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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2011 12
INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITY
By a big wire
ropes industry,
at the center
of Europe
A partner for
installing wire
drawing project
is sought
PO BOX 0302
Wire & Cable ASIA magazine
and EuroWire magazine,
46 Holly Walk, Leamington Spa,
Warwickshire CV32 4HY
Visitors to Middle East Electricity
Exhibition 2011 in Dubai experienced
first-hand why wire and cable
manufacturers across the globe are
choosing advanced insulation,
semi-conductive and jacketing
materials from Borouge and Borealis,
leading providers of innovative, value
creating plastics solutions to the global
wire and cable industry.
Borouge and Borealis will provide
polymers to Prysmian, a worldwide
leading player in the energy and
telecommunications cables industry,
for the extra high voltage power cables
to be manufactured for the Bahia and
Saadiyat Grid in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
This is a 400kV power extra high
voltage transmission turnkey project
being developed by the Abu Dhabi
Transmission and Dispatch Company
(TRANSCO) as part of the significant
infrastructure development within the
city.
TRANSCO Abu Dhabi has appointed
Prysmian Cables and Systems for the
execution of the project at an estimated
cost of €250m (approx 1.15 billion
AED).
The 230km cable length for this project
will be manufactured by Prysmian with
the aid of Borouge and Borealis’
materials, which address the project’s
critical demands for reliable, consistent
and long-term performance.
The cables for the project will be taken
underground with the Superclean™
insulation and Supersmooth™ semi
conductive compound from Borealis
that will replace the existing overhead
lines resulting in a significantly lower
environmental impact.
These highly advanced plastics
solutions are manufactured by Borealis
in Europe and distributed by Borouge
in the United Arab Emirates.
The new power link is of critical
importance for Abu Dhabi’s power
transmission system as it will connect
the Bahia and Saadiyat Grid Stations
with some of the most prestigious
infrastructure and real estate
development areas including Yas
Island, the location of the new F1
racing track and the Saadiyat Island’s
Abu Dhabi Cultural District that will
also host global iconic museums like
the Louvre and Guggenheim.
Superclean cable materials are
manufactured using advanced
procedures to ensure they are free from
contamination and that their cleanliness
is maintained to the point of delivery.
The performance of these insulation
materials is complemented when used
in conjunction with Supersmooth for
the semi-conductive layers of XLPE
cable and with a Borstar® grade for the
jacketing.
That ensures better friction resistance
to be pulled into the ducts, lower
shrinkage and excellent ESCR also in
sea water.
“Cable durability is especially important
for those customers serving the high
voltage cable market where the need
for cables that deliver consistent, high
performance under extreme electrical
stresses is crucial,” said Michael Bjorn,
Borouge’s vice president for wire and
cable.
“Also, we are excited about the
addition of XLPE production capacity
at our polyolefins plant in the Middle
East which will allow us to satisfy even
more the growing global customer
demand for wire and cable products.”
Borouge – United Arab Emirates
Fax: +971 2607 0999
Email:
Website:
First hand experience
of materials
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