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PRYSMIAN GROUP
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The Energy sector comprises the following business areas:
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Utilities
- Prysmian designs, produces and installs high and
ultra-high voltage cables and systems for underground and
submarine
power transmission
directly from generating
stations and offshore wind farms to the primary distribution
grids. The solutions available include leading-edge
turnkey submarine cable systems, with installation at up
to depths of 2,000 metres using the Giulio Verne, one of
the world’s largest and most technologically advanced
cable-laying ships. Via Prysmian Powerlink Services Ltd
and the Cable Enterprise, another cable layer, the Group
also offers high valued-added services for the creation
of submarine energy links. These range from project
management to the installation, joining and protection
of cables, especially within offshore wind farms. In this
area, Prysmian technologies cover the cables needed by
wind turbines, as well as those used to link the various
turbines to each other and to the shore. With regard to
power distribution
, the Group produces medium-voltage
cables and systems for joining industrial and residential
structures to the primary distribution grids, and low-voltage
cables for power distribution and the cabling of buildings.
The range of products is completed by network
accessories
and components
for joining cables and other network
components.
•
Industrial
- The integrated cabling solutions proposed by
the Group represent the most complete and technologically
advanced response to the needs of a wide variety of
industrial sectors.
•
Renewables
– Active in the wind and solar energy markets,
the Prysmian Group creates links for wind farms using
technologies that include the cables needed by wind
turbines and those joining the various turbines together.
•
Oil & Gas
and
SURF
– For the petrochemicals market, the
Prysmian Group offers solutions covering exploration and
onshore-offshore production, as well as the refining of
hydrocarbons. The range includes medium and low-voltage
cables, power, instrumentation and control cables, special
DHT (Downhole Technology) cables, such as cables for the
control of drilling equipment, power cables and conduits
for hydraulic fluids, and multifunctional umbilical cables
for the transmission of power, telecommunications,
fluids and chemical products that, together with high-
technology, flexible pipes and conduits for the offshore
lifting of oil, enable the Group to offer a complete range of
SURF (Subsea Umbilical, Riser and Flowline) products and
services to operators in the sector.
•
Automotive
– For the motor vehicle and transport industry,
the Group produces standard and specialty cables in
collaboration with leading international manufacturers in
the sector.
•
Elevators
– The Prysmian Group produces a vast range of
products for the elevator market, including flexible cables
with connectors and cabling for elevator shafts, thus
meeting global demand for industry-specific cables and
components that meet the highest performance, wear
resistance and safety standards.
•
Specialties
and
OEM
– These include cable systems for
various industry-specific applications, including trains,
aircraft, ships, port systems, cranes, mines, the nuclear
industry, defence and the electro-medical sector.
•
Trade
&
Installers
– Cables and systems for trade
distributors and installers, used in the cabling of offices
and the distribution of electricity to and within commercial
and residential buildings. The range of products, considered
among the most advanced and complete in the world, is
supplemented by fire-resistant cables that generate low
emissions of gas and toxic fumes.
•
Other
- Products, semi-finished items and raw materials
included in the manufacturing process, sometimes produced
by Prysmian Group companies.
