Top Ten News in the Wire and Cable Industry of 2013
Release time:
2019-07-29
On January 8, 2014, the results of the "Top Ten News in the Wire and Cable Industry for 2013" selected by multiple media outlets were officially released.
On January 8, 2014, the results of the "Top Ten News in the Wire and Cable Industry for 2013" selected by multiple media outlets were officially released.
To comprehensively review the development trends in the industry and showcase the spirit of hard work and pursuit of development across the industry, a selection committee for the top ten news of the year was formed by the editors of Southern Cable Network, Zhonglan Online, Cable Network, China Economic Net, China Quality News, China Industrial News, China Business News, and China Electric Power News. The selection work for the top ten news of the year was launched in late December 2013. After multiple rounds of voting by media editors, industry experts, and netizens, the top ten news of the year were determined.
The top ten news in the wire and cable industry for 2013 are as follows:
1. The preparation for the establishment of a national-level chamber of commerce for the wire and cable industry.
Keywords: Industry Association/Chamber of Commerce
On May 8, 2013, the first preparatory meeting for the establishment of the China Cable Chamber of Commerce was held in Yixing City, Jiangsu Province. The meeting mainly focused on topics such as the establishment of the chamber of commerce, drafting the constitution, and rules of procedure, laying the foundation for its establishment. It is reported that after nearly four years of preparation, the China Cable Chamber of Commerce has received high recognition from government departments and industry organizations such as the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the China Electrical Equipment Industry Association, and the China Machinery Industry Federation, and is currently awaiting final approval from the State Council General Office.
News extension: In 2013, the Guangdong Provincial Wire and Cable Industry Association and the Tianjin Federation of Industry and Commerce Cable Chamber were established successively. The Beijing Quality Inspection and Certification Association established a quality branch for wire and cable, and the Hunan Provincial Quality Inspection and Certification Association established a professional committee for wire and cable.
Media comments:
In 2013, the China Cable Chamber of Commerce was prepared for establishment, and several provincial and municipal wire and cable associations (chambers of commerce) were established successively, changing the industry's inherent "one industry, one association" model, entering a situation of "one industry, multiple associations" and a hundred flowers blooming. We have reason to believe that industry associations and chambers of commerce, as a link and bridge between the government and enterprises, will play a more active role in assisting the government in strengthening industry management and promoting healthier and more orderly development in the industry.
2. The wire and cable industry initiates new ideas for self-discipline construction.
Keywords: Industry Self-discipline
In June 2013, Zhonglan Online was hired by the Jiangsu Optical Cable Chamber of Commerce to become its independent third-party consulting service agency, providing technical support and monitoring services for the latest price market trends of wire and cable, and assisting the self-discipline and supervision committee of the chamber in conducting price investigations and analyses for key engineering project cable bidding.
News extension:
On May 16, the national price monitoring work for key wire and cable products officially started; on September 12, the Jiangsu Quality Supervision Bureau established the first "anti-counterfeiting and rights protection" workstation and settled in the Jiangsu Wire and Cable Chamber, causing a strong response among wire and cable enterprises in the province; in the same year, the China Electric Power Enterprise Federation carried out credit rating evaluations for wire and cable enterprises.
Media comments:
This move opened a precedent for domestic industry public professional websites to intervene in local cable chamber quality supervision. Price monitoring clarifies the chaos in the cable industry and has become an effective means to promote industry self-discipline construction. Zhonglan Online's "Network Red Book Price" monitors and publishes the "price bottom line and latest market prices" of wire and cable in real-time, allowing industry users to have a clear understanding of various cable technical specifications and market prices, becoming a tool for the industry to resist low-price competition and for users to combat high-price collusion.
3. The wire and cable industry is included in the national industrial structure adjustment guidance catalog.
Keywords: Industrial Structure
On May 1, the "Decision of the National Development and Reform Commission on Amending Relevant Provisions of the <Guidance Catalog for Industrial Structure Adjustment (2011 Edition) >" was officially implemented. Among them, Article 20 of the restricted category "11. Machinery" Item 15 "Wire and cable manufacturing projects (excluding Special wire cables used in new energy, information industry, aerospace, rail transit, marine engineering, etc.)" was amended to "Manufacturing projects for dry cross-linked power cables of 6 kV and above (for land use)."
News extension:
Most of the wire and cable industry in China consists of small and medium-sized enterprises, with a significant overcapacity in the industry, leading to a vicious cycle of prices. As of July 2013, the number of loss-making enterprises in the wire and cable industry was 664, with a loss ratio of 16.8%, and a total loss of 2.012 billion yuan, all of which increased compared to the same period last year.
