The Business

• We are the largest global manufacturer of high-quality wire rope, synthetic rope and a leading manufacturer of electromechanical (EM) cable and highly engineered cable structures.

Corporate Structure

• We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Paine & Partners Capital Fund III, L.P., with offices in Foster City, CA, Chicago, IL and New York, NY.
  
• Our headquarters is located in Kansas City, MO, USA.
  
• We changed our name from Wire Rope Corporation of America (WRCA) to WireCo WorldGroup in October 2007 to align our identity with our global availability.
  
• Our international management team reflects extensive industry experience.

Our Brands

Our products are marketed under the following brands:

• CASAR
  
• Union
  
• MacWhyte
  
• Camesa
• Phillystran, Inc.
  
• WireLine Works
  
• U.S. Reel

Our Customers

• We serve more than 2,500 customers across a diverse range of industries, including mining, oil, construction, aerospace, military, and government.
• Because our customers operate around the globe, we have a global network of sales, distribution, and technical support to serve them.
• We are the largest manufacturer of wire rope and wire rope assemblies in the world.
• We are the global market share leader of electromechanical cable products used for data logging in the oil and gas industry.
• We are a significant producer of specialized high carbon wire products, including tire bead and prestress concrete wire and strand in North America.
• We manufacture high tenacity fiber ropes, strands, braids and strength members, and polyester ropes for highly specialized applications.
• We have a highly diversified product portfolio to meet any customer requirements.

Product Lines

• Wire Rope – high-carbon steel wire strands helically and symmetrically twisted and closed together around a central core. Used for:
  -  Drill-lines/sand-lines for oil and gas exploration
  -  Shovel and drag-line ropes for surface mining
  -  Crane ropes for construction or heavy industry
  -  Specialty ropes for hoisting and assemblies used in original equipment manufacturing (OEM)
  -  Fabricated products, including assemblies and machine component

• Specialty Wire – used for applications, such as:
  -  Flexible ductwork
  -  Pre-stressed concrete pipes and tanks
  -  Springs
  -  Control cables
  -  Automotive tires
  -  Fiber optic cable armor

• EM Cable and Other Products – highly engineered electrical signal-conducting cable that is armor plated with high-carbon steel or special steel alloys to protect the signal conductors inside. These products are manufactured to meet custom specifications

• Synthetic Rope – high tenacity fiber ropes, strands, braids and strength members. Used for wide range of applications including:
  -  Marine (including mooring lines, life lines, winch lines and boat rigging)
  -  Industrial (including structural and support lines, power cables and broadcast tower guy cables)
  -  Military
  -  Polyester ropes for specialized applications

Manufacturing 

• We operate 11 manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Germany, Canada, Mexico, and China.
  
• We have the capacity to produce more than 260,000 total short tons of specialty wire, wire rope,synthetic rope and related products annually, which is expected to increase to 330,000 total short tons with the full operation of the newest plant in China.

Employees

We employ nearly 2,000 employees worldwide. We have collective bargaining agreements with the following labor organizations representing employees at some of our locations:

• United Steel Workers of America
  
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  
• International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
  
• Sindicato Progresista de Trabajadores de la Industria Metalica, del Plastico, del Vidrio, Similares y Conexos de la Republica Mexicana
  
• Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria Metalica y Metal-Metalica de la Industria y Soldadura, Arrendamiento de Equipo, Similares y Conexos del Estado de Mexico
  
• IG Metall of Germany
  
• ME Saar of Germany

Quality Certifications

We believe we are the only company in our industry to hold all of the following quality certifications: 

• ISO 9001:2000
  
• American Petroleum Institute certification 
  
• Qualified Products List 83420 certification from the Defense Logistics Agency of the U.S. government
  
• Center for Engineering (CFE) certification from the Mexican government
  
• PEMEX certification as a “reliable provider”
  
• AS-9100 certification from The Aerospace Industry
• Bureau Veritas
  
• Germanischer Lloyd
  
• Korean Register
  
• Lloyd’s Register
  
• Russian Maritime Register of Shipping

Industry Involvement

WireCo WorldGroup takes an active role in industry associations that develop wire rope standards and applications, including

• Aircraft Control Cable Group
  
• American Petroleum Institute (API)
  
• American Society of Civil Engineers
  
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  
• Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope and Specialty Cable Manufacturers
  
• EWRIS 
  
• Wire Rope Technical Board