Global wire and cable market trend, new US manufacturing hubs, and construction for Sochi Olympics

摘要

This issue includes three timely articles on wire andcable industry developments. The first is a commenton the industry’s growth in 2013, based on the January2014 edition of CRU’s quarterly Wire and Cable MarketOutlook. The amount of insulated wire and cableconsumed in 2013 was slightly greater than had beenexpected at mid-year, reflecting an upturn in H2. Eachedition of the Wire and Cable Market Outlook includesdetailed profiles of two regions. The January reportincluded chapters on China and the GCC countries,which proved to be among fastest growing geographicsegments in the global wire and cable market.