Sumitomo Electric

Taihan Cable & Solution signed a framework agreement with National Grid to supply HVDC cable systems for UK power grid projects. The total project volume is estimated at £59 billion, with Taihan securing opportunities worth about £21.3 billion.

National Grid awarded two HVDC supply chain framework contracts: six cable suppliers for approximately £21.3bn and four converter suppliers for approximately £24.6bn, covering a five-year period with potential three-year extension.

Sumitomo Electric Industries received an order for PTFE POREFLON hollow fiber membrane modules from the OWJJ joint venture contractor for the Jakarta Sewage Improvement Project (Construction Zone 1) sewage treatment plant. The order is the largest ever received by the company in the water treatment business.

German TSO Amprion awarded Sumitomo Electric two HVDC cable projects, Korridor B V49 and part of the Rhein-Main-Link project, with a total value exceeding €3 billion. The projects will connect renewable power from the North Sea to consumer areas, with completion expected by 2033.

Sumitomo Electric acquired a 90% stake in German high-voltage cable manufacturer Südkabel from the Wilms Group. The acquisition will support the manufacturing of 525 kV HVDC cables for two major projects awarded by Amprion, with a total value exceeding €3 billion.

A.L.M.T. Corp., a Sumitomo Electric subsidiary, unveiled a new mass production line at its Sakata Works in Yamagata Prefecture for tungsten monoblocks used in the ITER nuclear fusion project. The line increases production capacity by more than eight times.