EoW November 2012

Focus on

Chase Corporation’s recent acquisition of NEPTCO Inc combines two companies with over 120 years of industry experience. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Chase Corporation, NEPTCO will continue to offer products and services under the globally recognised NEPTCO brand. The combination of Chase and NEPTCO offers a comprehensive family of engineered materials for telecommunications and energy cable OEMs. The product portfolio includes industry recognised brands such as Chase & Sons® tapes and Chase BlH 2 Ock® strandfill compound; NEPTAPE® shielding, separator and marker identification tapes; Lightline®, Flexline®, Fiberbundle® and Araglass® non-metallic strength elements for fibre optic cable; and Powerline®, Aquablok® and Permablok™ coating and water blocking cable solutions. In addition to serving the wire and cable industry, both companies produce and sell a diverse range of products to markets outside of wire and cable by leveraging core-manufacturing competencies. With headquarters and manufacturing facilities in the US, the collective capabilities of Chase and NEPTCO provide the broadest range of products in the industry as well as premier customer service. NEPTCO Inc – USA Website : www.neptco.com 120 years’ experience

Unique portfolio To meet the evolving fire performance and environmental compliance criteria in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, AlphaGary has developed a unique portfolio of speciality compounds for a wide variety of cable designs and applications – both copper and fibre optic: • Smokeguard™ low smoke vinyl alloys meeting RoHS environmental compliance for North American plenum and European CPD Class B1/B2 • Megolon™ halogen-free materials for IEC 60332-1/60332-3C, European CPD Classes C through E, power cable sheathing and crosslinkable insulations • Garaflex™ TPE styrenic, vinyl, olefinic/EPDM, and vulcanisate blends • Garathane™ thermoplastic urethane flame retardant blends and alloys AlphaGary offers colour concentrates to support all of its compound types, both custom-matched and to standards such as Munsell and RAL. The company delivers world-class support to help customers choose the most appropriate materials for their speciality cable designs. It has ISO 9001 registered facilities in the USA, UK, Mexico and Colombia.

AlphaGary Corporation – USA Website : www.alphagary.com

Connecting people worldwide

CommScope has played a role in virtually all the world’s best communication networks by creating the infrastructure that connects people and technologies through every evolution. Its portfolio of end-to-end solutions includes critical infrastructure customers need to build high-performing wired and wireless networks. As much as technology changes, the company’s goal remains the same: to help customers create, innovate, design and build faster and better. CommScope will never stop connecting and evolving networks for the business of life at home, at work and on the go. Network operators face an escalating demand for digital voice, high-speed data, and high-definition video. CommScope provides innovative optical and RF infrastructure solutions that help operators plan, deploy, and maintain services to residential and commercial customers. cloud computing, data centre consolidation and in-building wireless coverage are transforming the way businesses and public entities operate. CommScope solutions empower communication applications in the boardroom, operating room and classroom, trains, in airports High-speed networking,

▲ ▲ CommScope’s headquarters

CommScope solutions span the entire RF landscape, helping wireless carriers manage increasing cell site complexity and optimise network planning, capacity, coverage and performance.

and in stadiums, and anywhere people gather for work and play.

People want to connect anywhere, anytime, everywhere – all the time – including residents of some countries who are enjoying access to wireless communication for the first time.

CommScope Inc – USA Website : www.commscope.com

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