wiredinUSA August 2014

Improved cables for rigs Leoni Special Cables GmbH has improved the durability and function of its communication cables for oil and gas rigs with ECCOH™ high performance solutions from PolyOne Corporation. Technical support fromPolyOne enabled Leoni to accelerate time-to-market for the cables.

while also meeting our high standards for quality and enabling strict regulatory compliance,” said Peter Gerstenberger, vice president for the industrial solutions business unit at Leoni. “By working closely with Leoni we developed a highly technical solution that offered the additional chemical resistance and durability they required,” said Craig Nikrant, president, global specialty engineered materials, PolyOne Corporation.

“The cable sheathing formulation developed by PolyOne helped us to produce tougher, more chemically resistant cables for extreme conditions,

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