WCA November 2009

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Abu Dhabi Basic Industries Corpor- ation (Adbic), and Bahrain’s Midal Cables Limited have agreed to a joint project to establish a $100 mil- lion plant to produce aluminium products, including aluminium rods and aluminium electrical overhead conductors. Capacity at the plant will be 150,000 tons per year, with some of the output serving as feedstock for Abu Dhabi’s downstream industries. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2010 at the Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone in Taweelah, Abu Dhabi. 
“The establishment of the aluminium plant is the first step towards the development of Adbic’s upcoming metals cluster, which will play a fundamental role in expanding Abu Dhabi’s downstream manufacturing capacity in the metals sector,” an Adbic statement said. Strategically located between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the cluster will focus on base metals such as aluminium, steel and copper. The joint venture agreement was signed by Jamal Al Dhaheri, senior vice president for metals at Adbic, and Hamid Al Zayani, managing director of Midal Cables. 
“This partnership brings together the technical expertise of one of the world’s largest manufacturers of alum- inium rods and conductors with the experience of one of the leading industrial investment and develop- ment companies in the region,” commented Al Dhaheri.
 Al Zayani remarked: “This joint venture is strategically important for Midal Cables. The rapid industrial growth in the UAE and GCC region requires world-class expertise in the field of aluminium production. Working with a leading investment and industrial development company like Adbic further drives the growth of this key sector.” Adbic and Midal Cables also signed a MoU with Emirates Aluminium Company Limited (Emal) for the supply of molten aluminium. Adbic and Midal in joint plant project Abu Dhabi Basic Industries Corporation – UAE Email : info@adbic.com Website : www.adbic.com Midal Cables Ltd – Bahrain Email : midalcbl@midalcable.com Website : www.midalcable.com

Israel/Ireland broadband partnership

Yaron Ziv, Radwin’s Europe sales director, stated: “Our point-to-point radios...are the ideal solution for cellular operators, wireless ISPs, private networks and CCTV networks. Ireland is a market where the demand for wireless broadband and the need to reach out to rural areas is rapidly growing, and with our solutions in place operators can expand their networks quickly.”

Radwin has signed an agreement with Irish Wireless of Ireland. Irish Wireless will distribute Radwin’s wireless broadband systems in Ireland and provide customer support. Gurmukh Neote, CEO of Irish Wireless, commented: “Our joint partnership combines Radwin’s best-in-class solu- tions with Irish Wireless’ expertise in distributing wireless equipment. By joining forces we can provide customers with high performance wireless links delivering native TDM and Ethernet (up to 16 E1s) with up to 100Mbps capacity for distances of up to 120km.”

Radwin – Israel Website : www.radwin.com

Irish Wireless – Ireland Website : www.irishwireless.eu

Three circuits of 220kV XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene insulation) underground cables will provide an extra power transmission capacity across Mumbai. Tata Power Company Ltd, India’s largest private sector power utility, has awarded Nexans a contract worth €15 million for a project to design, manufacture and supply high voltage underground cables to reinforce the power infrastructure in Mumbai.

 In a two-year ‘total supply and service’ contract for Tata Power, starting in 2009, Nexans will deliver five complete circuits of 220kV cable and associated accessories to provide an extra 300MVA of power carrying capacity for the underground network, linking extra high voltage substations across Mumbai. 

 “Nexans has a long-standing relationship with Tata Power going back over 20 years to when we first supplied Mumbai with EHV cables,” said Nicholas Ballas, Nexans’ executive vice president for the Asia-Pacific area. “The technology has changed, so that we are now supplying new generation high voltage, environmentally-friendly XLPE cable.” Nexans will supply the cables during 2009 and 2010 to meet Tata Power’s project implementation phases, which will continue until 2011. The XLPE cable will be manufactured in Nexans plant located in Hannover, Germany while the accessories will be supplied by the Nexans plant of Cossonay in Switzerland.

 
 Underground cables for Mumbai Warid (Pvt) group in Pakistan is partnering with UK based mobile media company 3rd Space to provide advertising supported mobile content for its 18 million subscribers. Warid Pakistan subscribers will be given access to free content such as Bollywood cinema, songs and music videos in exchange for watching an advert embedded within the video. “Our partnership with Warid is vital to providing value added services to people who want it. Pakistan’s focus is to engage with international companies and use partnerships like ours as a springboard for international business while supporting local communities,” said Martyn Lock, director of sales and marketing. “We are delighted to be providing mobile TV services for one of the most forward-thinking mobile operators in Pakistan. Warid Group subscribers in Ivory Coast, Bangladesh, Congo and Uganda have an appetite for mobile TV and we look forward launching advertising supported content like the Africa Nations Cup Football in the near future.” Partnership to provide ad-funded content Nexans – France Fax : +33 15669 8484 Email : nexans.web@nexans.com Website : www.nexans.com

3rd Space Services – UK Website : www.3rdspace.com

Warid Telecom – Pakistan Website : www.waridtel.com

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