This report can be read as a follow-on to the previous report (Recent Developments in Polymers for Wire and Cable, published in 1995) to provide a continuous review of the polymers used by the wire and cable sector since the early 1990s. Since the earlier report, the market has moved into an oversupply situation, and this edition reviews the current market with reference to the polymers in use and the remedial measures being undertaken by polymer manufacturers and cable companies.