WCA September 2007

Industry news

Nexans on centre court!

Anyone for tennis? Nexans made sure the Wimbledon tournament went smoothly m

It’s normally a case of rain stopped play at the Wimbledon tennis championships, but this year it was Nexans which kept the tournament running smoothly – despite the best efforts of Britain’s wet summer weather. For the company provided more than 5km of Alsecure NXS pre-wired conduit cable at the All England Club, which is in the middle of a three-year expansion programme. The halogen-free and flame retardant, with minimal smoke emission, Alsecure NXS cable is designed to protect people and property from emissions of toxic gases and deadly fumes in the event of a fire. Installed over a two-month period, the cable was used to power the legendary tournament’s huge array of facilities, including lighting, kitchens, hospitality areas, commentary boxes and scoreboards. The All England Lawn Tennis Club is halfway through a three-year, £125m project to build a new translucent, retractable roof over Centre Court, increase capacity from 13,800 to 15,000 seats and improve catering facilities.

Nexans – France Fax : +33 15669 8484 Email : nexans.web@nexans.com

Website : www.nexans.com

New Shanghai home for Borouge A new office in Shanghai for Borouge will support the company’s booming business in the rapidly expanding Chinese market. The company has moved its Shanghai office to Plaza 66 Tower 2 at Nanjing Xi Lu, located in the heart of Puxi, Shanghai. Borouge is set to triple its existing production capacity of polymers made using Borstar ® technology to two million tonnes per annum by 2010 with additional capacity coming online from Borouge 2, in Ruwais, United Arab Emirates.

The new office will be eight times the size of Borouge’s previous premises.

Borouge – United Arab Emirates Fax : +971 260 7999 Email : info@borouge.com

Website : www.borouge.com

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