Wire and Cable Market Outlook

• - Analysis of the European grid infrastructure and electricity systems

• - Forecasting the impact of data processing, electrification and digitalisation on power transmission
• - Analysis of European wire and cable manufacturing capacity 

Raw Materials Market Dynamics

• - Supply security: overcoming fragmented trade policies to access critical materials needed for the increasingly technologically advanced cable solutions
• - Copper and aluminium wirerod demand: cabling solutions and reasons for metal substitution
• - Overview of polymers markets, their application for wire and cable production

Smarter, Greener and More Sustainable Cable Manufacturing

• - Recycling, scrap quality and polymer/ metal certification
• - Sustainability beyond materials: LCA, EPD and ESG product disclosure
• - Technology and labour: digitalisation, AI and workforce challenges as the production of more sophisticated cables ramps up 

Grid Expansion

• - Impact of de-globalisation: energy decoupling and security to support grid expansion
• - Submarine grids and cabling development
• - Forecasting the uptake of Supercondutors and DC grid infrastructure in medium and long term 

Grid Infrastructure: Project Finance and Execution

• - How pricing estimate and contract models affect bankability and delivery of grid
• - Assessing risks: changing policies, supplier concentration, counterparty risk in long term agreements
• - The impact of tariffs, quota and other de-globalisation measures on project timelines and procurement strategies 

Power Generation and Consumption

• - EU sustainability policy and green taxonomyForecasting energy production and transmission to support the electrification of the economy
• - Analysis of wire and cable evolution and infrastructure for EVs
• - The role of hyperscalers: development of sustainable wire cable solutions for data centres to compete for limited grid capacity