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Wire and Cable Systems
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Wire and Cable Systems
High-performance materials for reliable wire and cable systems
Discover Dow’s electric cable and wire compounds. For more than 70 years, Dow has been advancing wire and cable technology. As a one-stop shop for high-performance materials, we offer innovative, science-backed options for nearly every cable type, including power, telecom, and specialty applications. Our collaborative approach helps customers solve complex technical challenges, drive sustainable innovation, and offer advanced performance where it matters most.
Wire & Cable Products
View our entire product catalog to find the best choices for your wire & cable system needs.
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POWER
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TELECOMMUNICATION
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CABLE JACKETS
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FIRE PERFORMANCE
Dow offers trusted materials for power cables that support grid modernization, clean energy expansion, and long-lasting performance. With decades of experience and a deep understanding of application demands, we help customers design safe, efficient systems across low, medium, and high-voltage infrastructure. Our broad portfolio helps enable reliable, cost-effective options built for today’s energy challenges.
What are the applications of power cable systems?
High and Extra-High Voltage
High-performance compounds engineered for underground and submarine power cables. Our options offer long service life, high insulation integrity, and environmental advantages for critical grid infrastructure.
Medium Voltage
Reliable, low-loss insulation and semiconductive materials for medium-voltage power distribution. Designed for long-lasting performance under demanding field conditions.
Low Voltage
Durability, flexibility, and efficient processing are built into our materials for low-voltage wire and cable systems, supporting reliable, long-term performance.
ENDURANCE™ HFDB-4201 SC Compound for Cable Systems
Insulation system for high and extra high voltage cables.
ENDURANCE™ HFDC-4202 EC Compound for Cable Systems
Enabling faster cable manufacturing process and lower emissions, and suitable for different voltage ranges and stress levels.
As broadband and 5G networks rapidly expand, Dow offers high-performance materials that help make reliable, high-speed telecommunications possible. Our tailored options support strong signal integrity, easy processing, and long-term durability across copper, fiber, and hybrid cable designs.
With deep technical experience and close collaboration across the value chain, we help customers improve installation efficiency, system performance, and total cost of ownership—now and into the next generation of connectivity.
What are the applications of telecommunications cables?
Fiber Optic
Engineered materials that enhance manufacturing efficiency and protect fiber cables while minimizing signal loss. Designed to support fast installation and long-lasting, high-speed connectivity.
Copper
Reliable insulation and jacketing options that maximize signal transmission, reduce interference, and help extend cable life while lowering total system cost.
AXELERON™ 6321 BK Telecom Cable Compound
A laser-printable HDPE jacketing compound designed for fiber optic and hybrid cables. Offers excellent UV and thermal stability, low shrinkage, and smooth processing for fast, durable cable production.
AXELERON™ 6321 Telecom Cable Compound Earns BIG Innovation Award
Learn why AXELERON™ 6321 was honored in the 2025 BIG Innovation Awards for advancing fiber optic cable design with high-density, low-shrinkage, and laser-printable performance.
AXELERON™ 6321 Telecom Cable Compound recognized by R&D 100 Awards
Recognized as a 2024 R&D 100 Award winner, AXELERON™ 6321 advances power and telecom cable performance with a tough, UV-stabilized HDPE jacket used in next-gen microduct designs.
AXELERON™ 6321 Telecom Cable Compound & CONTINUUM™ 2488 wins Cabling Innovators Award
Dow earned a Gold-level Cabling Innovators Award in 2023 for its AXELERON™ 6321 and CONTINUUM™ 2488 Bimodal HDPE cable system—offering smaller, lighter, and easier install fiber microcables with lower carbon footprint.
Protecting what's inside starts with the right jacket. Dow offers a portfolio of jacketing compounds engineered to safeguard cable systems in diverse conditions, from underground power lines to overhead telecom infrastructure. With materials designed for flexibility, UV stability, flame resistance, and smooth processing, our jacketing options help cables go further and last longer.
AXELERON™ Telecom Cable Compounds and UNIGARD™ Compounds offer successful performance in both power and telecom cables. They offer benefits like laser printability, low shrinkage, low coefficient of friction, and enhanced flame retardancy. Whether you're prioritizing installation ease, environmental durability, or safety, Dow materials offer a reliable foundation for high-performance cable systems.