Media comments:
Currently, the overcapacity in the wire and cable industry exceeds 40%, and it is worsening, becoming the root cause of prominent contradictions in the industry. Adjusting the industrial structure and resolving the overcapacity contradiction is imperative. Although this may cause significant pain, looking at the overall situation and with a long-term perspective, "eliminating" backward production capacity, adjusting the industrial structure, promoting industrial transformation and upgrading, and continuously improving product quality is the only way for the Chinese cable industry to achieve a rebirth and transition from a "big cable country" to a "strong cable country."
4. Chinese wire and cable enterprises strive for global discourse power.
Keywords: International Communication
On May 8, 2013, the "Global Wire and Cable International Conference" was held in Yixing City, Jiangsu Province. Authorities, experts, and business managers from major cable-producing countries discussed the growth path of the cable industry in the new cycle and conducted an in-depth analysis of the current global strategic layout of the wire and cable industry.
News extension: The 2013 China Asia Wire and Cable International Summit and the first UL International Wire and Cable Exhibition were held, and international exchange activities in the industry became increasingly frequent. At the same time, Chinese wire and cable enterprises actively went abroad. The National Cable Center (Suzhou), authorized by the UL headquarters in the United States, built a large-scale bundle burning laboratory. Hengtong High Voltage Power Cable represented China for the first time in Australia, and Zhongtian Technology attended the 7th World Wire and Cable Conference.
Media comments:
In today's world of economic globalization, it is inevitable for the Chinese wire and cable industry to take an international route. Cable enterprises should learn advanced business concepts and technologies from abroad; use international trade conventions and standards to protect their legitimate rights and interests; and actively participate in the formulation of international standards. Fully utilizing the advantages of both international and domestic markets and resources, strengthening integration with the international market, and engaging in international competition and cooperation. If this is done, one day, the Chinese cable industry will make a loud voice in the world, allowing the global cable industry to listen attentively.
5. The Sichuan Mingxing Cable incident triggers industry reflection.
Keywords: Marketing Model
On October 11, 2013, Sichuan Mingxing Cable Company announced that, due to the continuous absence of Chairman Li Guangyuan from the board meeting, the board proposed to remove Li Guangyuan from the position of chairman and also remove Shen Ludong and Yang Ping from their director positions.
News extension: In September 2013, He Yuying, the deputy general manager of Sichuan Mingxing Cable, which had business ties with PetroChina, fell to her death; in the same year, the "ultra-low price" bidding scandal of the Datang Cable Hushan Power Plant project was exposed.
Media comments:
Li Guangyuan, "leaning against a big tree," easily secured large orders, allowing the company to develop rapidly in a short time, listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with a net worth of over a billion, reaching heights difficult for ordinary people to attain. However, with the exposure of insider information, Li Guangyuan will ultimately face legal consequences. The Mingxing Cable incident serves as a warning to the industry: relying on a big tree for marketing is not a good strategy for long-term stability; focusing on internal capabilities, continuously improving product quality, and maintaining integrity and self-discipline are the secrets to healthy development in the wire and cable industry.
Six, the effectiveness of improving the quality of wire and cable products is significant.
Keywords: Quality improvement
At the Second China Wuhu Wire and Cable Expo and Product Quality Summit, the National Quality Inspection Administration released the results of the 2013 national wire and cable product quality joint supervision sampling inspection and the latest list of national AA-level cable enterprises. Among them, the product sampling pass rate was 89.1%, and 113 new AA-level wire and cable enterprises were added.
News extension: In 2013, Anhui Province issued the "Management Measures for Chief Quality Officers in Anhui Province," supporting Wuwei County in creating a national special wire and cable product quality improvement demonstration project; Jiangsu Province established a classification and grading supervision system for wire and cable based on quality credit ratings; Zhejiang Province implemented a new quality safety supervision model - market traceability mechanism, jointly promoting quality improvement in the industry.
Media comments:
In November 2010, the National Quality Inspection Administration organized a special rectification of wire and cable production enterprises across the country, and quality improvement activities quickly spread nationwide. Over the past three years, the national wire and cable product quality improvement joint working group has established and improved the quality improvement work mechanism, with various regions working together to continuously promote the quality improvement of wire and cable products, achieving phased results. This is just a new starting point; quality improvement activities will continue to advance steadily.
Seven, China's new nuclear power cable products fill a global gap.
Keywords: New product development
On April 26, 2013, the Jiangsu Shangshang Cable Group held a grand press conference for the third-generation nuclear power AP1000 internal cable achievements. The successful development of the third-generation nuclear power AP1000 internal cable fills a gap in the global nuclear power industry and lays a foundation for China's entry into the international nuclear power market.
