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Power demand in Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil supplier, is set to increase 8 percent a year as the population expands and the government invests to spur economic growth. The utility plans to invest 205 billion riyals in capacity expansion by 2018.

The deal, to be announced on Wednesday, is the latest sign of Asian companies’ ambitions to lead global markets for clean energy technology. LS, one of the world’s largest power cable suppliers, is buying up to 3m metres of superconducting wire, more than the total now in use worldwide, to make cables to sell in world markets.

Our commitment is to establish a credible and sustainable full range cables supplier in the Indian market, targeting a 10% market share – said Mr. Fabio Romeo, the Prysmian Group’s Chief Commercial Officer, at a meeting with Indian journalists in Mumbai.

The future standard is expected to provide guidance to all parties involved in the consumer product supply chain (designers, manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, etc). It should result in fewer preventable injuries, promote consumer confidence, provide an international benchmark to facilitate access to international markets, serve as an adjunct to regulatory approaches, offer a systems approach to product safety, level the playing field, educate suppliers, and more.

Xiangguang Copper, a copper smelting unit of chicken supplier Shandong Fengxiang Group is planning to acquire a stake in Australian gold and copper miner CuDeco, to bolster its raw material supplies.

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.

Wire, cable, and wire management products supplier IEWC announced that it plans to expand its international distribution services with the opening of a sales office and stocking facility near Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Dow Electrical & Telecommunications, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), is a leading global provider of products, technology, solutions and expertise that sets standards for reliability, longevity, efficiency, ease of installation and protection that the power and telecommunications industries can count on in the transmission, distribution and consumption of power, voice and data. Understanding that collaboration is essential to success, Dow Electrical & Telecommunications works together with cable makers, other industry suppliers, utilities, municipalities, testing institutes and other organizations around the world to develop solutions and create mutual value that will sustain these industries for years to come. For more information, visit www.dow.com/electrical.

Currently the leading suppliers into Brazil are China, the US, South Korea and Germany. Total imports amounted to US$663 million in 2010, a 40% increase over 2009.