Environment Report 2001

Contents
Opening Remarks • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3

1 Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy • • • • • • • • 4
1. Basic Concept • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4
2. Activity Guidelines • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4

2 Environment Management System • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4
1. Progress of Corporate Initiative • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4
2. Organization and Structure • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5
3. Acquisition of ISO14001 Certification • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5
4. Company-Wide Environmental Monitoring • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5
5. Support for Environment Preservation Activities of Group
Companies • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5

3 Environment Preservation Initiative • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6
1. Energy-Conservation and Global Warming Prevention • • • • • • • 6
2. Reduction of Organic Chlorides • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8
3. Control of Chemical Substances • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8
4. Reduction and Recycling of Industrial Wastes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9
5. Green Procurement • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10

4 Data Regarding Environment Preservation • • • • • • • • • • • 11
1. Entire Company • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11
2. Major Works • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11
3. Environment-Related Accounting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12

5 Environment-Friendly Products and Recycling
Technology • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13
1. Environment-Friendly Products • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13
2. Recycling Technology • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16

6 Environmental Communicative Activities • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
1. Environmental Education • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
2. Enlightenment and Publicity Activities • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
3. Alignment with the Local Community • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 18

7 Outline of the Company • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19

●Covered business bases
1) Chiba Works,
2) Mie Works,
3) Hiratsuka Works,
4) Nikko Works,
5) Osaka Works,
6) Fukui Works,
7) Oyama Works,
8) Shiga Works,
9) Shinagawa Works,
10) Kambara Works, 11) Yokohama R&D Laboratories●Covered period
From April 1, 2000 to March 31, 2001
●For further information contact
Safety, Environment and Health Promotion Department
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Tel: +81-3-3286-3090 Fax: +81-3-3286-3598

Opening Remarks
The human race has come face to face with the 21stCentury.
Through scientific and technical advance the 20th
Century laid the foundations of a society of affluence, but at
the same time it has raised concerns about pollution of theearth's environment and depletion of its natural resources
through indiscriminate consumption.
I believe that the 21st Century will be crucial indetermining whether we human beings go on enjoying abounteous environment and continue to flourish.
We are charged with the duty of conserving this global
environment, so essential to mankind's continued
existence, for the sake of our children and our children's
children. It is therefore incumbent of us to develop ways for
mankind to live in harmony with the environment --to build anenvironment-friendly society. And this will require us toturn away from traditional mass consumption andprofligate waste.
In anticipation of such a time, we at Furukawa Electric are
ever more aware that we must treat harmonization withthe environment as an important part of our management
strategy, focusing people on the environment and focusing
our Company on people.
In the past Furukawa Electric has been deeply involved inenterprises that were basic to industry, and our activities
have had an important impact on the environment. We
have made significant contribution toward a more affluent
society--whether by recycling copper and aluminum, bydeveloping ultrahigh-voltage power cables, fiber-optic
cables and wavelength-division multiplexing technology,
thereby promoting conservation of earth's resources
through energy and resource saving.

And in the years to come we will continue to contribute toprotecting the global environment and conserving natural
resources by developing environment-friendly products
incorporating sophisticated technology.
In 1999, Furukawa Electric pledged that we would
obtain ISO 14001 certification for all of our production
facilities by 2002. Following the Chiba and Mie Works,
certification was obtained in 2000 for three facilities -Hiratsuka, Osaka and Kambara-- and our other facilities
are proceeding according to plan.
We have also been actively working in other areas ofenvironment protection, including reduction in organic
chlorine compounds, energy-saving measures, reductionof industrial effluents, and elimination of the use of CFCs, aswell as in the publication of environment information.
This report summarizes Furukawa Electric's efforts in thefield of environment protection for fiscal year 2000.
We realize there are still areas where improvement can bemade, and we are most open to any opinions orsuggestions that you may have to offer.

Junnosuke Furukawa
President

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Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy

1. Basic Concept
Furukawa Electric recognizes that preservation of the
global environment is a critical issue for society, andshall incorporate consideration of environmental

preservation issues into every phase of corporate activity,
to contribute forwards the sustainable development ofprosperous and bright society.

2. Activity Guidelines
1. All activity shall be based on an awareness of its effecton the global environment, and environmental
preservation activity shall be continued.
2. We shall observe national and local environmental
laws and regulations, and when necessary define ourown standards and environmental objectives andtargets.
3. Environmental issues shall be taken into considerationin every phase of our work from the R&D and design
stages, and we shall strive to supply environmentallyfriendly products.

4. In every phase of manufacturing, distribution andinstallation we shall work to reduce consumption of
resources and energy, promote recycling, and reduce
waste materials and environmental loading.
5. We shall create and maintain organizations as needed
to promote environmental preservation activities, suchas environmental management system.
6. We shall educate all employees regarding
environmental preservation issues.
Moreover we shall work to maintain and improveunderstanding of this policy and a better awareness ofenvironmental preservation issues.
(Established January 5, 1998)

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Environment Management System

1. Progress of Corporate Initiative
1972: "Company-Wide Regulations for Environmental Pollution
Prevention" formulated
1974: Environment Control Department established
Energy-Conservation Team started
1989: Team for Use Reduction of Specified CFCs started
Renamed as Team for Use Reduction of Ozone Layer
Depletion Substances in 1992
1993: "Basic Thinking on the Protection of the Global

