references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message superior essex type subsidiary industry cable founded april 1999 1 1930 1 essex wire corporation 1954 1 superior cable headquarters atlanta united states key people brian kim ceo products magnet wire communication cables revenue 2.99 billion 2007 2 number of employees 3 800 3 parent ls i & d website http www.spsx.com superior essex is one of the largest wire and cable manufacturers worldwide . 3 superior essex has its headquarters in atlanta united states and specializes in magnet wire manufacturing and distribution . it operates 24 3 manufacturing facilities spread over the united states europe africa and china . superior essex belongs to the korean ls group since 2008 4 5 and is one of ls i & d s subsidiaries . contents 1 history 2 locations 2.1 americas 2.1.1 united states 2.1.2 canada 2.1.3 mexico 2.2 europe 2.2.1 france 2.2.2 germany 2.2.3 italy 2.2.4 portugal 2.2.5 united kingdom 2.3 asia 2.3.1 china 3 references 4 external links history edit superior essex was formed by a merger of essex wire corporation and superior cable in april 1999 . 1 essex wire corporation was founded in 1930 1 and was an original equipment manufacturer . it operated 44 plants 1 in north america by 1965 1 and had sales of 355 million . 1 superior cable came into existence in 1954 1 and had sales passing 500 million 1 in 1997 . in 2008 the korean ls group acquired superior essex for roughly 900 million 5 to extend its reach into the north american and european market . locations edit americas edit united states edit atlanta 6 7 brownwood 6 7 columbia city indiana 6 7 clifton park new jersey 7 fort wayne indiana 6 7 franklin indiana 7 franklin tennessee 6 7 hoisington kansas 6 7 kendallville indiana 6 7 tarboro north carolina 6 7 willowbrook 6 7 canada edit simcoe ontario 6 7 mexico edit torreon 6 7 europe edit france edit compiegne 6 mayzieu 6 7 germany edit arolsen 6 7 bramsche 6 7 italy edit quattordio 6 7 portugal edit viana de castelo 6 7 united kingdom edit huyton quarry 6 7 yorkshire 6 asia edit china edit changzhou 6 suzhou 6 7 tainjin 6 7 references edit a b c d e f g h i j company history . spsx.com . retrieved 2015 12 25 . superior essex inc. reports fourth quarter 2007 results . spsx.com . retrieved 2015 12 25 . a b c https web.archive.org web 20110702231502 http www.theallianceonline.com news releases superior essex to expand manufacturing operations . archived from the original on july 2 2011 . retrieved august 31 2012 . missing or empty title help ls cable announces commencement of us 45.00 per share cash tender offer for superior essex 01.07.2008 nachricht . finanzen.net . retrieved 2015 12 25 . a b update 1 ls cable buys superior essex for 900 million . reuters . 2008 06 11 . retrieved 2015 12 25 . a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v ls cable & system 2011 sustainability report pdf . lscns.co.kr . retrieved 2015 12 25 . a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u superior essex manufacturing facilities . superioressex.com . retrieved 2015 12 25 . external links edit superior essex homepage ls i & d homepage retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title superior essex & oldid 739378253 categories wire and cable manufacturerscompanies established in 1999manufacturing companies of the united stateshidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlsarticles lacking reliable references from december 2015all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 september 2016 at 09 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view