What is "Limited Demand"?

Three million dollars of retail sales won't amount to much if the cable company does 300 million dollars worth of business in other areas.

It's all relative. And it doesn't matter. Make lemonade.

The question is, will it kill more people?

I declare this thread dead.....

why?

Because I have been brought to the realization that although the three million dollar figure represents but one mine, it is apparently unsubstantial and thus answers my question.

I tried to post this in the Wire and Cable blog, but the category does not appear after composition, as an option.

I do wonder what amount of money would motivate a Chinese manufacturer and whether or not this situation is a result of market manipulation.

By the way, The CSA regulations (shielded double jacketed) present yet another set of marketing and application peculiarities.

I would suspect that there are other market forces at play...

3 million dollars is a huge amount of money in todays economy, and perhaps there are few manufacturers aware of the need? Is the construction methodology patented or controlled by a single manufacturer? High demand creates higher prices. If anyone can control the supply....

... probably just my Conspiracy Chip 4270 over producing...

chris

There are indeed other "forces".

My opinion, is that a product required for compliance, should not be "manipulated". I suppose this is a reality, but these types of realities are what is wrong.

I don't know.

it seems to be a complex international market. Whether there are competitive reasons, or material shortage reasons, or environmental reasons, or governance reasons or technological reasons..... its hard to say.

I think that regardless of the reasons, if the mine were to increase its marketing of its need, that perhaps some auxiliary manufacturer would be able to fulfil that need?

chris

Chris,

The construction/composition of this cable was determined as necessary years ago, due to the mine environment. It may be that modern methods of construction would meet these requirements for durability, but the only way they would be permissible, in the case of MSHA for example, would be an act of Congress (literally).

Thanks for the comprehensive link.

Mark

But is that "one mine", one of many?

If the many wish relaxation of a 'economically punitive regulation', they are not going to send in the biggest player, or go as a visible consortium.

However; $3 mil US wouldn't fall into "can't be bothered" in China.

My 2¢

Regulatory overkill vs personnel overkill....