1998: Committee for the Development of Environment-Friendly
Products established
The Chiba Works acquired ISO 14001 Certification
The Mie Works acquired ISO 14001 Certification"Company-Wide Regulations for Environment Control"
formulated revising "Company-Wide Regulations forEnvironmental Pollution Prevention"
1999: Safety, Environment and Health Promotion Department

Environment" formulated

started incorporating Environment Control Department and(Furukawa Electric's voluntary plan for environment

Safety Control Sections

preservation)
1994: Committee for Company-Wide Promotion of EnergyConservation established
1996: Specified CFCs and trichloroethane completely eliminatedfrom the company
1997: Promotion Team for the Reduction of Industrial Waste
started

2000: Environment and Energy Laboratory established
Liaison Meeting of Group Companies established to be held
twice a year
Environment Report 2000 publishedMeeting of Persons in Charge of the Environment
establishedThe Hiratsuka Works acquired ISO14001 certification

1998: "Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy" formulated

The Kambara Works acquired ISO14001 certification

Central Committee for Environment Control established

The Osaka Works acquired ISO14001 certification
2001: Environment Report 2001 published4

Environment Management System

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2. Organization and Structure
Central Committee for Environment Control
Chairman: Director in charge of environment, Senior Managing Director
Member: Managers of divisions
Managers of Works

Committee for the Development of Environment-Friendly Products

Safety, Environment and Health Promotion Department

Research and Development Division
DivisionsMarketing Promotion Department
Safety, Environment and Health Promotion Department

Meeting of Persons in Charge of the Environment
Committee for Company-Wide
Promotion of Energy-Conservation

Works persons in charge of environment
Divisional persons in charge of environment

Subsidiary Working Group
Liaison Meeting of Group Companies(about 40 companies)

Divisional Environment Committee

Environment Committee of Works
Chairman: Manager of Works
Member: Environmental management representative
Managers of plants

Chairman: Manager of division
Managers of plants
Department managers

Environment Committee of Plant

Subsidiary Working Group
Energy-Conservation Working Group,
Industrial Waste Working Group, etc.

3. Acquisition of ISO14001 Certification
Recognizing early the importance of the environmental
management system (EMS), Furukawa Electric has been
constructing such a system of its proprietary design, andwhen an international standard for environmental
management system was established, the company
began to tackle acquisition of ISO14001 certification.
In 1998, the Chiba and Mie Works acquired thecertification. These Works are composite production
bases of large scale comprised of a variety of plants forsuch products as optical components, electric wires andcables, aluminum products, automobile components andcopper products. Based on this acquisition experience,
Furukawa planned to extend the acquisition program
across the company, in which three Works acquired thecertification in FY 2000 ending in March 2001, and threeYear
FY 1998
FY 2000

FY 2001

FY 2002

Works / Laboratories

AgencyCertificate No.

Chiba

DNV

EMCS-1208

Mie

JACO

EC98J1097

Hiratsuka

DNV

EMSC-1699

Kambara

JSA

JSAE315

Osaka

DNV

EMSC-1114

Shinagawa

Construction of EMS under way

Nikko (Kiyotaki District)

ditto

Fukui

ditto

Nikko (Sheet Plant)

ditto

Shiga

ditto

Oyama

ditto

Yokohama

dittoWorks are due for acquisition by FY 2001, to be followedby the rest of the Works by FY 2002.

4. Company-Wide Environmental Monitoring
Within the framework of company-wide environmental
management system, environmental monitoring of all theWorks is carried out twice a year by the Safety,
Environment and Health Promotion Department. In thisprogram, achievements in the environment preservation
activity and the progress of addressing environmental
tasks at every Works are checked regularly, promoting
continuous improvement of the company-wide EMS
initiative.

5. Support for Environment Preservation
Activities of Group Companies
It is essential to promote environment preservation
activities on a group-company basis integrally. In
accordance with this thinking, the Liaison Meeting ofGroup Companies was founded in June of 2000 to be held
twice a year. In such meetings, environment-related
regulations newly came into force are studied,environmental activities among group companies arecomprehended, environmental tasks are sharedgenerally, and environmental technologies are
introduced. We intend to raise the level of environmental
activity of our group companies as a whole, including
addressing individual environmental tasks.

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Environment Preservation Initiative

2
Reduction oforganic
chlorides
1
Energyconservation andglobal warming
prevention

Changes in the Company-Wide Energy Intensity per Unit Product3
Control ofchemical
substances
Coexistence with
global environment

5Green
procurement

4
Industrial waste
reduction andrecycling

Energy intensity per unit product (index)

3

Achievement(index)Long-term target(1 % reduction over the previous year)

Coming-year's target (1 % reduction
over the previous year's achievement)

100
90
80
70
60
50
'95

'96

'97

'98
'99
Fiscal year

'00

'01

'02

Certain values for FY 1999 shown in Environment Report 2000 have been amended inthis Graph.

1. Energy-Conservation and Global Warming
Prevention(1) Progress, Organization and Targets of EnergyConservation Activity
In view of the revision of the Law for Promotion of
Effective Use of Resources in 1993, the Committee forCompany-Wide Promotion of Energy-Conservation was
founded in April 1994 initiating company-wide activities
under the participation of those plants other than the
Designated Energy Management Plants.
The index-based managing method conventionallyused as a standard began to face difficulties due to thedrastic changes of company products into light, thin,short and small products. Accordingly, Furukawa's
proprietary management system was modified in 1997, incompliance with the Law for Promotion of Effective Useof Resources, to be based on energy intensity per unit
product, whereby a target was set to be a 1 % reduction
over the previous year in terms of this unit.

