Southwire and design-build partner Gray held a groundbreaking on Oct. 5 for a major U.S. manufacturing expansion, signaling added cable capacity to meet grid, data center, and electrification demand.
Diamond Power Infrastructure commissioned a 1,500 MT/month copper cable line in Vadodara on Aug. 21, 2026, marking entry into copper cables and expanding capacity to meet Indiaโs electrification demand.
RR Kabel has commenced manufacturing at a new wires and cables plant in Silvassa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, delivering 18,000 metric tons of annual capacity to serve domestic and export demand.
On Sept. 15, 2026, a Charlotte-area optical fiber manufacturer announced a $1B plant expansion, adding 385 jobs to boost output for surging AI data center and cloud interconnect demand.
A major fiber-cable manufacturer has begun a $1 billion expansion in Catawba County, N.C., to boost supply for U.S. data centers as AI and cloud builds strain optical capacity.
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