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Wire & Cable ASIA – November/December 2007
Industrynews
Construction has begun of the DSM
China Campus in the Zhangjiang
Hi-Tech Park in the Pudong new area
of Shanghai (PRC).
The campus will comprise both
Shanghai offices of the DSM (China)
Ltd Holding and several business
groups and the R&D labs of DSM in
China.
The DSM China Campus will house
about 600 people and, as well as being
the headquarters of DSM China, it will
be the company’s biggest and most
important research facility outside
Europe and the USA.
During the groundbreaking ceremony,
Jan Zuidam, deputy chairman of DSM’s
managing board of directors, said:
“China is important for all three drivers
of DSM’s strategy Vision 2010 –
Building on Strengths: market-driven
growth and innovation, increased
presence in emerging economies and
operational excellence.
“The ground-breaking ceremony is a
major milestone for us in China.
“The DSM China Campus will act not
only as the headquarters of DSM in
China, but also as the new incubator of
our innovation competences.”
In its design and execution, the
DSM China Campus will aim to
achieve ‘Gold’ certification within the
LEED programme.
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design.
“DSM takes sustainable and
responsible entrepreneurship very
seriously,” said Weiming Jiang,
president of DSM (China) Ltd.
“For the third consecutive year we have
been elected the most sustainable
chemical company worldwide in the
Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Therefore it was only logical that we
would go for a ‘green’ design for our
new DSM China Campus.”
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Construction begins on China campus
An artist’s impression of the new DSM campus in Shanghai m
Buy-out strengthens Prysmian’s
hold in Asia Pacific
Prysmian Cables and Systems has
bought New Zealand cable manu-
facturer, International Wire & Cable
Company Limited (IWC).
The acquisition further strengthens
Prysmian’s presence in the Asia
Pacific region. In Australia, Prysmian
already has a well established
presence with two manufacturing
plants supplying a wide range of
power and telecommunications
cables as well as accessories for
joining and terminating power cables.
IWC has been producing power
cables, with expertise in the aluminium/
neutral screened cables, in New
Zealand for more than 60 years and
employs 65 people with approximate
revenues of €20m in 2006.
The Prysmian investment will build on
IWC’s existing infrastructure in the
North and South islands of New
Zealand and will add to its supply
capabilities through the expanded
product range and research and
development facilities of the Prysmian
Group.
The acquisition of IWC’s Auckland
operations will allow Prysmian to
extend its market in New Zealand,
particularly in power distribution,
whilst also exploiting Australian wind
farm expertise.
Prysmian Telecom Cables &
Systems – Italy
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