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| Insulator Market in Europe 2013 |
The new report, "Insulator Market in Europe",
states that Germany is the largest market for insulators among the other
European countries, which includes France, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech
Republic, Poland and Romania. Insulator demand is primarily driven by its usage
in substations, overhead transmission lines and railway traction.
The European power transmission sector is currently
working towards the development of a sustainable and cost efficient future
power grid, owing to the strong growth of renewable energy sources. Grid
extension and up-gradation projects along with installation of new substations
are attracting huge investments across Europe, especially in Germany, France, United
Kingdom, Czech Republic, Romania and Poland. The railway sector is also
witnessing significant development in terms of expanding network, modernization
of infrastructure and operational improvement. Siemens, ABB, Alstom and Eltel
are some of the major players responsible for such projects in both power
transmission and railways in Europe.
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However, transmission lines which are being constructed
for transmitting electricity generated from renewable sources cater to short
distances. Hence, demand generated for insulators from development of such
transmission lines is quite low. At present, insulator market in Europe is
mainly dependent on the replacement demand. Tenders are invited for replacement
of insulators on a regular basis.
Electric Insulators can be categorized into three types,
glass, ceramic and polymer insulators. Production of glass insulators have
gradually declined over the years with increasing adoption of ceramic
insulators. However, polymer insulators in the European market are increasingly
finding higher acceptance owing to the advantages that they offer over their
counterpart. Benefits that they show over the ceramic insulators in terms of
low weight, unique hydrophobic property, non-polluting, high resistance to
polluted atmosphere and puncture resistance are setting them apart from the
traditionally used ceramic insulators worldwide. Polymer insulators for High
Voltage applications include ethylene propylene rubbers (EPR), epoxies,
polyolefin, polyurethanes, polyethylene, silicones and PTFE (Teflon). More and
more players are also adding polymer insulators to their product portfolios to
cater to domestic and overseas demand.
Domestic manufacturers are facing stiff competition owing
to the increasing import of insulators, particularly from China and India, at a
lower cost. United States of America and Germany act as favorable export
destination for insulator suppliers across Europe. Top insulator
manufacturers operating in the global arena include NGK insulators, Seves, Lapp
Insulators and Aditya Birla Nuvo.
Companies
covered in this market research report are-
Public
Companies-
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., NGK Insulators Ltd.
Private
Companies -
Seves S.p.A, Lapp Insulators Company LLC
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