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The management of Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, will submit a plan to the board in the next few months proposing to create a new international unit, the miner’s chief executive told Metal Bulletin.

So, who are the Top 10 Wire & Cable Producers? Below is a list of the Top 10 producers, for an understanding of how their positions have changed over 2012-2013, plus additional extracts from the Database, read our FREE preview chapter here >> Prysmian - see just how far ahead they are … Nexans - could they be No. 1 next year? … SEI – a solid performance compared to their disappointing 2010 revenues … General Cable - will a weak Europe hit sales next year? … Southwire - 11% growth in 2013 is impressive, but will growth continue … LS Cable & Systems - off the boil compared to a bouyant 2008 … Furukawa Electric - slightly down year on year, but not out of the running for 6th spot … Fujikura - fluctuating figures year on year make this one to watch closely … Hitachi - right on the heels of Fujikura and now part of a larger group … Leoni - just made it to the Top 10, but Xignux is very close by …

"The Asian market has shown rapid growth, reaching US$1.8 billion in 2010," says Integer Research Director, Philip Radbourne. "Prysmian, Nexans, Leoni and General Cable dominate the market for specialty industrial cables. General Cable dominates North American, whilst Prysmian, Nexans and Leoni have expanded their operations from Western Europe into Asia." There are also a number of other producers of specialty cable, from Lapp, LS Cable, Fujikura, Furukawa Electric, through to TMC, Hien Electric, and Habia Cable. These companies have built market share in their niche products area on a regional basis. The same is true of leading Chinese shipboard cable maker Yuanyang (Yangzhou Marine Cable) "North America and Western Europe have shown the highest growth rates in the renewables markets - wind turbines and solar farms. However, Asia has been showing impressive growth in a range of end-use sectors. This certainly may explain Nexans and Prysmian's strategy of moving into the Middle East and Asia," says Sebastien Chu Ti, analyst at Integer Research.

Prices fell $200 in March, near the same again over April and May and fell below the psychological $2,000 mark in early June to a low around $1,850 per tonne – well below the cost of production for most manufacturers. Already there have been a number of factory shutdowns. But premiums have been rising all year. Tight physical supply has been made tighter by the recent shutdowns, and uncertainty over downstream sales means that physical buying is being done on a hand-to-mouth basis, resulting in occasional buying flurries that push premiums higher still. Premiums in Europe, the USA and Asia are all at record highs, and the consensus view is that they will go higher still.

The European Marine Energy Centre at Stromness is playing host to nearly a dozen experimental devices designed to capture the energy of the tides and the waves.

Superior Essex is part of LS Cable & System, a global leader in the manufacture of power cable products and a supplier for many energy transmission projects around the globe. The new 250,000-square-foot facility, announced on April 14, is expected to be completed next year, and will be the Company’s first North American location to manufacture power cable products.