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We have successfully achieved not only the long-termtarget in which a 1 % reduction over the previous year is
aimed at based on the achievement of FY 1995, but also
the coming-year's target in which a 1 % reduction over
the achievement of the previous year is aimed at.
The energy intensity unit used in the Graph basically
employs the unit of "crude oil in kl / product in ton".
However, because major products of our plants are
greatly diversified covering copper, aluminum andplastics, simple addition of every unit value from eachplant is likely to be significantly influenced by thechanges in product constitution. Consequently, toalleviate the influence of changes in product constitution,
the energy intensity unit calculated using the values fromeach plant is weight averaged based on the consumed
energy amount converted by the crude-oil scale, thereby
yielding the company-wide energy intensity per unit
product along with its ratio over the previous year.

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Environment Preservation Initiative(2) Energy-Conservation Activities in FY 2000
The energy intensity per unit product for FY 2000 has
been reduced by 7 % due to energy-conservation
measures and the increase in production volume.
Concerning energy-conservation investment, two highperformance industrial furnaces shown below wereintroduced in FY 2000 succeeding FY 1999 under thesubsidy from the New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization.
1. Melting furnace for aluminum recycling
2. Annealing furnace for copper strip using LPG
Energy Conservation at Melting Furnace for Aluminum Recycling
Regenerative burner

Energy Conservation at Oil Cooler of Forming Machines

Calendar timer

Calendar timer
HE1

Main heat exchanger
Pressure gage
for water

InverterInverter

Thermometer Cooling tower
for water

HE2

Inverter

P

P

HE3

HE4

Secondary coolingwater tankPrimary cooling water tank

HE39
Equipment installed for energy conservation

P: Pump HE: Oil cooler for forming machine

Conventionally, the oil cooling system for forming machines was in operation evenduring holidays to avoid startup troubles in stabilizing water supply to 39 systems offorming machine. Moreover, the pumps were often forced to operate with reduced
output power to adapt themselves to the capacity of activated forming machines that isever changing. The system was improved by such measures as: 1) a secondary coolingwater tank was installed to enable circulation of cooling water with a constant pressure
eliminating interference within the pressure system, thus allowing supply of required
quantity of water with suitable pressure; 2) fans for the cooling tower were set to be
activated based on measured temperatures of the water tank; 3) the pumps and thecooling tower were set to rest during holidays automatically using a calendar timer.

Combustion room

Changes in Global Warming Gas Impact

Circulation pumpCan-end scrap

A melting furnace for recycling of aluminum can-end scrap exclusively has been
installed at the Fukui Works. As for the crude-oil burners of this furnace, regenerative
burners of energy-conserving type have been adopted, enabling an improvement of 58 %in terms of energy intensity unit per unit product compared to the conventional furnace.
The furnace provides excellent process yield, since it is based on the side-well principle
where the burner flame does not touch the scrap material, thereby suppressing
oxidation on the material's surface. Adequate consideration has been given to its
environment-related peripheral equipment, so that the furnace is under stabilized
operation in which an ample margin is maintained with respect to the emission
concentration of dioxins and the like.

Apart from this, waste-heat boilers have been introduced
to existing diesel engine generators to suppress the use ofkerosene boilers; and pumps and fans at 11 divisions havebeen converted to be inverter-powered.
In terms of the impact due to global warming gas, CO2
emission converted by the carbon scale decreased by 2 %over the previous year despite the increase in production
volume, achieving an emission volume equivalent to thatof FY 1990.

200
180

1

0.98

179
171

168

1.02

0.99
0.96

175

170

1.00

1.05
1.00

172

0.95
0.90

165

160

0.85

140

0.80
0.75
0.70
0.65
0.60
0.55

120
100
'90

'95

'96

'97
Fiscal year

'98

'99

'00

The carbon conversion scale used is the one announced by the Japan Federation of
Economic Organizations. In Report 2000, the conversion coefficient for FY 1998 wasused for the calculation of FY 1999; and this Report 2001 amends the old calculation
using the revised coefficient for FY 1999, but still uses the coefficient for FY 1999 for the
calculation of FY 2000.

(3) Energy-Conservation Activities in Future
We intend to achieve saving of energy intensity per unit
product by 1 % or more every year, through promoting
energy-conservation activities such as provision ofmanagement standards and the like that conform to thejudgement of the Law for Promotion of Effective Use of
Resources.

