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EuroWire – November 2007 10
english corporate news
300th CV line
for Maillefer
An important signing commemorating
the 300th CV line ordered took place
between Maillefer SA and Energya
Industries during the Interbuild show in
Cairo, Egypt, in June.
Hesham H El Sewedy, CEO of Energya
Industries, and Pentti Hätälä, CEO of
Maillefer SA, took up the pen for the event
and a handshake between the two men
sealed the deal.
The order represents the 300th complete
CV line sold in the history of Maillefer.
Manufacturing is underway on the
equipment, which is scheduled to ship
from the company’s Finnish facility during
the latter part of this year.
Energya Industries has earmarked the
new Continuous Vulcanization (CV) line
for its Jeddah Cable plant in Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia. Building preparations and
tower construction are underway to
accommodate the line, which measures
around 115m high.
The CV line ordered is a vertical tower
model destined to the production of high-
voltage and extra high-voltage insulated
cables of up to 500 kV and a cross-section
of 3,000mm2.
It incorporates unique technology for quality
production, which is characterised by cable
roundness and homogeneity across all
insulation and semi-conductor layers.
Maillefer CV lines are designed as best in
class for manufacturing energy cables that
offer long-term reliability in the field. An
option was signed to deliver an identical
line to the Energya Cables operations
in Egypt where major expansions are
underway to increase capacity and expand
the product range of Energy Cables.
Maillefer has been a privileged partner to
Energya Industries and, in particular, Jeddah
Cable Company for more than 20 years.
JCC is a leading manufacturer of a complete
range of cable products in the ME&A region
with the most recent and most modern
manufacturing processes in the region.
A large majority of cable manufacturing
equipment installed originates from
Maillefer. The 300th CV line once again
confirms the high level of confidence that
both partners place in each other.
Maillefer SA – Switzerland
Fax: +41 21 691 2143
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Pentti Hätälä, of Maillefer, left, and Hesham H El Sewedy, of Energya, on the right, signed the agreement for the
CV line
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Thomas Copp, president of
Reelex Packaging Solutions,
and current WCISA president,
has been elected to a second,
three-year term as the
organisation’s chief.
The following existing
WCISA board members were
elected to new three-year
terms: William E Crowle,
president, QED Wire Lines Inc;
David Kiddoo, global business manager,
AlphaGary Corp; Mike Patel, industry
manager, Wire & Cable Compounds,
Teknor Apex Co; Rahul Sachdev, vice-
president sales and marketing, Wire &
Plastic Machinery Corp; Joseph Snee, sales
manager, Huestis Industrial; and John
Zachow, business area manager, Davis-
Standard Corp.
Long time board members, Bob Fulop,
president, Wire Lab Company, and Jeff
Swinchatt, president, Sikora International
Corporation, decided not to seek re-
election. The following have been elected
to three-year terms as new
WCISA board members:
Neville Crabbe, president,
Leoni Wire Inc; John Falls, sales
representative, Fiber-Line
Inc; Rob Fulop, vice president
and general manager, Wire
Lab Company; Rene Mayer,
technical sales, Mossberg
Reel LLC; and Terri Terry,
senior marketing specialist,
CommScope BiMetals Product
Group.
WCISA – USA
Fax: +1 330 864 5298
Email:
Website :
lThree more years for WCISA president
Tom Copp ▲
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