From left, LS Cable & System North America executive Kim Ki-soo, Chesapeake Mayor Rick West, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Carrie H. Chenery, LS Cable & System CEO Koo Bon-kyu, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott and LS GreenLink Managing Director Patrick Y. Shim attend a VCV tower groundbreaking ceremony in Chesapeake, Va. Photo courtesy of LS Cable & System
June 25 (Asia Today) -- South Korea's LS Cable & System has begun building a key production facility at what it says will become the largest subsea cable factory in the United States, accelerating its expansion into the North American power infrastructure market.
The company plans to strengthen its local production capabilities as the replacement of aging U.S. power grids and expansion of artificial intelligence data centers drive demand for electricity transmission infrastructure.
LS Cable said Thursday that its U.S. manufacturing subsidiary, LS GreenLink, had started construction of a vertical continuous vulcanization, or VCV, tower at its subsea cable plant in Chesapeake, Va.
The plant is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2027, with commercial production expected to begin in the first quarter of 2028.
