Last issue, WJI wrote about two cement companies that each planned to enter the wire and cable industry in India. Now, word comes of another Indian business, this one in a related field, that wants to enter the wire and cable field: Luker India, a manufacturer of LED lighting.

Per a press release and multiple media reports, the company—formed in 2015 to manufacture LED lighting—will be manufacturing wire and cable, initially with a focus on South India. Production has already started at the company’s plant in Coimbatore. The company notes that the cable manufacturing process has become easier with the adoption of AI where the consistency was as high at 99.99% compared to 98.3% earlier due to human errors.

The company plans to connect with over 100,000 retailers across India to promote and distribute its wires and cables. Further, the company has already tabbed Bollywood personality Prabhu Deva Sundaram as its brand ambassador. Of note, in the WJI May feature on marketing/social media, there was also a piece about India’s Fonolex Cables hiring two Bollywood film stars in 2022 for their marketing campaign.

Italy’s Tratos has been named the supplier for cable for the Ankara-İzmir high-speed railway project, a major infrastructure initiative in Turkey that calls for connecting the capital Ankara to the western port city of İzmir.

A press release said that Tratos is part of a consortium of three companies that are covered by the contract, valued at approximately $2.1 billion. The other two companies are Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie (GCF), a railway construction firm, and SAFET, an Italian engineering company. The three firms will jointly handle the construction of the line, which spans about 503 km and is designed for speeds up to 250 km/h. The stretch will include 39 tunnels and 66 bridges. Once completed, the Ankara-İzmir high-speed rail will reduce travel time between the two cities from over 14 hours to about 3.5 hours.

Through its U.K. subsidiary, Tratos UK, the company will manufacture a wide range of cable solutions including: medium and high voltage cables for connecting substations and switchgear; data and telecom cables, both copper and fiber optic; signaling power and control cables for connections between trackside equipment and control centers; track feeder cables for power distribution along the rail line; and pantograph and rolling stock cables for onboard train systems.

Tratos is recognized for its expertise in fire-resistant and theft-deterrent cable technologies. It has previously supplied cables for Italy’s Frecciarossa high-speed trains and has developed advanced solutions such as an alarmed cable that uses a fiber to trigger an alarm and locate the cut, improving response times.

In early June 2025, India’s Suprajit Engineering Limited (Suprajit) completed the last step in its 2024 complicated acquisition of Germany’s Stahlschmidt Cable Systems (SCS), finalizing the purchase of its operations in China and Canada.

Per a press release and multiple media reports, that final step completes the global acquisition process of SCS out of insolvency proceedings in Germany. The process was executed in two stages across five countries: Germany, Poland, Morocco, China and Canada. It included asset and equity purchases and the creation of Suprajit subsidiaries.

SCS specializes in control cable systems, and Suprajit said that its acquisition will strengthen “its position in the global market and supports its growth strategy outside India.” It will also help cross-sell Suprajit products.

A writeup from Sharekhan described how SCS ran into financial problems. “SCS ... succumbed mainly due to pricing pressure and its endeavor to relocate manufacturing operations from Germany to Morocco, Poland, Canada and China, to cut costs.” That did not work out, and added problems related to the Covid period led to its situation.

SCS was described as having low-cost manufacturing capabilities in Morocco, a strong German engineering and sales team, “and a path of China exports through Canada.” At the time the acquisition was announced, Surprajit founder and Chairman Ajith Rai said that “SCS will add $50 million in revenue and form a key part of our global supply chain.”

Per reports, the Poland relocation is complete, and operations, with some key employees kept to support Morocco. SCS’s headquarters in Germany had a reduction in its workforce but is now an integral part of Suprajit.

The acquisition was made through Suprajit USA Inc., which set up Suprajit Canada Ltd. Suprajit Germany GmbH was also created to consummate the transaction.

South Korea’s LS Cable has signed a Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) with Haesong Offshore Wind Co. (HOWC) for the Haesong Offshore Wind 3 project, which is located off the southwest coast of Korea, near Shinan County, Jeonnam Province.

Per postings by HOWC, a business of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the Haesong 3 project—also referred to as Jeonnam 3—is part of combined 800 MW expansion (Jeonnam 2 and 3). It will include both inter-array and export cables. The exact amount was not specified, but reports said that it is likely to require 200 km or more of cable. The collective projects support South Korea’s goal of reaching 14.3 GW of offshore wind by 2030.

The PSA follows the recent completion of Haesong 1/Jeonnam 1), a 96 MW system that required an estimated 50 km of inter-array cable and 10-20 km of export cable, LS Cable supplied and installed the submarine cables.

The projects are part of a major offshore wind development effort led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and local partners. Jeonnam 1 was described as the first offshore wind farm in Korea led by the private sector. This agreement “establishes a framework for continued discussions on the design, manufacturing, and procurement of subsea cables, paving the way for future collaboration.”