通用電纜公司是全球領先的線纜產品提供商，為通信市場、工業和能源行業提供線纜產品。其宣布成立E.P.E / EN.I.CA.BISKRA/SPA（Enica Biskra）合資公司，并占有半數以上股權。Enica Biskra是阿爾及利亞國有低中壓電建筑電纜生產商。 通用電纜（歐洲）總裁兼首席執行官Domingo Goenaga說：“我們非常高興成為阿爾及利政府私有線纜企業的合作伙伴。這將促進阿爾及利來的經濟增長。Enica Biskra擁有由管理團隊領導的資產和人才平臺，同樣的，我們將對該項業務和人力資源進行投資，使其成為一個成功的企業，為打入歐洲和鄰近中東地區做好鋪墊?！? 通用電纜公司的總裁兼首席執行官Gregory B. Kenny認為：“收購Enica Biskra的股份是將通用定位為一個電纜、能源基礎設施系統的全球領先者的最新戰略步驟。從1999年收購BICC我們就開始這樣做了。此投資項目投產后，通用電纜預計每年從中東和北非地區將獲得高達2億歐元的收入。此項收購讓我們在這些市場確立了一個重要的位置，也建立了一個對該地區進一步追加投資并持續發展的平臺?！? [FONT=times] original text [/FONT] [font=times][Color=#708090]General Cable Corporation, a leading global supplier of wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, and communications markets, announced today that it has entered a joint venture for majority ownership of E.P.E / EN.I.CA.BISKRA/SPA （Enica Biskra）, an Algerian state-owned manufacturer of low and medium-voltage power and construction cable. “We are very pleased to be a partner of the Algerian government in the privatization of the wire and cable industry, which will enhance economic growth and development,” said Domingo Goenaga, executive vice president and CEO of General Cable Europe. “Enica Biskra has a solid platform of assets and a talented labor force, led by the management team, and together, we will be able to invest and grow this business and the workforce into a highly successful enterprise reaching far into Europe and the neighboring Middle East region.” “The acquisition of Enica Biskra represents the latest step in positioning General Cable as a global leader in cabling systems for energy infrastructure, which began with the 1999 acquisition of BICC,” said Gregory B. Kenny, president and CEO of General Cable. “General Cable expects to have as much as 200 million euros of annual revenue in the Middle East and North African region after giving effect to this investment project. This acquisition establishes an important position in these markets and a platform to further invest and grow in the region,” he concluded.[/color][/font]