Safer Cables, Safer Living
SILON compounds make better cables
The SILON product portfolio
follows the latest EU trends
XLPE
- Easy process and high-speed production
- Excellent dielectric properties
- Good balance of physical and barrier performance
- Lower compound weight
- Suitable for thin-wall applications
LSF0H/HFFR
- Excellent fire retardancy performance
- Easy processability
- Customized products
- TPO and PE-Xb Solu ons available
- Produced on high-end Buss technology
SILON strategic focus:
cable compounds
market overview
Wire & Cable are an essential part of today’s digitally-enriched life and the healthy growth of this segment is a profound indicator of an economy’s overall condition.
Expected Growth rate bvy 2021 – XLPE
- Up to 259 kt (6.3 % / year) in 2021
- Power 6.4 %, Railway 6.8 %, Automotive 7.6 %
Expected Growth rate by 2021 – LS0H/HFFR
- Up to 323 kt (10.1 % / year) in 2021
- Railway 13 %, Power 10.1 %, Telecom 9.8 %, Automotive 5 %
Main segments
SILON product portfolio covers all main segments and is customer-driven and designed to satisfy the industry´s continuously evolving demands for higher technical performance. The continuously expanding range of applications of wires and cables across Transport, Industrial, Renewable and Construction are expected to bode well for the global consumption of wire and cable materials in the next few years.
Building wire and cable will remain the largest product segment and will be by far the fastest growing, followed by power and fiber-optic wire and cable. Total world consumption of wire and cable will rise from 32 million tons in 2017 to 35 million tons in 2021, a growth of 9 %. Construction will be the fastest growing market, surpassing electrical equipment to become the largest segment.
Transport
Construction
Industrial
Renewable
