Polymers & Insulation

by Mike McNulty, Editor, Wire & Cable Technology International

Polymers is an area of the wire and cable industry that is very advanced on the technology and processing fronts. Large amounts of research money and talent are directed every year at polymers, existing and new, and the wire and cable industry benefits from the products and processes developed in response to various needs and regulations. In addition to improved performance and processing, a good amount of development has been focused on the area of meeting new environmental directives that seek to eliminate the use of undesirable materials as well as new demands for electric vehicles and sustainable energy distribution.

Examples of recent and ongoing developments that we have reported on, product specific as well as general
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