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Relative value over FY 1990

Charging tank

Emission (thousand carbon ton /year)

Emission volume converted by the carbon scale
Impact ratio

1.04

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2. Reduction of Organic Chlorides

Atmospheric emission volume (ton)Changes in the Atmospheric Emission of Organic Chlorides
250

Tetrachloroethylene
Trichloroethylene
Dichloromethane

200
150

Furukawa Electric has been strengthening appropriate
control of chemical substances in the company,
promoting toxic chemical substance reduction activities
such as elimination of ozone layer depletion substances

Target for FY 2001

100

Target for FY 2002: Nil

Name of chemical substance*
TolueneDichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
XyleneOthers
Total

Emission and Transfer Volume (ton/year)
FY 1998
FY1999FY 2000
374
400
353
101
75
95
80
33
25
22
51
46
35
83
65
612
642
584

Name of chemical substance*
TolueneDichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
XyleneOthers
Total

Handling Volume (ton/year)
FY 1998
FY1999FY 2000
609
674
576
122
96
136
80
39
27
603
604
479
393
229
333
1,807
1,642
1,551

50
0
1995

1996

1997

1998
1999
Fiscal year

2000

2001

2002

We made efforts, consecutively to last year, to reduce theatmospheric emission volume of the three substances
noted above by 50 % over FY 1995. While those
substances were virtually eliminated in the area ofelectric wires, the conversion program to substitutesubstances in other areas were delayed due to tightened
quality requirements for the products, rendering the
reduction level for FY 2000 as low as 32 % over FY 1999.
Although we could not attain our goal for reduction, wewere successful in completely eliminating
tetrachloroethylene that is most toxic among the threesubstances.
Considering the seriousness of impacts on the working
and general environments associated with the use of
these substances, we will make efforts to achieve thefollowing targets for atmospheric emission reduction:(1) FY 2001: 80 % reduction over FY 1995
(2) FY 2002: Complete elimination of the threesubstances

3. Control of Chemical Substances
It was decided to regularly report on the emission andtransfer volume of chemical substances from FY 2001 in
accordance with the PRTR law. Furukawa Electric has
been actively participating in the PRTR research program
sponsored by the Federation of Economic Organizations
since FY 1996, gathering detailed data.
In the future, we will actively promote our program to
reduce further not only the emission and transfer volume
but also the handling volume of all chemical substances
not limited to organic chlorides.

* In accordance with the PRTR law

and reduction of organic chlorides. Furthermore, wehave recently formulated chemical substance control
regulations to centralize controlling the use of chemical
substances across the company, in which a mechanism
and its supporting system to grasp and control thecompany-wide use, emission and transfer of chemical
substances have been structured for near-future
operation. Thus, strengthening of chemical substancecontrol and further reduction of toxic chemical
substances will be promoted hereafter.

Outline of Chemical Substance Control System
Application, register and use system● Application and register● Analysis of use
Application,
Substance usedregister and use
Organizational sector of use
Quantity of use

Balance statistics

Balance statistics system● Emission coefficient setting● Calculation of emission and transfer volume for
PRTR

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MSDS search system● Security information forchemical substances● Constituent, Emergency
measures, legislation,
dangerousness, toxicity

MSDS

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4 Reduction and Recycling of Industrial Wastes

Quantity (thousand ton)

Changes in the Quantity of Industrial Waste
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

TargetChanges in Recycling Ratio
Sludge
Total

Plastic waste
Wood and paper waste

Oil waste
Alkali waste

100.0

Recycling ratio (%)(1) Industrial Waste
The industrial waste reduction program that started in
1993 set its second-term target in 1997, following its firstterm target setting, which reads as "a 40 % reduction overFY 1995 by FY 2002", and the target is under pursuanceat present.
During the course of time, the reduction program
proceeded satisfactorily through the activity of thePromotion Team for the Reduction of Industrial Waste.
In spite of the fact that the industrial waste recently
increased by 4 % over the previous year, which wascaused by the increased production volume including
optical fiber, a reduction of 30 % over FY 1995 is still
maintained thereby achieving the long-term target.
Major contents of the reduction activity include
recycling of plastic waste, alkali waste, sludge, wood
waste and paper waste in addition to condensation andvolume reduction of oil waste.
Moreover, Zero Emission Activity is going to be
started at the last half of this year in certain plants,
aiming at deployment to a company-wide activity.

80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
0.0
1995

1997

1998
Fiscal year

1999

2000

Examples of Recycling
Recycling of oil waste was slow in progress at the
beginning. In these few years, however, condensationand volume reduction equipment have been introduced
to enable conversion of oil waste into fuel, greatly
improving the recycling ratio. Notable examples are
given below.
● Introduction of depressurized distillation equipment
for condensation and volume reduction of oil waste● Introduction of UF (ultra-filter) equipment forcondensation and volume reduction of oil waste● Introduction of acid-resolving equipment forcondensation of oil waste● Condensation of water-containing oil waste using
heating equipment with a heat source of oil waste.

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Fiscal year

Recycling of Oil Waste by Depressurized Distillation
Dilation Distillation column
valve(2) Recycling
The ratio of recycling of Furukawa Electric has steadily
improved, now exceeding 60 % of the total industrial
waste. The growth in the recycling ratio of oil waste is amajor factor for this improvement.
This fiscal year, emphasis will be placed on therecycling of plastic waste where no appreciableimprovement in recycling ratio is seen.

Distilledwater
Distilledwater

Heat-pumpcompressor
Valve

Activatedcharcoal

Fan
Valve
Condensed
liquidWater content: 97%

P
Pump

Tank

Oil waste

Pump P

Discharge

Condensed liquid
discharge

25 timescondensed

Condensed
liquid tank

Processor

Fuel

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5. Green Procurement
In order for Furukawa Electric to provide the customers
with our products having little environmental impact, it isessential not only to promote our environment-conscious
business activity, but also to reduce the environmental
impact of procurement items such as raw materials,
components and auxiliary materials that we purchasefrom our vendors.
Based on such an idea, we are planning to operate
Green Procurement Program, a corporate initiative topurchase environment-friendly items through friendly
cooperation of our vendors.
In Green Procurement, in order to encourage vendors

who are promoting environment-conscious businessactivity to supply goods with little environmental impact,
a new assessment term of environment consciousness
will be added to conventional terms of quality, cost anddelivery to make an integral assessment, and priority will
be given to those vendors or procurement items that
acquire high scores.
Moreover, procurement items will be evaluated interms of chemical constituents and their usage in the
manufacturing process taking their toxicity into
consideration, so as to reduce environmental impact
integrally.

