Prysmian Cables & Systems, Italy 2005 Revenues: 4.123 billion US dollars

摘要

Prysmian Cables & Systems is the new name for what used to be the cable division of Pirelli & Co. SpA, until Pirelli sold its cable operations to Goldman Sachs Capital Partners in July 2005. Prysmian Cables' roots in the cable industry started over 130 years ago, and over the years it has established itself as a worldwide leader in the cables market in both the telecom and energy sectors. It operates 54 production facilities in 21 countries on five continents, maintains a presence in 41 countries, and employs more than 12,000 people. Based in Milan, Italy, Prysmian is now a private company and is no longer listed on any stock exchanges. The company plans to maintain its existing product portfolio and continue to operate and develop its business in the two core cable sectors of telecoms and energy. Its electrical cable products range from extremely high to very low voltage cables for land, submarine and overhead applications. In addition, Prysmian has achieved a leading position in turn-key projects of underwater links and in cable products for critical applications (resistance to extremely high temperatures, fire, chemical agents and nuclear radiation).