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The cable industry is facing increased demands for sustainable packaging flows. At the same time, the industry has its own high ambitions for circularity and resource efficiency. That is why players along the entire value chain – cable manufacturers, electrical wholesalers and installers – are now coming together to develop an industry-wide return system for plastic drums. Every year, hundreds of thousands of plastic drums for cables are placed on the Swedish market. Today, there is often a lack of […]

Selcable calls on Sweden and the EU to ensure that power cables are covered by CBAM. This is crucial to reduce carbon leakage, strengthen competitiveness and enable the energy transition. Selcable welcomes the European Commission's proposal to include power cables containing aluminum and steel in CBAM. The proposal is an important step to create a level playing field and ensure European production of a strategic […]

On 4 March, the European Commission presented the long-awaited Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) proposal, which aims to strengthen Europe’s industrial capacity and increase demand for technologies and products that contribute to the climate transition and are produced in Europe. Cables are currently missing from the proposal. Previous drafts of the Industrial Accelerator Act included power cables […]

On May 20, Selcable had its spring & annual meeting with a good turnout at Teknikföretagen. During the day, we had valuable workshops about what, how and what we should work on in our focus groups. There were many discussions and valuable ideas emerged. As an external speaker, we got to listen to Jörgen Holmlund, a teacher in intelligence at the Swedish National Defense University. He talked about […]

Selcable facilitates recycling of Swedish cable The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency recommends that all cable be classified as hazardous waste unless otherwise proven. To facilitate sorting, Selcable has developed a list of Swedish cable that makes it easier to classify cable for sorting and recycling, as most Swedish cable does not need to go as […]

In October 2023, the EU introduced rules that affect Swedish companies that import goods such as steel, cement, aluminum and fertilizer from countries outside the EU. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is now providing information on what is required to comply with additional requirements that will come into effect in 2026. CBAM – Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – is a climate policy instrument that aims to reduce […]