EoW January 2008

english corporate news

Prysmian signs new telecom cables supply agreement with Telstra Prysmian Cables & Systems has signed a three-year agreement to continue the supply of both fibre optic and metallic communication cables to Telstra, the largest telecommunications service provider in Australia. The contract, based on a pre-existing agreement, has been secured by Prysmian Telecom Cables and Systems Australia Pty Limited. Prysmian successfully completed a global tender process for this supply contract, the largest of its kind in Oceania, demonstrating competitiveness in price, product innovation and supply capabilities to maintain its long term commercial partnership with Telstra. Prysmian has been the only contracted supplier of communications cable, since 1998, when the company operated as Pirelli Telecom Cables and Systems Australia Pty Limited. increased manufacturing capacity at Dee Why, to The investment in the

be completed by early next year, provides Prysmian with the opportunity to offer greater flexibility of supply and to develop supply chain efficiencies for Telstra. Prysmian is the only company in Australian and New Zealand producing a full range of communication cables and associated connectivity systems including optical fibre, Sirocco Blown Fibre systems, FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) solutions, metallic and premises/data cables. Prysmian Cables and Systems Ltd – Italy Email : info@prysmian.com Website : www.prysmian.com On the up. . . Ugitech has increased its base prices by €50 per ton, for all products (bars, drawn wire and wire rod in stainless steel), for orders booked from January 2008. The high worldwide demand and the low stock levels justify consolidating base prices.

India-bound? For four days in November 2008, wire and cable experts and exhibitors will descend on India for the MMMM 2008 Exhibition. The 7 th international exhibition on minerals, metals, metallurgy and materials, is being staged at the India Expo Centre in New Delhi. Last held in 2006, more than 15,000 visitors attended the exhibition. This is India’s number one metallurgy industry exhibition and conference, drawing together metallurgical, technical and engineering personnel, including the financial and investment community, general management, technical management, plant management, purchasing and procurement, quality control, engineering (metallurgy), engineering (general), maintenance, research and development, consultancy and many other industry professionals. Expomedia Group – UK Email : info@expomediagroup.com Website : www.expomediagroup.com

Ugitech SA – France Fax : +33 47989 3001 Email : info@ugitech.com Website : www.ugitech.com

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EuroWire – January 2008