WCA May 2009

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Nextrom Oy, a global supplier of optical fibre and cable manufacturing equipment, has been awarded with a contract from CGCRI, Kolkata, India to supply a Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition (MCVD) and a rare earth vapour phase doping system for academic research and industrial research and development projects. “Technical competence and repu- tation were big factors behind Nextrom’s success,” explained a spokesperson for CGCRI, one of the premier research and development organisations in India particularly devoted to glass and ceramics. The Institute has around 600 employees, students and trainees and is actively working on a variety of local and international research projects including special glasses, optical fibres, electro-ceramics and Sol-Gel technology. A number of major programmes have been initiated at CGCRI in key areas that include fibre laser, optical amplifier and grating-based sensors. MCVD system chosen by CGCRI, India

RoHS compliant colour range

All of Breen’s concentrates are offered in RoHS compliant and traditional formulations. Its range of performance additive concentrates includes UV, foaming, anti-oxidant and nucleating packages designed for use with PVC, PE, PP, EVA and fluoro-polymer systems. Breen Color Concentrates – USA Fax : +1 609 397 2522 Website : www.breencolor.com

Breen Color, a leading supplier of colour and performance additive concentrates to the wire and cable industry for thirty years, offers an expanded array of polymer colour concentrates – PVC, PE, PP, EVA, PVDF, FEP, ETFE, MFA and PFA. In addition, Breen Color has recently released the Ultralor EF zero-halogen product line specifically designed for high temperature, ultra–thin wall applications.

❍ Nextrom equipment chosen by CGCRI

The Nextrom equipment is scheduled for installation before June 2009. The unit has many special features, designed and fabricated according to CGCRI’s very specific requirements.

Nextrom Oy – Finland Fax : +358 9 5025 3003 Email : info@nextrom.com Website : www.nextrom.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – May/June 2009