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Global Cable Market Review
Rob Daniels –Principal Consultant, CRU
Presentation to 6th Arabcab Conference
Beirut, 3 –4 May 2010
Presentation Structure
1 2009 Global Market Dimensions
2 Regional Trends
3 Outturn for 2010 and Beyond
4 Some Thoughts on the Future
Global Market Fell Sharply in 2009
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2009
Winding Wire
Communication
Energy
‘000 tonnes conductor
Data: CRU
Growth of just 1.2% in
2008
Average growth of 5.3%
over the period 2003-07.
Fall of 7.7% in 2009
Fibre Optic Cable Market Continued to Grow in 2009
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2009
‘000 fkm
Data: CRU
Market Collapses in
2002
Boom in Long Distance Sector Strong Growth Since 2005
Global Insulated Wire & Cable Market Worth Just Over
US$122bn in 2009
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Winding Wire
Communication
Energy
US$ million
Data: CRU
2008 market on a
par with 2007 due
to little volume
growth and slightly
lower raw material
prices, but 23.6%
fall in 2009 due to
lower raw material
prices and lower
volumes