News extension:
In August, China developed a superconducting cable conductor for nuclear fusion experimental reactors, which is the longest superconducting cable operating in the ITER device. Near the end of the year, the third-generation nuclear power plant (AP1000 series) LOCA test system researched by the Shanghai Cable Research Institute became the only testing system in the world that meets the requirements of the third-generation passive AP1000 series nuclear power plant for "design basis accidents."
Media comments:
This achievement breaks the technological monopoly of developed countries in nuclear power and promotes the localization of nuclear power cables in China, solving the long-standing passive situation where the safety shell cables of nuclear power plants must rely on foreign imports, laying a solid foundation for China's entry into the international nuclear power market.
Eight, China successfully constructs twisted carbon fiber core overhead aluminum conductors for the first time.
Keywords: Technology application
On July 3, 2013, China's first 220 kV twisted carbon fiber core overhead aluminum conductor was successfully put into operation on the Hainan Fufeng I line. The line is 18.91 kilometers long. This project successfully applied the new type of carbon fiber conductor, "twisted carbon fiber core soft aluminum stranded wire," to overhead transmission lines for the first time in the country, holding significant research and application value.
News extension: In 2013, the "Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Sustainable and Healthy Development of the Carbon Fiber Industry (Draft for Comments)" was released, proposing to increase policy support, focus on breaking through key technologies and equipment, eliminate bottlenecks in industrialization and engineering technology and equipment; focus on improving industry concentration, actively promote cross-industry, cross-regional, and cross-ownership mergers and reorganizations among enterprises, and cultivate 3 to 5 backbone enterprises.
Media comments:
Twisted carbon fiber core composite overhead aluminum conductors are another technological innovation product besides solid carbon fiber core composite overhead aluminum conductors. The manufacturing process of twisted carbon fiber cores is simple, with high mechanical strength, soft texture, and ease of installation. Various performance indicators exceed those of solid composite conductors, making them more suitable for widespread application. National policies encouraging the development of an independent carbon fiber industry, mastering key core technologies, and improving the self-sufficiency rate of carbon fiber will promote the rapid development of twisted carbon fiber core composite overhead aluminum conductors in China, accelerating the upgrade of traditional steel core aluminum stranded wire products.
Nine, a "cable boom" of aluminum alloy is rising in China.
Keywords: Aluminum alloy cable
At the 2013 Academic Annual Meeting of the Wire and Cable Professional Committee of the Chinese Electrotechnical Society, the discussion on "Aluminum Alloy Conductors and Their Cable Technologies and Applications" became the focus of the meeting. Experts and enterprises in the cable industry engaged in in-depth discussions on the performance, manufacturing processes, technical standards, and engineering applications of aluminum alloy cables.
News extension: In 2013, enterprises began to launch aluminum alloy cable projects one after another. In September, Kaikai Cable successfully launched two new products, one of which is a high-performance aluminum alloy cable; on October 25, the world's first green energy-saving aluminum alloy cable was launched; in December, Xinyi Group collaborated with Qinghai to jointly promote the use of new materials - rare earth high iron aluminum alloy cables; the wire and cable industry has set off a boom in aluminum alloys.
Media comments:
This meeting focused on topics such as the manufacturing processes, technical standards, and engineering applications of aluminum alloy cables, which will undoubtedly leave an important mark in the history of wire and cable in China. However, it is necessary to be vigilant and not blindly expand aluminum alloy cables, making them the next industry with overcapacity. In the face of the "prosperous feast" of aluminum alloys, cable enterprises should adopt an objective and rational attitude, adhere to the concept of sustainable development, rationally allocate capacity structure, and promote the healthy and orderly development of aluminum alloy cables.
Ten, foreign wire and cable giants are increasing their R&D efforts in China.
Keywords: Technology R&D
On October 25, 2013, General Cable Corporation announced that it would establish its 10th global R&D center in China. The center is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2014. The company hopes to bring its product development experience and advantages to China through the establishment of the R&D center, promoting the development of China's wire and cable industry towards high-tech and high value-added directions.
News extension: On December 30, South Korea's LS Cable received international technical specification certification from CIGRE and stated that it will continue to increase investment in equipment and R&D in China with Hubei LS Hongqi Cable, providing high-level ultra-high voltage products for China's power grid construction; the American UL has joined forces with our country's wire and cable quality supervision and inspection center to help wire and cable companies expand into the North American market.
Media comments:
Currently, the competition in the wire and cable industry is becoming increasingly fierce, and having independent innovative technology has become the key to success for enterprises. European and American cable companies place great importance on R&D work, maintaining a strong advantage in product technology. Domestic companies must broaden their horizons, pay attention to the forefront of global cable technology innovation, formulate technical strategies, increase investment in technological R&D, and promote technological innovation, with the aim of having more independent innovative technology patents, enabling cable companies to gain a competitive edge in the process of globalization.
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