Cable Jackets
View our entire product catalog for multi-use jackets to find the best choices for your needs.
AXELERON™ 6321 BK Telecom Cable Compound wins 2024 R&D 100 Award
Honored as a 2024 R&D 100 Award winner, AXELERON™ FO 6321 BK Telecom Cable Compound offers next-level performance in cable jacketing. Its laser-printable, low-shrinkage HDPE formulation helps enable high-speed extrusion, supports higher fiber density in smaller cables, and ensures long-term environmental durability. This helps improve installation efficiency in modern telecom infrastructure.
In spaces where fire risk can threaten safety and business continuity, flame-retardant cable materials are essential. Dow offers a comprehensive portfolio of halogen-free flame-retardant and fire-resistant compounds to meet demanding performance and regulatory standards. From resins for in-house compounding to fully formulated insulation and jacket materials, our offerings are designed to reduce flame propagation, smoke generation, and toxic gas emissions while helping protect people, equipment, and infrastructure.
Fire Performance
View our entire product catalog for flame-retardant materials to find the best option for your fire performance needs.
What are the applications of flame-retardant cable materials?
Flame Retardant Compounds
Explore fully formulated flame-retardant compounds engineered to improve fire safety and performance in power and communication cables. These high-performance options help reduce flame spread, smoke, and toxic gas emissions.
Flame Retardant Resins
Discover versatile flame-retardant resins that help enable cable producers and compounders to formulate tailored solutions. These high-performance materials support enhanced fire protection in a wide range of demanding cable applications.
Helping connect and power the world with wire and cable systems
How can we help improve power and telecom systems? Electrical power and telecommunications play critical roles in everyday life.
Through our Business Impact Fund supported by the Dow Foundation, we created resources to help overcome the digital divide in Ghana, Africa.
Collaboration with Zhongtian Technology Submarine Cable Co. (ZTT), a leading comprehensive manufacturer of submarine cables in Asia.
Learn how we are working with National Grid Saudi Arabia to build the infrastructure of tomorrow.
Watch this 2-minute video about options for microduct and air blown fiber optic cable compounds and conduit materials.
In this Brands article, Senior TS&D Scientist, Paul Brigandi, addresses how the wire and cable industry must prioritize sustainability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dow offers a full range of insulation, semiconductive, and jacketing materials for power, telecommunications, and specialty cable systems. This includes fully formulated compounds and polymer resins designed for performance, durability, and efficiency.
With more than 70 years of experience, Dow is a trusted, global supplier offering reliable materials, deep technical experience, and end-to-end support. We collaborate across the value chain to solve performance challenges, improve cable durability, and support evolving standards.
REVOLOOP™ Recycled Plastics Resins is a line of polyethylene compounds that incorporate post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. In wire and cable, these solutions are used in jacket compounds to help enable circularity without compromising mechanical performance, weatherability, or processing efficiency.
ISCC+ is a sustainability certification for recycled and bio-based materials. Dow uses ISCC+ to verify and trace circular or renewable feedstocks used in select wire and cable solutions, helping customersaddress transparency, compliance, and emissions goals.
Dow’s high-performance materials are designed for durability, helping extend cable service life and reduce maintenance costs. Our flagship medium voltage insulation, for example, offer up to five times longer life expectancy and up to 80 times better transmission efficiency compared to competitive products.
TR-XLPE (Tree-Retardant Crosslinked Polyethylene) offers exceptional moisture resistance, lower dielectric loss, and higher thermal ratings compared to EPR (Ethylene Propylene Rubber), making it a preferred choice for many modern power distribution systems.
Dow materials are engineered to meet or exceed global standards including UL, ICEA, CSA, IEC, and IEEE. Our team can help guide material selection for compliance with regional and application-specific certification needs.
Material selection depends on factors like voltage rating, environment, mechanical stress, regulatory compliance, and sustainability goals. Dow supports customers with technical guidance and testing to identify the best-fit material for their cable design. You can also use our guided selector tool to help identify the right option for your specific need.
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