WCA March 2011

Cable production

Solvay Padanaplast SpA develops and produces speciality ‘Ambient Curing’ and ‘environment-friendly’ crosslinkable materials for wire and cable insulation and sheathing, ready- to-use on standard extrusion lines. Cogegum ® GFR/360, GFR/365 and GFR/370 are cross- linkable HFFR compounds for sheathing and insulation. These materials allow high oil, fuel and chemical resistance. Typical applications are found within railway rolling stock, off-shore platforms, industrial, chemical and shipboard wiring cables. Cogegum ® GFR/325 is one of the best selling grades for BS 7211 EI5 applications and a reference for single, multicore H07Z and fire resistant cables. Thanks to its outstanding thermo mechanical resistance, Cogegum ® GFR/340- HP can be used for PV cables according Solvay’s speciality materials

to the TUV specification 2 Pfg 1169/08.2007. In addition, GFR/340-HP is indicated for heat resistant flame retardant cables allowing high flexibility, fast ‘ambient curing’ and no emission of acid and corrosive gases in case of fire. Polidiemme ® G grades refer to an ultra flexible elastomer- based crosslinkable compound family for power, heat resistant, special and very flexible cable insulation and sheathing. Typical applications are found within H05RR-F, electronic, industrial, immersion water pumps, EPDM, EPR, HEPR and highly flexible cables.

Solvay Padanaplast SpA – Italy Email : info.padanaplast@solvay.com Website : www.padanaplast.com Website : www.solvayplastics.com

Step into the reel world of GMP Slovakia

With a range of big drums on offer, GMP Slovakia caters for all the needs of market, including drums for ropes and cables, and a reinforced version for process and light- weight which is easier to transport. GMP has just supplied drums with a flange diameter of 8,600mm which were assem- bled by the customer with GMP’s technical assistance. A large range of drums are available, including off-shore and submarine cables, and larger drums are also avail- able which can be supplied in broken down form and then transported, therefore reducing shipping costs. Depending on the application and diameter, drums can be supplied balanced, with hardened changeable bush- ings, with barrel and flanges reinforced for heavy duty process (drum twister), lifting hooks, slots for fixing the cable and much more.

GMP Slovakia also specialises in the production of lifting, tilting and rolling equipment for these big drums.

Just one from GMP Slovakia’s range ❍ ❍

GMP Slovakia – Slovakia Email : sales@gmp-slovakia.com

Fax : +421 56 828 0216

Website : www.gmp-slovakia.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2011