Check out Cables to Go, located near Dayton, Ohio, USA. I have talked 
several times to their tech support, and a couple of small orders, would 
recommend:
http://www.cablestogo.com/

Forrest W Christian wrote:
> I'm in the process of sourcing some custom cables from overseas (or 
> domestically, if I could only find a supplier which could provide me 
> them at a reasonable price).....
>
> Often I'm getting quotes which specify jacket, isulation, injection, 
> etc. plastics.   With descriptions like PVC, PU, TPE, PP, etc.   All of 
> which I can usually google to get a name.  What I haven't found is a 
> good materials reference discussing things like temperature and 
> flexibility which covers more than a couple (few) cable types.   Then 
> there are all the UL numbers which apparently specify certain 
> characteristics, etc.
>
> Which makes it difficult to ensure I'm getting a cable which is flexible 
> in cold weather, flexible, and so on.  
>
> So, is there a cable materials reference out there somewhere which 
> discusses the materials available and compares the pluses and minuses of 
> each material?
>
> -forrest
>   
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