Wire & Cable Report Ed 5 2021: The Global Market for Energy and Telecoms Wire and Cable

Executive Summary

• Tonnage of Production
• Consumption of Metallic Wire and Cable and Fibre Optic Cable
• Materials Cost
• Regional Market Shares
• End-users
• Manufacturers
• Land-Based Cable
• Subsea Cable
• Interconnections and Offshore Wind Power
• Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
• Superconductors

1. All Cable - Electrical Conductors and Mechanical Rope

2. Global Market Size and End-Use - Energy Wire and Cable and Telecoms

• Metallic Wire & Cable - Production and Consumption
• Fibre Optic Cable - Production and Consumption
• Price and Consumption of Optical Fibre Cable
• End-users of Fibre Optic Cable
• All Wire and Cables Consumption by Usage Category
• End-users of All Cable and Conductors
• Bare Conductor, Insulated Energy Cable and All Other Cable
• International Trade

3. The European Wire and Cable Market

• Market Size
• Wire and Cable Market East/West European Distribution
• Product Groups by Value
• End-users
• Power Sector
• Wind Power
• Solar Power
• Telecoms Industry
• Construction
• Automotive Industry
• France
• Market by Product Group
• French Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Germany
• Market by Product Group
• German Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Italy
• Market by Product Group
• Italian Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Spain
• Market by Product Group
• Spanish Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• United Kingdom
• Market by Product Group
• Uk Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Wire and Cable Manufacturers in South-Eastern Europe
• Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Greece
• Macedonia
• Romania
• Serbia
• Slovenia

4. The Russian Wire and Cable Market

• Russia
• Demand
• Product Group
• Russian Wire and Cable Manufacturers

5. The Chinese Wire and Cable Market

• Demand
• Market by Product Group
• International Trade
• Certification
• Market Gaps
• End-users
• Power Sector
• Nuclear Power
• Wind Power
• Solar Power
• Telecoms Industry
• Construction
• Automotive Industry
• Chinese Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Capacity Utilisation
• Key Manufacturers
• Two Tier Market
• Counterfeit Cables

6. The Asia-Pacific (Excluding China) Wire and Cable Market

• Japan
• Demand
• Production
• Japanese Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Korea
• Demand
• Product Group
• Korean Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Taiwan
• Demand
• Taiwanese Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• India
• Demand
• End-users
• Power Cable
• Telecom Sector
• External Copper Telecom Cable
• Automotive Sector
• Indian Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Informal Sector
• Counterfeit Cables
• Standards
• Foreign Investors

7. the Middle East and Africa Wire and Cable Market

• Middle East & Turkey
• Demand
• Middle Eastern Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Africa
• Demand,
• African Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• North Africa
• Sub-Saharan Africa

8. North American Wire and Cable Market

• United States
• Demand
• Product Groups
• LV Wire & Cable Markets
• Electricity Distribution
• Construction
• Automotive Wire and Cable
• Automotive Cable Products
• HV and MV Power Cable
• Electricity Transmission and Distribution,
• Telecoms Technology and Market Size
• American Wire and Cable Manufacturers
• Mexico
• Demand

9. South American Wire and Cable Market

• Demand
• Brazil
• Demand

10. Global Wire and Cable Production and Consumption

11. Copper Substitution in Metallic Cable

• Aluminium Has a Narrower Price Range Than Copper
• Some Main Characteristics and Advantages
• Hollow Prices Show Little Movement

12. The Types and Technologies of Ehv and Hv Cable - Oh and Ug

• Overview
• Overhead Lines (Ohl)
• Land-Based Cable/Underground Cable (UGC)
• Subsea or Submarine Cables
• Cable Technology
• HPFF - High-Pressure, Fluid-Filled Pipe-Type (Paper Insulated)
• HPGf - High-Pressure, Gas-Filled Pipe Type Cable (Gil)
• SCFF - Self-Contained, Fluid-Filled Pipe -Type (Paper Insulated) and Mass Impregnated Cables (Mi)
• MI Mass Impregnated Cables
• XLPE - Solid Cable, Cross-Linked Polyethylene Cable & EPR - (Ethylene Propylene Rubber-Insulated)
• EPR
• XLPE
• Cross Linking
• Production of Mi and Xlpe
• Production Differences Between Submarine and Underground Cables
• Pros and Cons of Extruded Dielectric Versus Pipe Type Cable Systems
• Extruded Dielectric Cable Systems
• HPFF Pipe Type Cable Systems
• Costs of Xlpe Versus Hpff Systems