Concept of Green Procurement

Furukawa Electric
Vendors

engaged in environmentconscious business activity
Green Procurement● Vendors promoting environment-conscious businessactivity● Raw materials, components and auxiliary materials
with little environmental impact

10● Development of products with little environmental
impact● Environment-conscious manufacturing technology

Customers
Supply of goods withlittle environmental
impact including environment-friendly products

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Data Regarding Environment Preservation

1. Entire Company
Input

EnergyOutput367,000 kl/year(Electric power: 62 %, Fuel: 38 %)Chemical substance,
handling volume

Works
and
Laboratories

1,551 ton/year(Chemical substance, PRTR law applicable)

Water:

Industrial waste:

16,213 ton/year

Recycling:

27,826 ton/year

Wastewater:

25,000 thousand ton/year

28,700 thousand ton/year

Energy: Converted into crude oil
Water: Industrial water, clean water and well waterIndustrial waste: Excluding industrial waste to be recycled
Recycling: Including recycled industrial waste andvaluables converted from industrial waste

2. Major Works
Below is presented the data for atmospheric emission
and wastewater quality, including NOx, SOx and dust

from major production facilities for the former, and pH,
COD, SS and oil mist (mineral oil) for the latter.

■Atmospheric Emission Data (April 2000 - March 2001)
Chiba Works

Fukui Works

Item
Facility
Controlled value by law Agreed value Measured value
Melting furnace
200
63
<30
NOx
(ppm) Boiler
150
82
46~67.3SOx✽
58
58
3.2~24.9(ppm)
Dust
Melting furnace
0.2
0.013
0.009~0.012(g/Nm3) Boiler
0.25
0.010
0.0015~0.0019✽ Control by immutable weight

Mie Works

Item
NOx
(ppm)

Facility
Controlled value by law Pref. tightened value Measured value
Melting furnace
180
120
3~86
Heating furnace
130
120
1~59
Annealing furnace
130
120
1~11
Boiler130
120
28~113
Melting furnace17.5(K value)
160
5~41
SOx
(ppm) Boiler
17.5(K value)380
5or less
Dust
Melting furnace0.2
0.2
0.005~0.172
0.25
0.12
0.005~0.059(g/Nm3) Heating furnace
Annealing furnace
0.25
0.12
0.005~0.050
Boiler0.1
0.1
0.005~0.008

Item
Facility
Controlled value by law Agreed value Measured value
Melting furnace
180
26~59
NOx
(ppm) Annealing furnace
180
9~35
SOx
Melting furnace
0.6
0.095
(Nm3/h)Dust
Melting furnace
0.3
0.02~0.23(g/Nm3) Annealing furnace
0.2
<0.01

Nikko Works (Sheet Plant)

Nikko Works (Kiyotaki District)

Item
NOx
(ppm)

Item
NOx
(ppm)

Facility
Controlled value by law Pref. tightened value Measured value
Heating furnace
200
17~70
Melting furnace
200
75~170Boiler230
45~140
Heating furnace
17.5
14.5
0.03~0.21
SOx(K value) Melting furnace
17.5
14.5
0.26~2.15
Boiler
17.5
14.5
<0.10
Dust
Heating furnace
0.2
0.002~0.022
0.2
0.001~0.003(g/Nm3) Melting furnace
Boiler0.25
0.001~0.006

Gothic figure means averaged value

Facility
Controlled value by law Pref. tightened value Measured value
Melting furnace
180
50~81
Heating furnace
200
18
Annealing furnace
200
26~27
Boiler230
69~101
Melting furnace
17.5
14.5
0.29~0.35
SOx(K value) Heating furnace
17.5
14.5
0.06
Annealing furnace
17.5
14.5
0.05~0.08
Boiler17.5
14.5
0.49~0.68
Dust
Melting furnace
0.3
0.03~0.04
0.25
0.05(g/Nm3) Heating furnace
Annealing furnace
0.25
0.03
Boiler0.25
0.05~0.08✽ Only major production facilities are shown.

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Data Regarding Environment Preservation■Wastewater Quality Data (April 2000 - March 2001)
Chiba Works

Fukui Works

Item
pH
COD
(mg/ )
SS(mg/ )
Oil mist (mg/ )ItemControlled value by law
pH
5~9
COD
(mg/ )
600
SS(mg/ )
600
Oil mist (mg/ )5Controlled value by law Agreed value
5~9
5~9
25
15
50
20
10
2

Measured value
7.6~8.5
3~131~6.8
0.1~0.3

Pref. tightened value
5~9
180 Note)
5

Measured value
6.87~8.48
3~114
5~120
0.1~2.6

Note: (COD+0.4×SS) = 180

Mie Works
Item
pH
COD
(mg/ )
SS(mg/ )
Oil mist (mg/ )Gothic figure means averaged value

