History

History
 

1891     

Founding of Nordisk Elektrisk Ledningstraad og Kabel-Fabrik     

1960

First in the business to recycle cables scrap        
1986 Development of the world´s first crosslinked 145 kV XLPE cables
1993 First in the world with lead free installation cables
1997 The world´s first 420 kV XLPE cable project
1999 Acquisition of Felten & Guilleaume Kabelwerke GmbH, Germany
2001 First in the world to put a superconducting cable into service
2004 Acquisition of Norwegian Odin Kabel A/S
2007 Acquisition of Kablo Electro, Czech Republic and of CCC GmbH, Germany
2008 Biggest project worldwide for 400 kV cable system
2008 First very high speed line worldwide: Operating speed of 350 km/h, Beijing-Tianjin, China
2009 Acquisition of HV cable factory in Changzhou, China
2009 Baltic 1 turnkey wind farm connection project: First offshore windfarm in the Baltic Sea, Germany
2009     Integration of HFB GmbH, Germany in the nkt cables GmbH 
2010     Receiving the world´s largest submarine cable project in Anholt, Denmark 
2010 Opening the new state-of-the-art production plant in Cologne, Germany 
2010 Acquisition of Aussa Power Products ltd. in Brisbane, Australia

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