13. The Technology of Single and Multi Mode Fibre Optic

• The Composition of a Fibre Optic Cable
• Single-Mode Fibre Optic Cable
• Multimode Fibre Optic Cable
• The Difference Between Multi-Mode and Single-Mode Fibre
• The Choice Between Single- and Multi-Mode Fibre

14. Wire Rope

• Production
• Applications of Wire Rope
• Manufacturers
• Wire Rope Manufacturers

15. Long Term Prospects and Profitability of Conductors

• Subsea Cable
• Surf
• Fibre Optical Cable
• Land Extra High Voltage Cable

16. Energy and Communications Cable Manufacturers

17. Profiles of Wire and Cable Manufacturers

• Europe
• Prysmian
• General Cable (Prysmian)
• Nexans
• Nexans Amercable
• Nkt High Voltage Cables
• Cablel® Hellenic Cables
• JDR
• TF Kable
• Leoni
• Companies Serving the Hv Market in Europe
• Asian Companies Operating in the European Market
• United States
• Southwire
• Parker Scanrope
• Belden Inc
• Japanese Manufacturers
• Sumitomo
• Fujikura
• Furakawa
• Hitachi
• J-Power Systems (JPS)
• J-Power Systems Saudi Co, (JPS Saudi),
• Yazaki
• Korea
• LS Cables
• Taihan Electric Wire Co Ltd
• Iljin Cable
• India
• Finolex J-Power Systems Private Ltd (Fjps)
• Birla Cable Ltd.
• Polycab
• Chinese Manufacturers
• Zhongtian Technology [Ztt]
• Ningbao Orient Cable
• Far East Cable Co Ltd
• Wanda Group Holdings Co., Ltd,
• Baosheng High Voltage Cable Co. Ltd., Bhvc
• Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group
• Production Capacity for Hv and Ehv Cable
• Subsea Cable Manufacturers

18. Wire and Cable Market Drivers

• Transmission and Distribution in the Electrical Supply Industry
• Electrification
• Transmission Network Development
• Railways
• Telecoms
• Regional Versus Intercontinental Traffic
• Automotive
• Construction

19. Price Trends and Factors Driving Prices

• Commodity Prices
• Demand for Cable
• Production Capacity for Metallic Cable
• China
• India
• United States
• Europe
• Mena
• Production Capacity for Fibre Optic Cable
• The Experience Curve as a Predictor of the Price of New Technology

20. Insulated Land Cables - HV, MV & LV

• Underground Cabling in the Utility Sector
• Regional Analysis
• Penetration of Underground Cable in Distribution Networks, Mv & Lv
• Penetration of Underground Cable in Transmission, Ehv & Hv
• Installation Sizes of Underground Cable
• Drivers for Underground Cables
• High Costs
• Impact of Urbanisation
• Insulated Land Cable in the Industrial Sector

21. Subsea Energy Cables

• Offshore Wind Power
• Offshore Wind Power Market
• Key Country Markets for Offshore Wind
• Uk Offshore Wind Power
• China Offshore Wind Power
• German Offshore Wind Power
• Netherlands Offshore Wind Power
• Belgium Offshore Wind Power
• Denmark Offshore Wind Power
• Indian Offshore Wind Power
• United States Offshore Wind Power
• The North Sea Grid - Hvdc Hubs- Grid Connection Systems
• Offshore Oil and Gas, Power from Shore Cables
• Traditional Power Supply for Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms
• Norwegian Initiative in Power Supply for Oil and Gas Platforms
• Oil and Gas Offshore Market
• Topside Cables

22. Subsea Communications Cable Networks

• Subsea Cable Laying
• Legal Considerations
• Hazards to Subsea Cables

23. Industrial Markets

• Transport - Cable, Wires and Wiring Harnesses
• Aircraft
• Shipping
• Automobiles
• Mining
• Construction
• Manufacturing and Process Industry

24. Electrified Railways

• History and Development
• Power Delivery
• Electrified Railway Lengths by Country
• Traction Systems
• The Scale of the Challenge for Rail Transport

