In 2025, the global power cable industry focuses on green innovation and safety upgrading. From technological breakthroughs, standard implementation to industry regulation, it is promoting the industry's transformation from "function satisfaction" to "high efficiency, environmental protection and safety".

Technological Breakthrough: 60% Copper Reduction in Automotive Power Cables

TE Connectivity's 0.19mm² multi - win composite wire solution, which adopts copper - clad steel material, reduces the copper content of low - voltage signal wires for automobiles by 60% and the weight of wire harnesses by 30%. At present, this technology has passed the tests of 18 vehicle models from 14 automakers, and the supporting products have been mass - produced. It is expected that the models equipped with this technology will be launched in the first half of 2025. After large - scale application, the annual copper consumption of China's automobile industry will be reduced by 150,000 tons, and a "aluminum - for - copper" solution will also be launched.

Standard Implementation: Safety Guidelines for ICT Power Cables Released

The UL 9990 safety standard was fully implemented in 2025, classifying ICT power cables into two categories: Type I (≤100W) and Type II (100W - 250W). Type II cables need to integrate synchronous circuits to prevent unauthorized high - power transmission, and the products must meet a number of tests such as flame retardancy, bending and voltage resistance. In the future, it will develop towards higher power and other directions.

Industry Regulation: Special Rectification and New Regulations Implementation

In response to the problems exposed in the "3·15" Gala, many places have carried out special rectification of power cables. For example, Gaoping City, Shanxi Province requires business entities to implement quality self - inspection. At the same time, the new version of the "Mandatory Product Certification Implementation Rules for Wires and Cables" (CNCA - C01 - 01:2024), which was implemented in July 2024, is promoting the conversion of certification certificates. The regulatory authorities will crack down on substandard products.

Industry insiders predict that the power cable industry will continue to make breakthroughs in materials, monitoring and protection fields, and help the high - quality development of downstream industries.