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Fiber-Optic Cable Makers Announce Plans to Expand in Catawba County, N.C.

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| June 20, 2000 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Rick Rothacker

Jun. 20--Hickory-based Corning Cable Systems, a unit of Corning Inc., will open a new 250,000-square-foot facility next to its current telecommunications cable plant in Hickory by mid-2001. The facility, which will employ 300 current workers but could eventually add new jobs, will produce flame-retardant optical cable used inside buildings.

Meanwhile, Paris based-Alcatel Telecommunications Cable Inc. said it would triple production at its fiber-optics plants, including its Claremont location, within the next two years.

Both companies attributed their growth to the exploding demand for Internet access. Alcatel estimates the…

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