25. Advanced Technology, Superconductors

• Zero Resistance
• Perfect Conductor of Electricity
• Critical Temperature
• Hts Vs Lts
• Conditions Required for a Material to Exhibit Superconducting Behaviour
• Current State of Development of the Sc Market
• AMSC Customers
• The Discovery of Superconductivity - Technical Development
• Advantages of Superconductor Cable
• Higher Current-Carrying Capacity
• Low Impedance
• Rights-Of-Way
• Very Low Electro Magnetic Field (Emf)
• Lower Life-Costs for the System
• Challenges to be Overcome
• High Initial Cost
• Cryogenic Refrigeration System (CRS)
• Splicing of the Hts Cable
• Promoters
• Future Market for Hts Superconductors in Utilities

26. Metal Theft

27. Cable Properties

• Tensile Strength
• Flexibility or Flex Ratio
• Conductivity
• Weight
• Cost

28. Methodology

List of Figures
Figure 1: Categories of Rope, Cable and Conductor
Figure 2: Metallic Wire and Cable Production Excluding Fibre Optic, Tonnes, 2000-2026
Figure 3: Cable Consumption Including Insulated and Uninsulated Metallic Cable, Fibre Optical Cable and Winding Wire, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 4: Cable Consumption in $ Value and Production in Tons
Figure 5: Cable Consumption in $ Value and Production in Tons, Compared with the Copper and Aluminium Prices.
Figure 6: Fibre Optic Cable Consumption, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 7: Fibre Optic Cable Consumption, Km and Price Per Km, 2000-2026
Figure 8: All Wire and Cable Consumption by Type, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 9: The Split in Consumption Between Bare Conductors, Insulated Energy Cable and All Other Cable, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 10: Wire and Cable Consumption by Region, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 11: Wire and Cable Production by Region, Thousand Tonnes, 2000-2026
Figure 12: Geographical Distribution of Imports and Exports
Figure 13: European Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 14: The European Market Split Between Western Europe, Eastern Europe, 2000 to 2026
Figure 15: The European Market for Wire and Cable by Country, Shares in Value 2000 and 2016
Figure 16: Western Europe Consumption by Country, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 17: Eastern Europe Consumption by Country, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 18: European Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 19: Impact of COVID-19 on Electricity Demand in European Countries in 2020; Monthly Demand Changes in 2020 and 2019.
Figure 20: Construction Decline in 2020 in European Countries
Figure 21: French Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 22: French Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 23: German Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 24: German Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 25: Italian Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 26: Italian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 27: Spanish Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 28: Spanish Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 29: United Kingdom Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 30: United Kingdom Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 31: Russian Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 32: Russian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 33: Market Shares of Cable Accessory Suppliers in Russia
Figure 34: Chinese Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 35: Chinese Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 36: Japanese Consumption of Wire and Cable by Value 2000-2026
Figure 37: Japanese Consumption of Wire and Cable by Product Segment, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 38: Korean Consumption of Wire and Cable by Value 2000-2026
Figure 39: Korean Consumption of Wire and Cable by Product Segment, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 40: Taiwanese Consumption of Wire and Cable by Value 2000-2026
Figure 41: Taiwanese Consumption of Wire and Cable by Product Segment, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 42: Indian Consumption of Wire and Cable by Value 2000-2026
Figure 43: Indian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 44: % Market Share of Principal Wire and Cable Producers in India, 2014
Figure 45: Middle Eastern Consumption (Including Turkey) of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 46: Middle Eastern Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 47: African Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 48: African Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 49: Us Consumption of Wire and Cable by Value 2000-2026
Figure 50: Us Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 51: Monthly Us Spending on Private and Public Construction, 1993 to 2021
Figure 52: Car & Automobile Manufacturing in the Us - Market Size
Figure 53: Wire and Cable Production in the USA, $ Million, 2011
Figure 54: Mexican Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 55: Mexican Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 56: South American Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 57: The South American Market for Wire and Cable in Value, 2000-2026
Figure 58: Brazilian Consumption of Wire and Cable in Value 2000-2026
Figure 59: Brazilian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2000-2026
Figure 60: Copper and Aluminium Price Trends, 1960 to 2026
Figure 61: An Acsr Cable and Its Application
Figure 62: Hpff or Hpgf Pipe-Type Cross Section
Figure 63: Gil Cable Cross Section
Figure 64: Gil Cable Installation
Figure 65: Comparative Ratings of Paper Insulated Hpff and Single-Core Self-Contained Fluid Filled Cables (Scff)
Figure 66: 600 Kv Hvdc Mass Impregnated Submarine Able
Figure 67: Xlpe Ac Cable Construction
Figure 68: Xlpe Cables at Different Voltages
Figure 69: The Composition of a Fibre Cable
Figure 70: Single Mode Fibre Optic Cable
Figure 71: Multi-Mode Fibre Optic Cable
Figure 72: a Comparison Between Single-Mode and Multi-Mode Fibre Optic
Figure 73: Market Shares of Principal Wirerope Manufacturers
Figure 74: Long Term Growth and Profitability
Figure 75: The Top Cable Manufacturers by Share (54% of Global Production), 2017
Figure 76: Electrification of the World
Figure 77: Fttx Variants
Figure 78: Cost of Manufacture of Cable
Figure 79: Metallic Wire and Cable Production Excluding Fibre Optic, Tonnes, 2000-2022
Figure 80: Prices of Copper and Aluminium from 1960 to 2017 and Forecast to 2020
Figure 81: Chinese Centrally Planned Balancing Procedure for Electricity
Figure 82: Fibre Optical Cable Consumption, Km and Price Per Km, 2000-2022
Figure 83: Global Penetration of Underground Cable by Voltage, 2020
Figure 84: Global Lengths of Hv & Ehv Transmission and Mv & Lv Distribution Overhead Lines and Underground Cables, Circuit Km, 2020.
Figure 85: Regional Penetration of Ehv & Hv and Mv & Lv Underground Cables
Figure 86: Major Countries with Ohl and Ugc, Circuit Km
Figure 87: Market Shares of Different Offshore Segments
Figure 88: Value Chain of Subsea Interconnections
Figure 89: Cable System of a Wind Farm
Figure 90: Belgium's First Zone for Offshore Wind Power.
Figure 91: Meshed Connections to the North Sea Grid
Figure 92: Undersea Communications Cables Linking the World
Figure 93: Overhead Line for Rail Traction
Figure 94: The Differences in Behaviour Between Lts and Hts Materials

