Prysmian – Company Information

A leading player in the industry of high-technology cables and systems for energy and telecommunications, the Prysmian Group is a truly global company, with sales that exceeded 5 billion Euro in 2006.

With its strong position in the market segments characterized by the highest added value, the Group is active in the development, design, manufacturing, supply and installation of a wide range of cables for the most diverse applications in the energy and telecommunication sectors.

Specializing in delivering products and services designed to specific customer requirements, the key strengths that are the hallmark of Prysmian include: close focus on Research & Development (over 3,000 patents granted and filed), the capacity to innovate with products and production processes and the use of advanced proprietary technologies.

A Truly Global Presence

With its two businesses, Energy Cables and Systems (cables and systems for underground and submarine power transmission and distribution, for industrial applications and for the distribution of electricity to residential and commercial buildings) and Telecom Cables and Systems (optical cables and fibres and copper cables for video, data and voice transmission), Prysmian boasts a global presence with subsidiaries in 35 countries, 54 plants in 21 countries, 7 Research & Development Centers in Europe, USA and South America, and over 12,000 employees.

Technology, innovation and customer service are the key to Prysmian’s growth. The Group focuses especially on markets with the highest levels of technology and innovation: underground and submarine power transmission cables and systems; cables and systems for industrial applications; optical cables for voice, video and data transmission.

Prysmian designs, manufactures, distributes and installs a wide range of cables and systems for the transmission and distribution of power at low, medium, high and extra high voltage for both land and submarine applications and for special industrial applications, together with a wide range of accessories.

As a partner of some of the world’s leading telecoms operators Prysmian produces and supplies a full range of optical fibres, optical cables, copper cables and connectivity accessories used in the transmission of  voice, video and data signals.

Research & Development

Prysmian has always attributed key strategic importance to Research & Development in the management and growth of its business. The Group has: 7 R&D Centres (Italy, France, UK, Germany, Spain, United States and South America) with headquarters in Milan; established collaboration agreements with major universities and research centres (including the Polytechnic of Milan and the CNR, Italy’s national research centre); 400 dedicated professionals; over 3,000 patents granted and filed.

Support services
With the aim of ensuring improved customer service, Prysmian is also working on the development of an increasing number of support services, such as the periodic monitoring of installed cables and systems (partly to avoid possible malfunctions and to ensure prompt repairs of any defective or damaged parts, to prevent emergencies and optimize maintenance).

Quality at every stage of the production cycle
The quality of all Prysmian products is ensured by strict monitoring of every stage of the production cycle, from the procurement of raw materials to the delivery of the finished product, by means of an extensive system of controls at each specific stage of the cycle.

The "Giulio Verne" vessel

Prysmian enjoys the competitive edge of owning the “Giulio Verne”, one of just a handful of high-capacity cable-laying vessels worldwide.

The “Giulio Verne” is one of the most advanced and well equipped cable-ship in the world, specialized in laying technologically advanced submarine energy cables even under severe meteomarine conditions, thus representing a real strategic asset for Prysmian.