European cable industry has had to adopt new regulations, which had profound implications over requiring corporate landscape and profitability.

Over 1.3 million tonnes of polymeric materials were used in cable production during 2019. However, cable producers operate in an industry facing continuous change and evolution.

New technological development, improved cable performance and safety and environmental concerns are all affecting industry structure and market demand.

This report focuses on the demand for a wide variety of polymeric compounds in the market and also assesses the strategic and structural change reshaping the cable industry.

Applications

The main report covers demand from utilities and industrial customers in the following categories for products and end-use market segments:

Power cable:

• Low Voltage
• Medium
• High Voltage
  
  

Data cable:

• Copper
• Optical fibre
• Hybrid

End-use markets

• Power Grid
• Telecom network
• Building
• Appliances
• Industrial
• Renewable
• O&G
• Mining
• Automotive
• Railway
• Other Transportation

Materials

Demand for compound data is segmented according to the following material types:

• PVC
• Cross Linked Polyethylene (XLPE)
• LSFOH/HFFR
• Polyethylene
• Polypropylene
• Thermoplastic elastomers
• Elastomers
• Other polymeric materials

The study details cable supply and demand for France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Benelux, Nordic countries, Spain, Poland, other West European countries, and other Eastern Europe.