On Sept. 16, 2026, Leviton Network Solutions announced investments to expand manufacturing in the United States and United Kingdom, boosting output for fiber and copper connectivity serving global data centers.
The Okonite Company announced a $400 million expansion in Orangeburg County, SC, set to create 105 jobs, strengthening U.S. power cable capacity amid sustained grid and industrial demand.
Cenergy Holdings said its Hellenic Cables subsidiary Fulgor S.A. secured a $1.73 billion turnkey contract from Greece’s IPTO for the Corinth–Kos HVDC link, with work starting in late 2026 and finishing in 2030.
Prysmian detailed roughly $1.25 billion in U.S. fiber and optical-cable projects across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, with plans to add about 600 jobs and expand domestic capacity.
Japan’s Fujikura plans to launch a U.S. fiber-optic cable plant by 2030, part of up to $1.6 billion in capacity expansion, with full-scale production targeted for fiscal 2035, per Nikkei.
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