular use but more specifically which sub-type will perform best in a particular situation. The physical properties are mechanical and electrical; tensile strength, flexibility or flex ratio, weight, conductivity, cost.

• Baosheng High Voltage Cable Co. Ltd., BHVC
• Belden Inc
• Birla Cable Ltd.
• Cablel® Hellenic Cables
• Chinese Manufacturers
• Far East Cable Co Ltd
• Finolex J-Power Systems Private Ltd (Fjps)
• Fujikura
• Furakawa
• General Cable (Prysmian)
• Hitachi
• Iljin Cable
• J-Power Systems (JPS)
• J-Power Systems Saudi Co, (JPS Saudi),
• JDR
• Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group
• Leoni
• LS Cables
• Nexans
• Nexans Amercable
• Ningbao Orient Cable
• NKT High Voltage Cables
• Parker Scanrope
• Polycab
• Prysmian
• Southwire
• Sumitomo
• Taihan Electric Wire Co Ltd
• TF Kable
• Wanda Group Holdings Co., Ltd,
• Yazaki
• Zhongtian Technology [ZTT]

Methodology