wiredinUSA December 2014

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Hopefully you are all now refreshed after the Thanksgiving break and looking forward to the Christmas festivities in just a few weeks' time. The wire and cable industry seems to be ending the year as it started – on a high! Stainless steel, nickel alloy and titanium wire manufacturer Zapp Precision Wire is expanding its operations in Dorchester County, South Carolina, spending $30m in the process and creating an additional 20 jobs. The full story can be found on page 14. Following its February purchase of Illinois-based Coleman Cable, Southwire – believed to be the world's third largest producer of wire and cable for the distribution of electricity – is spending $2m purchasing a new site in Bremen, Indiana, for its manufacturing, OEM and industrial divisions. See page 18 for the details. In news from Asia, State Grid Corporation of China has begun work on a large-scale ultra-high voltage power project to help alleviate problems with air pollution. The project is estimated to have cost more than $11 billion and is due to begin operation in 2016. You can find the full details on page 35. This is obviously the final wiredInUSA of the year and the team would like to thank everyone for their help over the last 12 months and wish you all Season's Greetings and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015. David Bell Editor #42 EDITOR

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wiredInUSA - December 2014