Furukawa Electric Company Limited

Furukawa Electric Company Limited (Tse: 5801) (OTC: FUWAY) is one of the world's leading manufacturers of electric wires and cables, and optical fibers. Furukawa makes products ranging from automotive, architectural, and communications wiring to batteries, sheet metal, and semiconductor materials. Furukawa Electric's nonferrous metal products (aluminum and copper rod, sheet, and wire) make up more than a third of sales, while its telecommunication segment (optical fibers, optical-fiber cable, and superconductive wire) accounts for around 28% of sales. Furukawa Electric, which is developing interactive cable systems that use optical fibers, acquired Lucent Technologies' Optical Fiber Division in 2001. The company has some 85 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. 
 
    

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Company Data

    Headquarters
  • 2-6-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8322 JAPAN
  • Telephone
  • +81-3-3286-3001 
  • CEOJunnosuke Furukawa  Principal Sector
  • Electronics 
  • Principal Industry
  • Electronics & Equipment 
  • Established
  • 1896  
  • Listed
  • 1949 
  • Sales
  • JPY 739.8 Bn (March 2004) 
  • Employees
  • 25,880 
  • Homepage
  • www.furukawa.co.jp/english/index.htm