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Global expert in cables and cabling systems Mike Holmes, UK Marketing & Communications

Global expert in cables and cabling systems Mike Holmes, UK Marketing & Communications. RoW 5 %. Electrical Wires 24 %. North of America 17%. Asia 5 %. Telecom 14 %. Energy 62 %. Europe 73 %. A worldwide leader. 4.9 Billion Euro sales in 2004

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Global expert in cables and cabling systems Mike Holmes, UK Marketing & Communications

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  1. Global expert in cables and cabling systems Mike Holmes, UK Marketing & Communications

  2. RoW 5 % Electrical Wires 24 % North of America 17% Asia 5 % Telecom 14 % Energy 62 % Europe 73 % A worldwide leader • 4.9 Billion Euro sales in 2004 • The most complete range of telecom and energy cables and cabling systems Sales by activity* Sales by destination* * Based on sales at constant metal prices

  3. More than 100 years of experience • 1897 Société Française des Câbles Electriques • 1917 Becomes Compagnie Générale des Câbles de Lyon • 1925 Merger with Compagnie Générale d’Electricité • 1986 Part of Alcatel: Alcatel Cable • 2000 Creation of Nexans • 2001 First listing on Euronext (Paris) • Continuous growth and acquisitions: Société Industrielle des Téléphones, Thomson-Jeumont Câbles, Kabelmetal Elektro (Germany), Berk Tek (United States), Kukdong (South Korea), Furukawa cabos de Energia SA (Brazil), Liban cables (Lebanon), …

  4. Global presence • Plants in 29 countries and commercial activities in 65 countries • 20,000 local experts • Mastery of national and international standards

  5. Businesses. Nexans UK Businesses Main UK Sites • Abbey Wood, London • Head Office • Manufacturing LAN Cables • Sales Office • Infrastructure & Industrial Market • Milton Keynes • UK Logistics Centre • Sales Office • Building Market/Wholesalers • Normanton, Yorkshire • Manufacturing – wire • Sales office - conductors • Athlone, Ireland • Manufacturing – energy • Sales office – Ireland • Nexans UK Ltd • Nexans Logistics Ltd • Nexans Cabling Systems • Nexans Ireland • Nexans Power Accessories • Hi-Wire • Tri-Wire

  6. Key Figures UK turnover ~ €175M* *includes export sales c€15M

  7. Expertise dedicated to 3 key markets Building Industry Infrastructure

  8. Building the future through innovation • 1 international research center • 9 competence centers • 450 researchers, engineers and technicians • 420 families of patents registered • An average of 2 new products per week • Leading position in advanced technologies: • High data transmission capacity • Insulation material • Plastic Optical Fiber • Superconductors • Safety: fire behavior of cables

  9. The thinnest cable: diameter of 12 microns The most powerful cable: 550,000 Volts The most resistant cable: up to 1,000°C The longest cable: 125 km The deepest undersea cable: 2,300 m water depth The heaviest cable: 123 kg per meter State of the art technologies

  10. Airbus A380: new generation of passenger aircraft Horns Rev: the biggest offshorewindfarm worldwide Petronas Towers: 2 super skyscrapers in Malaysia Queen Mary II: the biggest cruise ship in the world Transrapid: first magnetic levitation train in Shanghai At the core of advanced technological achievements

  11. Global expert in cables and cabling systems Thank you for your attention

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