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CAMAN VISIT TO SON Members of CAMAN (Cable Manufacturer Association of Nigeria paid a visit to SON (Standard Organisation of Nige-ria) on the 10th of December 2012, during which they inspected fake cables that were impounded by SON. See more pictures below.

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Nexans Kabelmetal Nigeria quality analysis revealed the following serious lapses on a variety of wiring cables procured from Lagos markets - out of which two are highlighted below - .

Substandard LENGTH: Instead of standard coils of 100m (100 meters) each, coils of 25 m length were the shortest and the longest measured 78m in length. None of the coils was 100 m long.

Substandard conductor material: Copper coated steel, instead of plain annealed high conductivity copper was de-tected. The higher conductor resistance of the copper coated steel conductors results in overheating of the cable when in use and eventually in fire outbreak.

An easy method to detect a 100 m coil is by weighing the cable. The following approx. weights apply: Single core PVC insulated coil of 100 m, NCY 1.5 mm2 is 2.0 kg, NCY 2.5 mm2 is 3.2 kg, NCY 6 mm2 is 6.5 kg, 2 core flat PVC insulated and PVC sheathed NCYY-F 2 x 1.0 mm2 is 4.7 kg To distinguish a copper conductor from a copper coated steel conductor is by

(i) Checking the ends of the coil and have a look at the appearance of the copper. It should be a shiny Copper tone with no sign of silverish center. A silverish middle indicates that steel is present which is covered with

a layer of copper and that means the conductor is not plain copper. (ii) Mechanically, the copper coated steel is harder and more efforts are needed to bend the conductor than what is required to bend a plain annealed copper conductor. (iii) Use of a magnet: Copper is non-magnetic. If you feel that a magnet is attracted to the conductor, then the

conductor contains steel and is sub-standard (except for a few telephone type cables).

Picture below shows: 100 m standard length coils of NCY 2.5 mm2, produced by Nexans.

AVOID FAKE CABLES. Buy cables manufactured by Nexans Kabelmetal Nigeria & Nexans NOCACO

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NEXANS KABELMETAL PLC TO EXHIBIT AT THE NIGERIA OIL & GAS EXHIBITION (NOG-2013): Nexans Kabelmetal Nigeria Plc is set to exhibit its products and services at the annual Nigeria Oil & Gas Exhibition, tagged (NOG-2013). The event will take place 18th to 21st February 2013. Venue is International Conference Centre (ICC) Abuja. You are wel-

come to our booth No-K12 at the venue, from 8.00am to 6.00pm

daily. Our team looks forward to rubbing minds with Oil & Gas stake-holders and professionals during the event, while showcasing our group’s product and service offerings for the Oil & Gas industry in Nigeria and beyond.

NEXANS CABLES TO POWER NLNG COOP ESTATE PROJECT: Nexans cables are to power the prestigious Nigerian LNG Co-op Estate at highbrow Lekki in Lagos. Almog Nigeria Limited is the contractor, and has contracted Nexans to manufacture and supply the cables, which comprise both LV and MV. Nexans has continued to supply high quality products to the high-end Estate and mult-functional Building industry.

NEXANS KABELMETAL CABLES TO POWER THE ANAP PROJECT: Nexans cables are set to power the multi-storey Anap Building project at Victoria Island, Lagos. Lambert Electromec Limited, the contractor, has contracted cable manufacture and supply to Nexans, in view of the stringent quality standards set by the project managers.

We remain positioned to add value to many more of such projects all over Nigeria and beyond.

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NEXANS NOCACO NIGERIA

Mr Robert Kretschmer Heads Nexans-NOCACO A new Managing Director of Nexans-NOCACO has resumed duty on the 1st of November, 2012. He took over from Mr. E.H. Schnare who retired after 29 years of active service, effective 31st October 2012. In his acceptance speech, the new Managing Director, Mr. Robert Kretschmer

emphasized his willingness to lift the company to greater heights with the full sup-

port of the Board, Management and the entire staff.

KEY Performance Indicators of NEXANS NOCACO- NIGERIA Despite the economic and security instability in the northern region where most of our major customers are based, the last quarter of the year began with good market share, having already mapped out our market strategy right from the beginning of the year to foresee how we can move forward in achieving our goals in terms of market share within and even outside the country. CABLE CONTRACTS FOR THIS QUARTER 1. A private university in Abuja the Federal Capital City by name Baze University, awarded Nexans NOCA

CO supply of both power network and conduit wiring cables for electrification project within the university permanent site.

2. Nigerian Foreign based construction company has awarded Nexans NOCACO a supply of power network cables, for electrification of road network construction along Kaduna-Abuja express way.

3. On his mission in making sure he electrifies all the villages within Jigawa State, the state governor his Execellency, Alhaji Sule Lamido, engaged Nexans NOCACO in awarding contract to supply underground cables for the construction project of electrification within the state local government areas. IT-NEWS Nexans NOCACO has successfully migrated all her system to the Nexans Global Active Directory (GAD). Therefore, her mail address have equally changed from nexans-nocaco.com to nexans.com. The public is advised to take note of this change and update their email contacts accordingly.

Nexans portfolio and e-service For more information, visit our website http://www.nexans.com.ng where you are invited to register to our complimen-

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