ASIA China : Changzhou National Hi-Tech District (CND) announces that Habia Cable China Ltd., China's only plant specialized in the manufacture of special communication cable for 3G base stations, moved into its new plant in the Changzhou State-level Hi-tech Development Zone and added another four production lines on May 10 to keep up with the acceleration of China's 3G development.

The new plant covers an area of 9,394 square meters, four times that of the original one. Habia Cable China Ltd. was invested in by world-renowned special cable manufacturer, Sweden Habia Cable, in July 2000, with a total investment of $2.48 million, the first subsidiary of the corporation in the Asia Pacific Region. Currently, the total investment to Habia Cable China Ltd. has amounted to $6 million. Its production scale continuously increases, with sales revenue exceeding RMB100 million. Its customers have increased to over 50, including world-leading communication equipment manufacturers like Nokia, Ericsson, Lucent, and Motorola, as well as domestic manufacturers like Huawei, Datang and ZTE.

Habia Cable China Ltd. is focused on special cables used for high frequency communications, which are developed by combining international standard with China's use requirements. It is China's only supplier of designing and producing over 18GHz RF cable with high-performance and low loss, ending China's dependency on the import of high performance cables. About Habia Cable Habia Cable is part of the Beijer Alma group of companies, which is an internationally active industrial group, focusing on the production of components for customers in high-technology sectors.

"Habia Cable develops, manufactures and markets custom designed cables and cable systems for demanding industrial applications. In its segment, Habia is today one of Europe's leading manufacturers. The Company has a global focus and sales in more than 25 countries worldwide. Habia's aggregate proportion of export is high, with almost 90 percent of its total sales to customers outside Sweden, with production facilities in Sweden, Germany, Latvia and China. Sales in 2005 reached over 60 million euros."