WCA January 2007

Industry News

Roblon expands in Middle East

This was the name given to a first-of- its-kind fully automatic production unit for telephone cables, where Maillefer (then Nokia Cable Machinery) was a partner. Initial capacity was calculated for 1.2 million wire kilometers per year in two shifts. Even today, after 20 years of operation, ATKT-100 operates at planned capacity to answer current demand.

Calendar of Events 2007 January 13-16: Tekno/Tube Arabia 2007 trade exhibition – Dubai, UAE Organisers : Al Fajer Information & Services Fax : +9714 340 3608 Email : alfajer@emirates.net.ae Website : www.tekno7.info May 7-10: Interwire 2007 – trade exhibition – Cleveland, Ohio, USA Organisers : Wire Association Intl Inc Fax : +1 203 453 8384 Website : www.wirenet.org 28-31: wire Russia – trade exhibition – Moscow, Russia Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Fax : +49 211 45 6087 7793 Email : info@messe-duesseldorf.de Website : www.messe-duesseldorf.de June 21-24: 8 th China (Guangzhou) International Metal & Metallurgy Exhibition – exhibition – Guangzhou, PR China Organisers : Julang Exhibition Co Ltd Fax : +86 20 38620790/38620781 Email : meiwen@julang.com.cn Website : www.julang.com.cn October 2-4: Metaltech 2007 – trade exhibition – Sao Paulo, Brazil Organisers : Grupo Cipa Fax : +55 11 5585 4359 Website : www.metaltech.tmp.br 16-18: wire Southeast Asia 2007 – trade exhibition – Bangkok, Thailand Organisers : Messe Düsseldorf Asia Fax : +65 6337 4633 Email : mdafairs@singnet.com.sg Website : www.wire-southeastasia.com 17: Non-ferrous Bangkok Seminar – technical seminar – Bangkok, Thailand Organisers : IWMA, ITA Fax : +44 1926 314755 Email : info@iwma.org Website : www.iwma.org November 5-7: wire ’07 Bologna – conference – Bologna, Italy Organisers : ACIMAF, CET, IWMA & WAI

Danish-based Roblon has further expanded its global network with the appointment of a new representative in the Middle East. Emichem has been appointed to represent both Roblon Industrial Fiber and its sister division, Roblon Engineering, in Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudia Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The two Roblon divisions now have almost 60 representatives operating in 60 countries. Roblon Industrial Fiber develops and manufactures high-tech industrial fibres including glass and aramid strength members, standard and water-blocking binder yarns, tapes and ripcords. Also a specialist within the offshore industry, it been awarded ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management) certification. Roblon Engineering develops and manufactures serving, binding, take-up and pay-off equipment. The servers can wind industrial yarns around a cable with high precision and a precisely adjusted tension. They are available in up to 24 positions, and with various rotation speeds, lay lengths and adjustable tension levels. The two independent divisions also work in partnership to provide joint solutions involving both cable machinery and materials for the cable- making industry. The Roblon group, which celebrates its 50 th anniversary next year, is based in Frederikshavn in Northern Denmark. Emichem, which has its headquarters in the United Arab Emirates, is headed up by Shabih Rizwan Khan and Dawar Azmi.

Friends, colleagues and some retirees travelled from Moscow and Finland to attend the celebrations – expressing their pride in seeing their dream still in full operation. Together they evoked the planning phases of ATKT-100. The challenges and bureaucracy of the former Soviet Union to get project approval and financing proved memorable. It was through the com- bined efforts from Odeskabel and Maillefer that ATKT-100 became a reality. The anniversary brought together the past and the present, and included the current generation of cable makers. Odeskabel is expanding its markets in the Ukraine and surrounding countries as it diversifies its cable products into the communication and energy sectors. According to company reports, investments in production, develop-ment and modernisation over the last five years have reached more than 11 million Euros. Maillefer Extrusion – Russia Fax : +41 21 691 21 43 Email : info@maillefer.net Website : www.mailleferextrusion.com Staff past and present join in the 20 th anniversary celebrations ▲

Roblon A/S – Denmark Fax : +45 96 20 33 99 Email : info@roblon.com Website : www.roblon.com

Celebrating success with Odeskabel

It was party time last September as Maillefer joined Odeskabel in the Ukraine to celebrate the 20 th anniversary of ATKT-100.

Fax : +44 1926 314755 Email : info@iwma.org Website : www.iwma.org

Maillefer’s and Odeskabel’s Dmitry Vasilievitch Iorgachov (right) ▲ Antti-Jussi Rissanen

Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2007