LS I&D will maximize investment outcomes by concentrating on improving the management efficiency of Superior Essex,
and capitalize on synergies with LS Cable & System to maintain LS Group’s global leadership in cables.
Superior Essex, acquired in 2008, is the world’s largest magnet wire manufacturer.
Magnet wire is a copper or aluminum wire (round wire, flat wire, etc.) coated with varnish as an insulating material.
It is wound in the form of a coil inside electric and electronic devices to convert electric energy into electromagnetism and mechanical energy,
and mechanical energy into electric energy. Magnet wire is essential to all devices consuming electricity such as transformers, generators, automotive parts,
TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, air-conditioners, microwave ovens and motors.
Superior Essex Communications LP and Energy divisions manufacture a broad portfolio of wire and cable products and accessories, including copper and optical fiber cables, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) cables and accessories, Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) closures, Outside Plant (OSP) copper and fiber cables, Fire Alarm and Security (FAS) cables and low/medium voltage, energy cable products that service the Commercial, Industrial, and Utility markets.