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18 Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2014
Industrynews news
CPT (Constructions & Projects Tunisie)
is now offering Al rod lines:
1.5-2.5-3.5t/h with the very highest
reliability.
Formerly a subcontractor of
Continuus-Properzi for machinery
components, CPT signed a joint
venture agreement with the Italian
company in 2013. This followed an
increase in demand for second-hand
Properzi lines after many were unused
because of age of being too expensive
to refurbish and rebuild.
Simple, sturdy, affordable aluminium
rod lines from caster to coiler (also with
double automatic reels) are for cable
manufacturers.
Under the technical supervision of
Continuus-Properzi, CPT is offering
brand new lines with European
components and proven technology
both for EC, Al rod and electrical alloys
T4 such as 6201, where production
ranges from 10,000t/h to 20,000t/h
and above.
Constructions and Projects
Tunisie – Tunisia
Joint venture agreement for CPT
❍ The offices of Constructions and
Projects Tunisie
CHINA is investing around $100 billion
on 20 ultra high-voltage transmission
lines to link power generation in
western areas with load centres in the
south and east.
The State Grid Corp of China plans to
build around 12,000 miles of ultra
high-voltage transmission lines by
2017. Reuters reported that some
analysts have priced the transmission
grid project as high as $250 billion.
The company has already built over
2,800 miles of line, and a further 3,900
miles are currently under construction.
China’s national development and
reform commission has approved the
remaining 5,400 miles of transmission
line.
State Grid Corp of China plans to
connect about 210GW of power
generation capacity to load centres, to
deliver power to China’s highly
populated and industrialised south and
east. The project demands the
transmission of 1.2 trillion kWh of
electric power per year.
The ultra high-voltage lines used by
the company, designed to limit line
losses, are capable of delivering up to
five times more electricity than
traditional power transmission lines,
according to the company.
The power lines will help reduce
demand for coal-fired power and
thereby improve China’s air quality
through the transmission of renewable
energy sources. Much of China’s
considerable hydropower capacity is
located in the eastern part of the
country.
State Grid Corporation of China –
China
Website:
China invests $100bn
Going nuclear!
Nexans has been awarded a €9m turnkey contract by China National Nuclear
Corporation to supply power cables and accessories for the construction of the
second phase (units 3 and 4) of the Tianwan nuclear power plant, located in
Lianyungang City, Jiangsu province, China.
Nexans – France Website: