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General Cable Corporation is engaged in developing, designing, manufacturing, marketing, distributing and installing copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products. The segments of the Company consist of North America, Europe and North Africa, and Rest of World (ROW), which consists of operations in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific. On October 31, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, Inc., which operated as Phelps Dodge International Corporation (PDIC). In April 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmBH& Co. (NSW). It also completed the acquisition of E.C.N. Cable Group S.L. in August 2006. The products of the Company include electric utility products, electrical infrastructure products, construction products, communication products and rod mill products. In June 2008, the Company increased its equity ownership in Phelps Dodge Philippines, Inc. from 40% to 60%.