The cable industry has its own fundamentals and dynamics. It’s a cyclical industry that is highly sensitive to economic activity in the domain of building and infrastructure projects (primarily telecom and energy). The cable industry can be considered a conversion industry- given the fact that 60-80% of the costs of a typical power cable are in the raw materials. This results in challenges that are very specific to this industry. Based on the response of cable manufacturers to these challenges, we have identified the following key industry trends.

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