

Consolidated Financial Report |
DIRECTORS’ REPORT
2014 Annual Report
Prysmian Group
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The Prysmian Group provides its
customers worldwide with superior
cables solutions based on pioneering
technology and consistent exellence
in execution, ultimately delivering
sustainable growth and profit.
The Prysmian Group believes in the
effective, efficient and sustainable
supply of Energy and Information as
a primary driver in the development
of communities.
Excellence.
Every day we relentlessly
pursue exellence in all we do.
Integrity.
We uphold the highest
standards of integrity in our actions.
Understanding.
We listen closely to
our customers to really understand
their needs.
VISION
MISSION
VALUES
PRYSMIAN GROUP
Market, innovation and technology leader
in the global cables industry.
Prysmian Group is the world leader in the energy and telecom
cables and systems industry. With over 130 years of experi-
ence, sales of around Euro 7 billion in 2014, more than 19,000
employees in 50 countries and 89 production sites, the Group
offers the widest possible range of products, services, tech-
nology and know-how for every type of industry thanks to an
extensive commercial presence and 17 R&D centres in Europe,
the United States, South America and China, with more than
500 qualified R&D professionals.
Prysmian is a public company, listed on the Italian Stock
Exchange in the FTSE MIB index.
The Group is organised into the operating segments of Energy
Projects, Energy Products and Telecom, and is active in the
design, manufacture, supply and installation of cables for a
wide range of applications.
The company operates in the business of underground and
submarine cables and systems for the transmission and dis-
tribution of
energy
, of special cables for applications in many
different industrial sectors and of medium and low voltage
cables for the construction and infrastructure industries.
For the
telecommunications
industry, the Group manufac-
tures cables and accessories for voice, video and data trans-