Press releases 2012
Successful placement of a bond issue in the amount of 250 million euros, maturity March 19, 2018
13/12/12Paris, December 13, 2012 – Nexans successfully placed a € 250 million bond issue yesterday. This issue will diversify its sources of funding and lengthen its average debt maturity.
Increase in the Limit and Flexibility of Group financing
07/12/12The Group has increased its committed credit facility (initially for an amount of €540 million for 5 years maturing in November 2016) to €600 million by introducing a new lender for the remaining term.

Power Line Communication make a Smarter Grid
Highlight of G3-PLC conference is a practical demonstration of Nexans’ innovative PLC solutions for Smarter Grid applications
Signing of an amendment to the agreement with Madeco allowing Madeco to consolidate its position as reference shareholder
27/11/12Paris, November 27, 2012 – Nexans (the “Company”) announces the signing, on November 26, of an amendment to the agreement entered into on March 27, 2011 with its main shareholder, the Chilean group Madeco, which today holds approximately 22.5% of the share capital and voting rights of the Company.

Nexans supports customers’ automation challenges with the launch of its new Motionline® hybrid cables at SPS IPC Drives
Nexans has strengthened its Motionline® automation brand with the launch of its sophisticated, high-tech hybrid cable solutions that integrate individual power, data and signal transmission functions within a single cable.

Nexans awarded first CORE-TAG® anti-theft cable technology contract by SNCF for the network of Réseau Ferré de France (RFF)
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer (SNCF) has awarded Nexans its first contract to design and manufacture specialised rail cable that includes the new CORE-TAG® anti-theft cable technology.

Nexans has launched enhanced customer-oriented website
Nexans has launched a revised and enhanced version of its corporate website (www.nexans.com) and its global variants with a new look and feel that provides improved functionality for customers and stakeholders.

2012 third quarter financial information
22/10/12Paris, October 22, 2012 – Nexans today announced 2012 third-quarter sales of 1,819 million euros

Nexans unveils its anti-theft cable solutions at InnoTrans 2012
Nexans is launching its new anti-theft cable solutions at InnoTrans – which promises to help network operators reduce the high volume of copper cables theft along their railway networks.

Nexans’ complete Flamex range of cables to equip Hyundai Rotem high speed trains Contract value worth around 3.5 million Euros
Nexans has been awarded a contract worth around 3.5 million Euro to manufacture and supply specialized rolling stock cables to Hyundai Rotem, for 10 high-speed train sets KTX-II it is manufacturing for Korail, South Korea’s national railway operator.

Nexans secures 10-year global frame agreement with BP to supply umbilicals and pipeline heating systems for global oil and gas projects
Nexans has secured a 10-year global frame agreement with BP International Limited, UK to supply umbilicals, DEH (direct electrical heating) systems, accessories and services for various oil and gas projects worldwide.

2012 First Half-Year Results
25/07/12Paris, July 25, 2012 – The Nexans Board of Directors met on July 24, 2012, under the chairmanship of Frédéric Vincent, to approve the Group’s consolidated financial statements for the first half of 2012.

Nexans to supply HV and MV cables for the upgrading of Libya’s power transmission and distribution infrastructure. Contracts value worth 110 million Euros
Nexans has been awarded contracts worth around 110 million Euros by Libya’s PEWCO (Public Electrical Works Company) to supply cables for projects to upgrade the country’s power transmission and distribution infrastructure.

Nexans rolls out green wooden cable drum return programme
Nexans continues to reinforce its commitment to sustainable development by rolling out a new programme to collect and reuse its wooden cable drums.

Nexans’ innovative overhead line technology helps Brazil solve electricity transmission problems in its large cities
Nexans has worked with Light, Rio de Janeiro’s electric utility, to develop the innovative Lo-Sag™ conductor to help solve Brazil’s crucial issue of supplying more electricity to its large urban centres.

Nexans breaks ground on its first high voltage (HV) cable manufacturing plant in North America
Nexans has started the construction of its first high voltage power cable manufacturing plant in North America.

Nexans completes cable contract for Beirut City Center, eco-friendly shopping mall in Lebanon
Nexans has completed a $1.6 million cable contract for Majid Al-Futtaim Properties to supply the power, communications and fire safety cables required for the construction of Beirut City Centre – a 158,000 sqm, $40 million shopping mall.

Nexans awarded 16 million Euro umbilical contract by Statoil
Nexans has secured a 16 million Euro contract with Statoil to engineer and supply a 16.5km subsea power umbilical that will be used to connect the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea to its subsea compression and processing equipment.

Nexans names new president for Nexans AmerCable
Rodney Cole is appointed President, Nexans AmerCable and Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Products division.

Nexans to launch an increase in capital reserved for its employees
16/05/12Paris, May 16, 2012 – Nexans announced on February 8, 2012 the implementation of a new employee shareholding plan. This press release aims to detail certain features of the capital increase reserved for Group employees.

2012 First Quarter Financial Information
25/04/12Paris, April 25, 2012 – Nexans today announced 2012 first-quarter sales of 1,752 million euros.

Nexans wins over 50 million Euro contract to supply high-voltage power cable for Northwind offshore wind farm
Nexans has won a contract worth more than 50 million Euro to supply a total of 57 km of high-voltage subsea power export cables to Northwind NV in the North Sea.

Nexans’ 2011 Registration document - Mixed Shareholders’ Meeting of May 15, 2012
05/04/12Paris, April 5, 2012 – Nexans’ 2011 Registration document has been registered with the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) on April 4, 2012. It is available to the public in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and is available online on Nexans’ website
Nexans Signs Dow Inside Partnership Agreement
21/03/12Nexans becomes a Dow Inside alliance partner

Nexans announces new US High Voltage cable manufacturing plant to be located in Berkeley County, South Carolina
21/03/12New plant at the Bushy Park Industrial Complex in Berkeley County, will reinforce Nexans’ current position in the fast growing High Voltage market as well as extending its presence in North America

Nexans Research Centre celebrates 10 years of innovation in Lyon, France
Nexans proudly celebrates 10 years of innovation at its Lyon-based Corporate Research facility.

To precisely match medical imaging and invasive applications, Nexans launches NEWSENSE™ range of cable solutions at MEDTEC Europe 2012
Nexans is launching its NEWSENSE™ brand of medical micro and composite power and data cables at MEDTEC Europe.

Nexans has been awarded a four-year contract to supply airfield lighting cable contract for India’s Modernisation of the Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) project
Nexans to supply specialized medium voltage and low voltage airfield lighting cables for the Indian Air Force’s ‘Modernization of the Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI)’ project to Tata Power’s Strategic Electronics Division, India.

KINOPTIC extends reach into the network and lowers costs
Nexans is using its presence at this year’s FTTH Council Conference and exhibition to highlight its extended KINOPTIC™ brand of end-to-end turnkey FTTH solutions.

2011 Full-Year Results
08/02/12Paris, February 8, 2012 - The Nexans Board of Directors meeting on February 7, 2012, chaired by Frédéric Vincent, approved the Financial Statements for 2011.

RWE Deutschland, Nexans and KIT launch “AmpaCity” project: the world’s longest superconductor system to replace inner-city high-voltage cable
The “AmpaCity” project has been kicked off: The RWE Group and its partners are just about to replace a 1-kilometre-long high-voltage cable connecting two transformer stations in the Ruhr city of Essen with a state-of-the-art superconductor solution.

Nexans goes live on grid with world’s first fault current limiter based on second-generation superconductors
Nexans has successfully commissioned the world’s first resistive superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) based on second-generation superconductor tapes.