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Exhibit 21.1
CABLE DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
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Anglo-American Cables Limited (Incorporated - United Kingdom)
Barcel Wire & Cable Corp. (Incorporated - California)
Cable Design Technologies, Inc. (Incorporated - State of Washington)
CDT (Deutschland) GMBH (Incorporated - Germany)
CDT International Holdings Inc. (Incorporated - Delaware)
CDT Italia, S.R.L. (Incorporated - Italy)
Industria Tecnica Cavi S.R.L. (Incorporated - Italy, 85% ownership)
Cekan/CDT A/S (Incorporated - Denmark)
Dearborn/CDT, Inc. (Incorporated - Delaware)
Hamilton USA, Inc. (d/b/a BoseLAN/CDT) (Incorporated - California)
HEW-Kabel/CDT GmbH & Co. KG (German Partnership, 80% ownership)
HEW-Kabel/CDT Verwaltungs GMBH (Incorporated - Germany)
HEW Skandinaviska AB (Incorporated - Sweden)
NEK Kabel AB (Incorporated - Sweden)
Network Essentials, Inc. (d/b/a Red Hawk/CDT) (Incorporated - Delaware)
NORDX/CDT Australia Pty Limited (Incorporated - Australia)
NORDX/CDT Asia Limited (Incorporated - Hong Kong)
NORDX/CDT, Corp. (Incorporated - Delaware)
NORDX/CDT do Brasil Ltda (Incorporated - Brazil)
NORDX/CDT, Limited (Incorporated - United Kingdom)
NORDX/CDT, Inc. (Incorporated - Canada)
NORDX/CDT - IP Corp. (Incorporated - Delaware)
NorLAN/CDT, Inc. (Incorporated - Canada)
Noslo Limited (Incorporated - United Kingdom)
Orebro Kabel AB (Incorporated - Sweden)
Raydex/CDT Limited (Incorporated - United Kingdom)
SKL, S.A.S. (Incorporated - France, joint venture)
Stronglink/CDT Pty. Ltd. (Incorporated - Australia, 76% ownership)
Tennecast Company (Incorporated - Ohio)
Thermax/CDT, Inc. (Incorporated - Delaware)
Wire Group International, Limited (Incorporated - United Kingdom)
X-Mark/CDT Inc. (Incorporated - Pennsylvania)
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