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DIRECTORS’ REPORT
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| 2013 ANNUAL REPORT | PRYSMIAN GROUP
The
Energy business
is divided into the following business
areas:
•
Utilities
-Prysmian engineers, produces and installs
high and extra high voltage cables for underground and
submarine
power transmission
directly from power stations
or offshore wind farms to the primary distribution grids.
The solutions offered include the most advanced “turnkey”
submarine cable systems for installation at depths of up
to 2,000 metres, possible thanks to the “Giulio Verne”,
one of the largest and most technologically advanced
cable-laying vessels in the world. Through Prysmian
Powerlink Services Ltd and the “Cable Enterprise” cable-
laying vessel, the Group also offers high value-added
services for the construction of submarine power lines,
from project management to cable installation, jointing
and protection, particularly for offshore wind farms, for
which Prysmian Group has the technology to supply wind
turbine, inter-array and export cables. In the field of
power
distribution
, the Group produces medium voltage cables and
systems to connect industrial and residential buildings to
primary distribution grids and low voltage ones for power
distribution and the wiring of buildings. The product range
is completed with
network accessories
and components to
connect cables and other network elements.
•
Industrial
- The integrated cabling solutions proposed
by the Group constitute the most comprehensive and
technologically advanced response to the needs of a wide
variety of industrial sectors.
•
Renewable
- Active in the wind and solar energy markets,
Prysmian Group realises connections for offshore wind
farms, including both wind turbine and inter-array cables.
•
Oil&Gas and SURF
- Prysmian Group offers the
petrochemicals market solutions for offshore and onshore
exploration and production activities, and for hydrocarbon
refining. The product range includes low and medium
voltage cables, power cables, and instrumentation/control
cables; special DHT (Downhole Technology) cables, which
include cables to control downhole instrumentation, power
cables and hydraulic fluid cables; multipurpose umbilical
cables to transport energy, telecommunications, fluids and
chemicals, which together with high-tech flexible pipes and
ducts for offshore oil drilling, allow the Group to offer the
industry a comprehensive range of SURF (Subsea Umbilical,
Riser and Flowline) products and services.
•
Automotive
- The Group produces standard and specialist
cables for the automotive and transport industry,
collaborating with the sector’s leading international
manufacturers.
•
Elevator
- Prysmian Group produces a wide range of
products for the elevator market, such as flexible
connectorised cables and hoistway cables, in response to
global demand for high-performance, durable, highly safe
cables and parts.
•
Specialties and OEM
- Cable systems for various specific
industrial applications such as trains, aircraft, ships, port
systems, cranes, mining, nuclear industry, defence and the
electro-medical sector.
•
Trade & Installers
- Cables and systems for the trade and
installers market for the wiring of buildings and distribution
of electricity to or in commercial and residential buildings.
Fire-resistant and low smoke halogen-free cables complete
one of the widest and most comprehensive product ranges
in the world.
•
Other
- Finished goods, intermediate goods and raw
materials forming part of the production process,
occasionally made by Prysmian Group companies.
