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Czech cable manufacturer Lamela Electric
hasplans tobuildanewcableplant inSušice,
in the Czech Republic’s south-western Pilsen
region. Zdeněk Houdek, chief executive
of Lamela Electric, confirmed the plan
to reporters and said that the Sušice
project is expected to cost around $78m.
Lamela Electric manufactures rubber and
plastic-insulated cables and wires. The
company’s product portfolio includes
power, communication and data cables in
addition to cables used in the automotive
industry, photovoltaic systems and public
transportation facilities.
Established in 1970, and originally called
Kabelovna Chyše, Lamela Electric
changed its name in 2004. The company is
headquartered in Chyše, Czech Republic.
New Czech cable
factory
ABB has acquired Istanbul-based ELBI
Elektrik, in a move to improve its position in
the Turkish low-voltage products segment
and to expand its existing business in
Eastern Europe.
ELBI Elektrik designs and manufactures
electrical wiring accessory products
for the Turkish market, and exports to
Eastern Europe through its own local
sales organization. By complementing its
existing wiring accessories portfolio with
ELBI Elektrik's products, ABB hopes to serve
those markets outside Europe that it has
been unable to access with its existing
product range.
The acquisition follows ABB's recent
purchase of French software company
Newron System SA. Like Newron, ELBI
Elektrik will be integrated into the wiring
accessories sector of ABB's low-voltage
products division.
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