List of Tables
Table 1: Types and End-users of Wire, Cable and Rope
Table 2: End-user Shares of Fibre Optic Cable
Table 3: End-user Shares of All Conductor and Cable
Table 4: European Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 5: European Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 6: French Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 7: French Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 8: French Cable Manufacturers
Table 9: German Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 10: German Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 11: German Cable Manufacturers
Table 12: Italian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 13: Italian Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 14: Italian Cable Manufacturers
Table 15: Spanish Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 16: Spanish Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 17: Spanish Cable Manufacturers
Table 18: United Kingdom Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 19: United Kingdom Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 20: UK Cable Manufacturers
Table 21: Russian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 22: Russian Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 23: Chinese Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 24: Chinese Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 25: Chinese Cable Manufacturers
Table 26: Japanese Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 27: Japanese Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 28: Japanese Cable Manufacturers
Table 29: Korean Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 30: Korean Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 31: Korean Cable Manufacturers
Table 32: Taiwanese Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 33: Taiwanese Cable Manufacturers
Table 34: Indian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 35: Middle Eastern Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 36: Middle Eastern Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 37: Middle Eastern Cable Manufacturers
Table 38: African Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 39: African Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 40: African Cable Manufacturers
Table 41: USA Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 42: USA Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 43: Company Shares of Market Segments, United States, 2017
Table 44: Mexican Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 45: Mexican Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 46: South American Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 47: South American Consumption by End-user, $ Million, 2020
Table 48: Brazilian Consumption by Product Group, $ Million, 2019, 2020, 2021
Table 49: Summary of Insulated Wire and Cable Production Forecasts 2019 - 2026,
Table 50: Summary of All Wire and Cable Consumption Forecasts 2019 - 2026,
Table 51: Cost Summary of Xlpe Versus Hpff Installation
Table 52: The Top Cable Manufacturers by Country
Table 53: The Top Global Cable Manufacturers by Industry
Table 54: Manufacturers of Subsea Power Cable and Communications Cable
Table 55: Global Mobile Connections by Region, 2010 to 2020
Table 56: List of Countries by Cumulative Installed Offshore Wind Power Capacity (Mw), 2016-20
Table 57: Electrified Railways Throughout the World, 2014
Table 58: Installed Superconductors
Table 59: Superconductor Manufacturers
Table 60: Some Amsc Customers
Table 61: Tensile Strength of Selected Materials
Table 62: Average Conductivity of Metals