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History

  • 2005 production of OPPC terminals 24 kV to 245 kV
  • 2004 Draka Comteq Joint Venture Alcatel / Draka
  • 2001 Expansion of Fibre Production from yearly 2 ’5 millions FKm up to more than 8 millions of Fkm
  • 2000 November Nexans was formed, moving Alcatel' s non-fiber cabling operations into a separate entity.
  • 1993 Move of F.O. cable plant from kabelmetal and SEL into Mönchengladbach plant
  • 1992 Alcatel purchased Kabelwerke Rheydt from AEG. New optical fiber cable plant inauguration
  • 1984 production of Single Mode fibres and Single Mode fibre cables
  • 1980 production of optical fibres and optical fibre cables (Multimode)
  • 1977 production of CATV cables
  • 1969 AEG purchased Kabelwerk Rheydt
  • 1963 production of coaxial cables
  • 1962 production of synthetic material isolated copper cables
  • 1910 Start of telecommunication cable production
  • 1898 Foundation Kabelwerk Rheydt
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