Cables & Wires and Connectors Market: Infrastructure Development Fuelling Demand ..

The global cables wires industry was estimated to be worth US$140 billion in 2006. The energy cable segment dominates the industry with the highest share of 62%, followed by communication cables at the second spot. The global connectors industry was estimated at around US$40 billion in 2006. With a wide variety of connectors available in the market, they are broadly classified on the basis of their level of interconnect.

The ongoing practice of upgrading power grids in developed countries along with new installations in emerging markets is one of the major growth drivers. Another supporting factor in line is the capacity constraint faced by major players like Prysmian and General Cable Corp., which is eventually leading to increased margins.

Meanwhile, the global optical fibres market is fairly consolidated in nature with Draka Comteq as the world’s largest company with the highest market share of around 25%.

The active operators in the global industry for cable wires and connectors are Draka, General Cable, CommScope, Belden Inc. to name a few.

Analysts believe that factors like rising electronics market, improved speed and other features in existing products, and shorter product life cycles will prove helpful in the market growth in future.

The current report begins with a discussion of the cable wires and connectors market and further it presents key market trends, growth drivers and major challenges faced by the industry. It also offers profiles of the leading market players along with their respective financial highlights.

Contents

1. CABLES, WIRES AND CONNECTORS: AN INTRODUCTION

Industry Segmentation
Markets and Clients
Levels of Interconnects

2. GLOBAL CABLES AND WIRES MARKET

2.1 Growth Drivers
  Strong Demand of Power Cables
  Growing Energy Transmission Infrastructure
2.2 Growth Opportunities
  High-End Enterprise Connectivity Market

3. OPTICAL FIBRE MARKET

Global Optical Fibre Market Demand
Market Share for Single-Mode Optical Fibre Players

4. GLOBAL CONNECTORS INDUSTRY

4.1 Industry Trends
  Continued Supplier Consolidation
  Outsource of Manufacturing to Low-cost Countries
4.2 Growth Drivers
  Rising Electronics Demand
  Feature Enhancements in Existing Products
  Shorter Product Life Cycles

5. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

5.1 Company Profiles
  5.1.1 Draka
    Company Overview
    Business Strategies
    Financial Highlights
  5.1.2 General Cable
    Company Overview
    Business Strategies
    Financial Highlights
  5.1.3 CommScope
    Company Overview
    Business Strategies
    Financial Highlights
  5.1.4 Belden Inc.
    Company Overview
    Business Strategies
    Financial Health
  5.1.5 Molex Inc.
    Company Overview
    Business Strategies
    Financial Highlights
  5.1.6 Nexans
    Company Profile
    Financial Highlights
  5.1.7 Furukawa Electric Co.
    Company Overview
    Financial Health
  5.1.8 LS Cable
    Company Overview
    Financial Highlights

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.1: Cables and Wires Markets and Clients
Table 1.2: Levels of Interconnects
Table 2.1: Global Cable Market Development by Segment (2003-2009)
Table 2.2: Global Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Forecast (2003-2009)
Table 4.1: Market Share of Leading Players in the Connector Industry
Table 5.1: Peer Comparison of Cable and Wire Players
Table 5.2: Draka: Financial Highlights
Table 5.3: General Cable: Financial Highlights
Table 5.4: CommScope: Financial Highlights
Table 5.5: Belden: Financial Highlights
Table 5.6: Molex: Financial Highlights
Table 5.7: Nexans: Financial Highlights
Table 5.8: Furukawa Electric Co: Financial Highlights
Table 5.9: LS Cable: Financial Highlights

LIST OF FIGURES

Cables and Wires Segmentation
Figure 2.1: Global Cable Market by Application
Figure 2.2: Global Cable Market Development (2003-2009)
Figure 2.3: Spending on Energy Transmission Infrastructure (2002-2009)
Figure 2.4: U.S. Data Center Cabling Market Growth (2006-2011)
Figure 3.1: Global Fibre Market (1998 – 2007)
Figure 3.2: Global Market Share for Single-Mode Optical Fibre Players
Figure 4.1: Global Connector Industry Sales (2001 – 2007)
Figure 4.2: Global Connector Industry Revenue Growth in Percentage (2000 – 2007)