diff --git a/aluminum-recipe.lua b/aluminum-recipe.lua
index ffe661e..4db7797 100644
--- a/aluminum-recipe.lua
+++ b/aluminum-recipe.lua
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ data:extend({
     name = "aluminum-cable",
     icon = "__bzaluminum__/graphics/icons/aluminum-cable.png",
     icon_size = 64, icon_mipmaps = 4,
-    subgroup = "intermediate-product",
+    subgroup = util.cablesg,
     order = "b[aaac-cable]",
     stack_size = util.get_stack_size(100),
   },
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ data:extend({
     name = "acsr-cable",
     icon = "__bzaluminum__/graphics/icons/acsr-cable.png",
     icon_size = 128,
-    subgroup = "intermediate-product",
+    subgroup = util.cablesg,
     order = "b[acsr-cable]",
     stack_size = 50,
   },
diff --git a/cables.lua b/cables.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3c23eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cables.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+local util = require("data-util");
+
+if not util.se6() and not data.raw["item-subgroup"]["cable"] then
+  data:extend({
+    {
+      type = "item-subgroup",
+      name = "cable",
+      group = "intermediate-products",
+      order = "f-z",
+    }
+  })
+  util.set_item_subgroup("copper-cable", "cable")
+end
diff --git a/data-util.lua b/data-util.lua
index 3c8d6a5..77a0772 100644
--- a/data-util.lua
+++ b/data-util.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ else
   util.titanium_processing = "titanium-processing"
 end
 
+function util.se6()
+  return mods["space-exploration"] and mods["space-exploration"] >= "0.6" 
+end
+
+util.cablesg = util.se6() and "electronic" or "cable"
+
 function get_setting(name)
   if settings.startup[name] == nil then
     return nil
diff --git a/data.lua b/data.lua
index 60b45e5..4f6e69c 100644
--- a/data.lua
+++ b/data.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("cables")
 require("aluminum-ore")
 require("aluminum-recipe")
 require("aluminum-enriched")   -- Enriched Al for Krastorio 2