Prysmian at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2007 in Houston

Prysmian Cables & Systems will introduce its wide offer of products addressed to the offshore cables market at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston.

Milan, April 30, 2007 - Prysmian Cables & Systems, one of the leading global companies in the energy and telecommunication cables market, will introduce its wide offer of products addressed to the offshore cables market at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston . Moreover, during the fair, the latest releases of Umbilicals, Submarine, Fire Performance Optical and Telecom Cables will be exhibited at Prysmian's booth (number 4505).

Prysmian's portfolio of products is designed, manufactured, checked and marketed according to an integrated organizational model that covers every stage of production and distribution process, from planning and designing through development, production and installation. Prysmian stands out for its innovation, wide range of products and ability to customize its services through turnkey projects, with the aim of creating solutions to meet customers' requirements.

"Prysmian is proud to take part to the Offshore Technology Conference, the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources", says Llyr Roberts, Director, Industrial Market, Prysmian Headquarters. "For Prysmian, OTC represents the opportunity to introduce clients and professionals to its technological innovations, and to underline its engagement in developing, designing and producing a wide range of cables for all applications in the energy and telecommunications industries".

At Prysmian's booth visitors will have the opportunity to see the wide range of Umbilicals , multifunctional tubing systems which enable subsea wellheads and manifolds to be connected to platforms or FPSO's. Beyond its thermoplastic umbilicals , Prysmian introduces an extended range of solutions and services, including steel tube umbilicals , and other products designed in its new industrial facility in Brazil (Villa Velha) specifically dedicated to the manufacture of subsea umbilicals.

In the field of Submarine Cables , Prysmian will show submarine electro-optical cables , conceived and tested to withstand harsh environmental conditions in water depths of as deep as 2.000 meters in both static and dynamic applications. These cable components are assembled and sheathed with a polymeric extruded layer and then armoured with a counter-helix double layer high strength flat steel wire armour, to virtually eliminate any torsional tendency due to installation/operation stresses, and improve the cable hydrodynamic stability. The outer jacket is designed to provide excellent performance in terms of abrasion and crushing, besides UV resistance.

The OTC will be the occasion also to introduce Prysmian's Technergy Offshore Cable collection, which incorporates all kinds of power cables from 1 kV up to 20 kV medium voltage, according to the major international standards (BS, NEK, and IEC). Visitors will also see the company's complete range of enhanced Fire Performance Optical Cables providing improved levels of safety and operational reliability, resecting flame propagation, smoke emission, toxic/corrosive gas emission and fire resistance.

Finally, Prysmian will present its offer of optical fibres and telecom cables , both in optical fibre and copper, suitable for voice, video and data transmission, together with a wide range of connectivity components and accessories.

By visiting Prysmian's booth at the OTC, clients and press can be introduced to the company's vision, its capacity to innovate products and production processes and its use of advanced proprietary technology, which allows Prysmian to gain a competitive edge in every area of the market with a broad range of products, backed up by its ability to provide integrated solutions.