Sweden’s Elcowire reports that a groundbreaking 15-year agreement it signed late last year will enable its plant in Helsingborg to be the world’s greenest cable manufacturer.

A press release said that Meva Energy AB will supply 9 MW of renewable biogas to its Helsingborg facility. Meva Energy will design, own and operate an on-site energy plant at the facility. “This deal makes Elcowire the first copper wire producer globally to fully replace fossil gas with fossil-free energy in its production process, setting a new standard for sustainable metallurgy.”

“Elcowire aims to be a strategic and sustainable partner for companies that are key to the ongoing electrification transition in society,” the release said. “The message is clear: we offer a copper product with much lower footprint than others, which will help companies meet their climate targets. Supplying wire-rod based copper solutions, essential for the electrical and infrastructure industries. This is our true focus.”

Elcowire has five business units—rod, rail, high-voltage, specials and wire and cable—at operations in Sweden and Germany. In 2022, it acquired the copper wire, rod and strands business of Germany’s KME. With an annual production of 300,000 metric tons, it is one of the largest European manufacturers of copper wire rod, wires, stranded conductors, profiles and overhead catenary systems made from copper, copper alloys and aluminum. It also makes aluminum conductors, rectangular wire and profiles for electrical purposes.

The company, which employs some 400 people, is based in Helsingborg. It is one of seven businesses that are part of the family-owned Liljedahl Group.