Controlled value by law Agreed value
5.8~8.6
5.8~8.6
160
10
200
25
5
5

Measured value
7.38~7.67
1.49~4.53
1.14~1.91
0.14~0.16

Nikko Works (Sheet Plant)
Item
Controlled value by law
pH
5.8~8.6
COD(mg/ )
160
SS(mg/ )
200
Oil mist (mg/ )5Gothic figure means averaged value

Pref. tightened value
5.8~8.625
50
5Measured value
7.1~8.1
2.2~3.0<0.1<1

Nikko Works (Kiyotaki District)
Item
pH
COD
SS
Oil mist

Controlled value by law
5.8~8.6(mg/ )
160(mg/ )
200(mg/ )
5

Pref. tightened value
5.8~8.625
50
5Measured value
7.0~7.4
0.8~2.7
1.1~9.5
0.04~0.05

3. Environment-Related Accounting
Covered business bases: All Works excluding the Shinagawa Works
Covered period:
April 1, 2000 - March 31, 2001

Unit of amount: million yen

Cost of Environment Preservation
Category

Major contents(1) Cost of environment preservation to suppress environmental
Pollution prevention, global environment
impact caused by the production or service activities ofpreservation, resource recycling, etc.
business generated within the business area (In house cost)(2) Cost of environment preservation to suppress environmental
impact caused by the production or service activities of Retrieval and recycling of containers,
business generated within the upstream and downstream packaging, drums, etc.
areas of business area (Up- and down-stream cost)

Amount of cost

Economic Effects Associated with Environment Preservation
Measures
Content

3,360

456

Amount(1) Income gained by recycling

169(2) Reduction in waste disposal
costs through recycling-28

Physical Effects Associated with Environment Preservation
Measures

Construction, maintenance and management(3) Cost of environment preservation associated with of environment managing system,
maintenance of environment preservation,
management activities (Management cost)measurement of environmental impact, etc.

452(4) Cost of environment preservation associated with research
Publication of information, greening, etc.
and development activities (Research and development cost)

Reduction

Environmental impact

Quantity

420(1) Industrial waste(disposed of by landfills) (ton)

16,213-901

R&D of environment-friendly products,(5) Cost of environment preservation associated with social research in substitutes for toxic substances,
R&D of environmental impact reduction in
activities (Social activity cost)
manufacturing processes, etc.

36(2) Emission of volatile chemicalcompounds (ton)120

1Assessment for environmental impact,(6) Cost of environment preservation dealing with environmental
inquiries and measures for soil contamination
impact (Environmental impact cost)and groundwater, etc.

21

172,088

2,434(4) SOX (ton)713(5) NOX (ton)

641

86

(6) Dust (ton)

80

43

Total

4,745
*The amount of cost excludes investment cost.

Investment and Research Costs
Environment-related investment

3,788(Entire investment cost

48,100)(Entire research cost

15,300)12(3) CO2 (carbon ton)(over previous year)

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Environment-Friendly Products and Recycling Technology

1. Environment-Friendly Products
To protect the environment and contribute to therealization of a sustainable society, Furukawa Electricrecognizes that "the 21st century is the century of theenvironment," and in response to the needs of society
and our customers, is actively working to develop
environment-friendly products and technologies. Our aim

is to develop a range of commercially viable"environment-harmonized" products--products that at
every stage, from materials selection, manufacture anduse to distribution and disposal, will be non-toxic and of
low environmental impact.

Typical Environment-Friendly Products
Name of product(1)
Products with reduced
environmental impact

FeaturesHome appliances, power distribution, communications

Halogen-free, Lead-free■ Lead-free electrical wire

Automobiles

Lead-free■ Lead-free plated parts of electronic equipment

Electronic parts

Lead-free■ Halogen-free resin flexible conduit (Eco-PlaFlexi)

Indoor electric wire laying

Halogen-free, Lead-free

Home appliances, automotive

For CFC substitutes

Electronic equipment

Eliminates CFCs

(2)
■ HPWR II heat- and refrigerant-resistant windings
Products that contribute■ SALAMANDER nitrogen-atmosphere reflow ovens
to preventing ozone■ FullCoat functional resin-coated aluminum sheets
layer depletion(3)
Products designed for
reduced waste disposal
and improved
recyclability

Field of application■ Halogen-free electrical wire (ECO-ACE, ECO-Beamex)

Electronic equipment

Eliminates lubricants, cleansers■ Recycled aluminum can stock

Cans

Recycling■ Recycled aluminum distribution wire

Wire and cable

Recycling■ CCBOX and Information Box underground ducts

Cable laying

Reuse of materials■ BioAce biodegradable resin sheets

Packaging materials

Biodegradability■ MCPET high-reflectivity foamed sheets

Lighting

Saves energy

Automobiles

Lightweight, saves energy

Electronic equipment

Saves energy

Electric power

Clean energy

Power generation

Reduces CO2■ High-performance heat-exchanging material(4)
Products that contribute■ Products containing micro heat-pipes
to preventing global■ Solar photovoltaic systems
warming■ Deep-sea CO2-fixing systems

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Environment-Friendly Products and Recycling Technology

ECO Non-Halogenous Wire and Cable

Lead-Free Plating for Electronic Components

1
Lead-free plating for the leads of ICs, capacitors, connectors,
printed circuit boards, etc. has been achieved by using a tinbismuth alloy instead of the tin-lead material used previously, sothat elimination of lead from customers' mounting process can bemuch improved.

