TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 13
 
What is this report about? 13
 
Who is the target reader? 13
 
How to use this report 13
 
Definitions 14
 
CHAPTER 2 Global Cables 15
 
Market Overview 15
 
Market Value 17
 
Market Segmentation I 18
 
Market Segmentation II 19
 
Competitive Landscape 20
 
Market Forecasts 21
 
CHAPTER 3 Cables in Asia-Pacific 22
 
Market Overview 22
 
Market Value 24
 
Market Segmentation I 25
 
Market Segmentation II 26
 
Competitive Landscape 27
 
Market Forecasts 28
 
CHAPTER 4 Cables in Europe 29
 
Market Overview 29
 
Market Value 31
 
Market Segmentation I 32
 
Market Segmentation II 33
 
Competitive Landscape 34
 
Market Forecasts 35
 
Demographics 36
 
CHAPTER 5 Cables in France 37
 
Market Overview 37
 
Market Value 38
 
Market Segmentation I 39
 
Market Segmentation II 40
 
Competitive Landscape 41
 
Market Forecasts 42
 
Demographics 43
 
CHAPTER 6 Cables in Germany 45
 
Market Overview 45
 
Market Value 47
 
Market Segmentation I 48
 
Market Segmentation II 49
 
Competitive Landscape 50
 
Market Forecasts 51
 
Demographics 52
 
CHAPTER 7 Cables in Japan 54
 
Market Overview 54
 
Market Value 56
 
Market Segmentation I 57
 
Market Segmentation II 58
 
Competitive Landscape 59
 
Market Forecasts 60
 
Demographics 61
 
CHAPTER 8 Cables in the United Kingdom 62
 
Market Overview 62
 
Market Value 64
 
Market Segmentation I 65
 
Market Segmentation II 66
 
Competitive Landscape 67
 
Market Forecasts 68
 
Demographics 69
 
CHAPTER 9 Cables in the United States 71
 
Market Overview 71
 
Market Value 73
 
Market Segmentation I 74
 
Market Segmentation II 75
 
Competitive Landscape 76
 
Market Forecasts 77
 
Demographics 78
 
CHAPTER 10 Company Profiles 79
 
Alcatel 79
 
Fujikura Ltd. 90
 
General Cable Corporation 98
 
Pirelli & C. S.p.A. 101
 
Siemens AG 109
 
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 118
 
CHAPTER 11 Appendix 126
 
Research methodology 126
 
Report writing team 127
 
 
LIST OF TABLES
 
Table 1: Global Cables Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 17
 
Table 2: Global Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 18
 
Table 3: Global Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 19
 
Table 4: Global Cables Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 21
 
Table 5: Asia-Pacific Cables Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 24
 
Table 6: Asia-Pacific Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 25
 
Table 7: Asia-Pacific Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 26
 
Table 8: Asia-Pacific Cables Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 28
 
Table 9: Europe Cables Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 31
 
Table 10: Europe Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 32
 
Table 11: Europe Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 33
 
Table 12: Europe Cables Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 35
 
Table 13: Europe Exchange Rate, 2000 36
 
Table 14: France Cables Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 38
 
Table 15: France Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 39
 
Table 16: France Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 40
 
Table 17: France Cables Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 42
 
Table 18: France Size of Population (million) , 2000-2004 43
 
Table 19: France GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 43
 
Table 20: France Inflation, 2000-2004 44
 
Table 21: France Exchange Rate, 2000 44
 
Table 22: Germany Cables Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 47
 
Table 23: Germany Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 48
 
Table 24: Germany Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 49
 
Table 25: Germany Cables Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 51
 
Table 26: Germany Size of Population (million) , 2000-2004 52
 
Table 27: Germany GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 52
 
Table 28: Germany Inflation, 2000-2004 53
 
Table 29: Germany Exchange Rate, 2000 53
 
Table 30: Japan Cables Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 56
 
Table 31: Japan Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 57
 
Table 32: Japan Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 58
 
Table 33: Japan Cables Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 60
 
Table 34: Japan Size of Population (million) , 2000-2004 61
 
Table 35: Japan GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 61
 
Table 36: Japan Exchange Rate, 2000 61
 
Table 37: United Kingdom Cables Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 64
 
Table 38: United Kingdom Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 65
 
Table 39: United Kingdom Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 66
 
Table 40: United Kingdom Cables Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 68
 
Table 41: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2000-2004 69
 
Table 42: United Kingdom GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 69
 
Table 43: United Kingdom Inflation, 2000-2004 70
 
Table 44: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2000 70
 
Table 45: United States Cables Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 73
 
Table 46: United States Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 74
 
Table 47: United States Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 75
 
Table 48: United States Cables Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 77
 
Table 49: United States Size of Population (million) , 2000-2004 78
 
Table 50: United States GDP (1995=100), 2000-2004 78
 
Table 51: United States Inflation, 2000-2004 78
 
Table 52: Alcatel Key Facts 79
 
Table 53: Alcatel SWOT Analysis 84
 
Table 54: Fujikura Key Facts 90
 
Table 55: Fujikura SWOT Analysis 93
 
Table 56: General Cable Corporation Key Facts 98
 
Table 57: Pirelli Key Facts 101
 
Table 58: Pirelli SWOT Analysis 105
 
Table 59: Siemens Key Facts 109
 
Table 60: Table: SWOT Analysis 113
 
Table 61: Sumitomo Electric Industries Key Facts 118
 
Table 62: Sumitomo Electric Industries SWOT Analysis 122
 
 
 
LIST OF FIGURES
 
Figure 1: Global Cables Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 17
 
Figure 2: Global Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 18
 
Figure 3: Global Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 19
 
Figure 4: Global Cables Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 21
 
Figure 5: Asia-Pacific Cables Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 24
 
Figure 6: Asia-Pacific Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 25
 
Figure 7: Asia-Pacific Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 26
 
Figure 8: Asia-Pacific Cables Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 28
 
Figure 9: Europe Cables Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 31
 
Figure 10: Europe Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 32
 
Figure 11: Europe Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 33
 
Figure 12: Europe Cables Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 35
 
France Cables Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 38
 
France Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 39
 
France Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 40
 
Figure 13: France Cables Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 42
 
Figure 14: Germany Cables Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 47
 
Figure 15: Germany Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 48
 
Figure 16: Germany Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 49
 
Figure 17: Germany Cables Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 51
 
Figure 18: Japan Cables Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 56
 
Figure 19: Japan Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 57
 
Figure 20: Japan Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 58
 
Figure 21: Japan Cables Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 60
 
Figure 22: United Kingdom Cables Market Value: $ million, 2000-2004 64
 
Figure 23: United Kingdom Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 65
 
Figure 24: United Kingdom Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 66
 
Figure 25: United Kingdom Cables Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2004-2009 68
 
Figure 26: United States Cables Market Value: $ billion, 2000-2004 73
 
Figure 27: United States Cables Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2004 74
 
Figure 28: United States Cables Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2004 75
 
Figure 29: United States Cables Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2004-2009 77