ATCM and IWMA Partner to Strengthen Regional Collaboration Across ASEAN’s Cable Sector

In September 2025, the Association of Thai Cable Manufacturers (ATCM) launched with a mission to elevate Thailand’s cable standards, promote responsible manufacturing, and support the development of safe, high-quality, future-ready power infrastructure. ATCM was established by a coalition of the country’s most trusted cable and harness manufacturers, organisations that collectively bring decades of commercial leadership, engineering expertise and regional infrastructure delivery experience. The founding members of ATCM are Bangkok Cable, Charoong Thai Wire & Cable (CTW), Phelps Dodge Thailand, Thai Yazaki, and Prysmian Thailand, companies recognised for their long-standing contributions to power and connectivity infrastructure both in Thailand and across international markets.

ATCM President Pongsapak Nakornsri, who also serves as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Bangkok Cable, played a defining role at wire Southeast Asia 2025, where he delivered a highly impactful technical presentation as part of the IWMA Seminar Day. Speaking to an international audience of manufacturers, technology providers and energy stakeholders, his session explored the rapid changes shaping ASEAN’s energy demand environment and the critical role of responsible, scalable cable manufacturing in the region’s infrastructure expansion.

During his presentation, ATCM emphasised that ASEAN remains one of the world’s highest-growth regions for cable consumption, with market momentum being driven by increasing electricity demand, major national and regional grid investment, accelerating renewable energy deployment, and rapid digital infrastructure expansion. ATCM shared forecasts projecting a 5.8% increase in regional cable consumption in 2025, reinforcing the pace of upgrades underway across transmission and distribution networks, industrial expansion and new energy connections. Thailand itself is projecting strong investment growth in renewable capacity and data centre construction, two sectors heavily dependent on high-performance cables, magnetic wire and resilient manufacturing supply chains.

Alongside these industry developments, wire Southeast Asia 2025 also marked an important milestone in ATCM’s international engagement as the association formally joined the IWMA as an Associate Member. ATCM’s membership certificate was presented during the event by IWMA President Bernd Lohmüller and IWMA Chairman Willibert Dautzenberg, signalling the start of a strategic partnership grounded in shared standards ambition, international knowledge exchange and strengthened regional cooperation.

ATCM’s decision to form an industry association, engage internationally and contribute technically through the Seminar Day reflects the increasing strategic importance of Southeast Asia’s cable sector, both within ASEAN infrastructure planning and global manufacturing networks. For ATCM, Associate Membership enables structured access to international technical insight, manufacturing networks, working groups and engagement platforms through IWMA events and training initiatives. For the IWMA, ATCM’s involvement strengthens our presence in a region that is becoming increasingly influential across the energy transition, industrial electrification and the digital economy.

Together, ATCM and the IWMA are well positioned to support standards alignment, connect regional priorities with global expertise and champion responsible, innovative and future-focused manufacturing principles as ASEAN electricity and data demand continues to scale. The IWMA looks forward to working closely with ATCM, supporting Thailand’s cable manufacturing community and expanding collaboration across ASEAN partners as the region continues to grow in strength, capability and international influence.