Products with
ReducedEnvironmental Impact
We are developing products that do
not create environmental problems
when they are used, but further, they
do not emit toxic by-products when
they are eventually disposed of byincineration or in landfills, thus
reducing environmental impact.

Eco-PlaFlexi (Environment-friendly indoor cableprotection conduit made of flame-retardant resin)

By developing polymers and flame-retarding agents, we haveachieved products free of halogens, lead and phosphorous, which
permit easy disposal by incineration. "ECO-ACE" general cables
for indoor use, "ECO-Beamex" wires for electrical appliances andpower supply cords, and highly flame-retardant optical cables are
already in use.

HPWR II for Use with CFC Substitutes

Since these cable conduits contain no halogen-based flameretarding agents, they do not emit dioxins nor halogenous gases
when combusted, permitting easy recycling.

Copper Tube for Use with CFC Substitutes(Furukawa Multi-Grooved Tube, Furukawa SuperClean Tube)

2
Products thatContribute to Prevent
Ozone Layer
Depletion
We are developing devices andprocesses that do not use CFCs,
together with products adapted to
CFC substitutes.

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These heat- and refrigerant-resistant windings are now in use in
the compressor motors of air-conditioning and refrigerating
systems using CFC-substitute refrigerants (HFC-407C, R410A,
R134a).

These are heat exchanger copper tubes for use with CFCsubstitute refrigerants to reduce the ozone layer depletion. They
have reduced oil residuals in the tube's inner surface and areinternally multi-grooved to improve heat-exchanging
performance.

SALAMANDER Nitrogen-Atmosphere Reflow Oven

"FULL-COAT" Functional Resin-Coated Aluminum Sheets

This reflow oven carries out the reflow soldering process during
the mounting of electronic components in a nitrogen atmosphere.
This eliminates the need to cleanse completed circuit boards,
obviating the use of CFCs.

These functional resin coated aluminum sheets provide enhanced
formability, corrosion resistance, scuff- and fingerprint-resistance,
resistance to chemicals, electrical conductivity, ease of printing,and anti-bacterial and anti-mold properties. They are also selflubricating, so that disposal of the lubricants and cleansers
formerly used in the stamping process is eliminated.

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Recycled Aluminum Can Stock

Recycled Aluminum Distribution Wire

The use of can stock made from used beverage cans contributes
to promoting aluminum recycling.

We have succeeded in processing the old power distribution wire
removed and retrieved by power utilities by developing
techniques for sorting the aluminum wire, re-refining it andmanaging impurities, and remanufacturing it as wire rods anddistribution wire.

3
Products thatContribute to
Reducing Waste andAchieving a RecyclingOriented Society
We are moving to develop productsthat reuse waste materials, productsthat feature unification of materials tofacilitate recycling, and products thatare biodegradable and thus do notleave residual waste products.

BIO-ACE Biodegradable Resin Sheets"KOTA-KUN"
Underground Cable Duct Made from Cable Waste

When these foamed sheets used in packaging and wrapping aredisposed of in landfills, they are completely broken down by theaction of microorganisms in approximately one year. We havedeveloped an environment-friendly foaming process based on our
proprietary technology.

This underground cable duct with multiple bores makes effective
use of plastic waste. "KOICHI-KUN" duct for information box use
is also highly reputed.

MCPET High-Reflectivity Foamed Sheets

High-Performance Heat-Exchangers Material

Furukawa Electric is the first in the world to succeed in thecommercial-scale production and marketing of white sheets madeof extra-fine foamed polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Bubble
diameter is so small that optical performance is outstanding, witha total reflectivity of 99 % or more.

We have developed aluminum radiator and air-conditioner
materials for automotive applications that are lighter in weight,
promoting better fuel economy and reducing CO2 emissions.

Solar Photovoltaic Systems

Micro Heat-Pipes

These clean distributed power generating systems use solar
batteries to convert the sun's rays directly into electricity.

Furukawa Electric's micro heat-pipes provide a solution to the
problems of heat-dissipation and cooling of electronic equipment,
making possible greater availability of computing power alongwith energy conservations.

4
Products thatContribute toPreventing Global
Warming
Through the development of productsthat realize energy conservation,clean energy systems and the like, weare developing products that
contribute to the prevention of global
warming.

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Environment-Friendly Products and Recycling Technology■Product Development in Future
In future, new product development must take account of
the environmental impact over the whole life of the
product, and life cycle assessment (LCA) is a techniquethat is gaining wide acceptance. Furukawa Electric has
already begun conducting life cycle assessments inrelation to the development of insulated cables andaluminum heat exchangers.

