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WireCo WorldGroup / CASAR
WireCo is the world's largest independent manufacturer of steel wire rope, synthetic rope, and specialty wire; 25 manufacturing sites across 11 countries; ~$950M revenue. Acquired CASAR in 2007. CASAR (Câblerie Sarroise, founded 1948 in Kirkel, Saarland, Germany) is described by economists as the "world market leader for special wire ropes (crane and mining ropes)." CASAR specializes in high-performance multilayer construction ropes for heavy-lift cranes and mining. Brands: CASAR, Union, Lankhorst Ropes, Camesa, Euronete, Drumet. Also supplied rope for Space Mountain at EuroDisney.
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Crane Ropes (CASAR)
35%Mining Ropes
20%Synthetic Ropes (Lankhorst Offshore)
20%Military and Critical Safety Items
5%Structural Strand and Other
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Did you know2023
WireCo WorldGroup is the sole US manufacturer of aircraft carrier arresting cables — the 1-7/16 inch Flattened Strand wire rope that stops F/A-18 and F-35 fighter jets at 150+ mph on aircraft carrier decks. The company also manufactures ground-based arresting cables for military training fields and emergency airfields worldwide. These products are classified as "Critical Safety Items" under US military specification, with military inspectors physically present at manufacturing to witness production. The company's roots in this niche go back to Broderick & Bascom Rope, which supplied critical WWII defense rope. The world's largest crane rope manufacturer is simultaneously the exclusive manufacturer of the only cables that can stop a fighter jet landing on a ship.
NAVAIR / U.S. Department of Defense ↗Origin2007
WireCo WorldGroup traces its military lineage to Broderick & Bascom Rope Company, which supplied wire rope to the US military during WWII. The company grew into WireCo WorldGroup through decades of consolidation and acquired CASAR (Câblerie Sarroise, founded 1948, Kirkel, Germany) in 2007 — a German manufacturer economists describe as the world market leader for special crane and mining ropes. WireCo currently operates 25 manufacturing sites in 11 countries with approximately $950M in annual revenue across wire rope, synthetic rope, and structural strand under brands including CASAR, Union, Lankhorst, Camesa, Euronete, and Drumet.
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