2. Recycling Technology(1) Recycling System of Electric Wire and Cable
Recycling systems of used power cables andcommunication cables from customers have been
established, thus enabling reuse of conductors mainly.
Recycled cables are disassembled and separated
material to material, and subsequently reused. Copperand aluminum from conductors are 100 % reused, while
covering materials are reused as recycled plastic and fuelachieving a considerable reusability.
(2) National Project for the Development of Recycling
Technology
During the 5-year period 1991-96, the Japan Electric
Cable Technology Center (JECTEC) has been involved
with cable manufacturers under the aegis of the Ministryof International Trade and Industry (currently the
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) in research on
thermal recycling through the development ofliquefaction and pulverization technologies. Since FY
1998, research has been going forward on the use of PVC
as solid fuel.
With respect to aluminum, funding from the New
Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization (NEDO) made it possible for the Japan
Research and Development Center for Metals (JRCM)
and seven manufacturers of aluminum rolled products toembark in 1993 on a 10-year project to develop
technology to promote aluminum recycling

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Recycling Technology Aiming at Recycling-Oriented Society

Production

Plant

Aluminum canElectric wireand cable
Consumption

ThermalRecyclingRecycling

Recycling

Place ofconsumption

Pulverization and
Liquefaction

Fuelsubstitute

Retrieval, Sort andRecycling

Material
Recycling

Retrievedcable

Recycled
aluminum
Recycled
plastics
Recycled
copperSorting of cablematerials

Natural resources
Copper, Aluminum, Oil,
Plastics and Rubber

Furukawa Electric manufactures a broad range of
products, from electrical wire and cable to fiber-optic
components, machinery, and plastic and metallic
materials, and we will mobilize all of our expertise toadvance solutions to problems of the environment.

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Environmental Communicative Activities

1. Environmental Education
Active commitment of all the employees is essential,
along with consistent corporate policy, for corporate
environment preservation activities to be successful.
To this end, considering that the awareness of
individual employees is indispensable, Furukawa Electric
is carrying out a hierarchical employee education
program for environment preservation by preparing a lotof educational materials including those on the Intranet.

2. Enlightenment and Publicity Activities(1) Enlightenment Activities
At the time of the Environment Preservation Month in
this June, Furukawa Electric distributed a campaign
poster for environment preservation activities to all theWorks, Laboratories and Branch Offices, aiming atenlightening all the employees about environment
preservation activities. The poster represented slogans
for environment preservation activities, the Basic
Environmental Policy and important targets for FY 2001.

(2) Publicity Activities●Furukawa Electric's Web-Site"Environmental Actions" in English along with thisEnvironment Report 2001 appear on the web-site at:
http://www.furukawa.co.jp/english/●Exhibitions
Major exhibitions for FY 2000 we participated in are as
follows:•INTERNEPCON JAPAN 2000:
SALAMANDER with CFC-free cleansing•2000 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING EXHIBITION(Technologies for Humans and Automobiles 2000) :Environment-harmonized products, Products
related with electric vehicles, Weight-reduction
technology for wire harnesses•SIGN & DISPLAY SHOW 2000:
MCPET energy-saving reflector for sign board•Electrical Construction Equipment and material Fair:
ECO-ACE, halogen-free electric wire and KOTAKUN, using recycled plastics•SEMICON Japan 2000:
UV-TAPE, non-PVC back-grinding tape

Notice board for theEnvironment Preservation
Month in this June
Poster for environment preservation
activities

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Environmental Communicative Activities

3. Alignment with the Local Community
Every business base of Furukawa Electric participates inthe environmental activities of each local community they
belong to, willingly offering our cooperation. Especiallyin June that is designated as the Environment

Preservation Month, we extend our corporate activities
such as environment maintenance and environmental
patrol beyond the premises, making efforts to enhancethe environmental consciousness of the employees.

Cleaning a ditch at the entrance of the Shiga Works

Cleaning the premises of the Nikko Works18

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Outline of the Company(As of March 31, 2001)

Name
FoundedCapitalNet Sales
Employees
Head Office

The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
1884, reorganized 1920
59.1 billion yen
549.8 billion yen, FY 2000
8,355
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8322 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3286-3001

Outline of Facilities Addressing the Acquisition of ISO14001 Certification
Name

Place, Phone

Major Products

Chiba Works

6, Yawatakaigandori, Ichihara-shi, Chiba Pref., 290-8555
Tel: +81-436-42-1601

Copper wire, power cable, optical fiber cable, telecommunications cable,
electronic appliance wire, erbium-doped optical fiber amplifires, opticaldevices, optical semiconductor devices, MT connector, optical fiber fusion
splicers

Mie Works20-16, Nobono-cho, Kameyama-shi, Mie Pref., 519-0292
Tel: +81-5958-5-1111

Copper and copper alloy strip, copper wire rod, copper wire, magnet wire,
optical fiber cable, automotive components

1-9, HigashiYawata 5-chome, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa Pref., 254-0016
Tel: +81-463-21-8201

Magnet wire, insulated wire, power cable equipment, communications
equipment, optical equipment, optical network systems, plastic products

Hiratsuka Works

500, Kiyotaki-machi, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Pref., 321-1493
Nikko Works(Kiyotaki District) Tel: +81-288-54-0501

Copper products, contact materials, superconductive products

Nikko Works(Sheet Plant)

1 Sakuragaoka-machi, Kiyotaki, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Pref., 321-1493
Aluminum alloy plate / strip / forged products, memory disk materials
Tel: +81-288-54-0567

Osaka Works

6, Doicho 7-chome, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo Pref., 660-0083
Tel: +81-6-6411-7800

Copper and copper alloy pipe / strip, sheathed copper tube, finned tube, heatpipes

Kambara Works

5446, Kambara, Kambara-cho, Ambara-gun, Shizuoka Pref., 421-3203
Tel: +81-543-85-4175

Overhead transmission wire, condenser tube materials

Shinagawa Works

13-14 Higashishinagawa 4-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-0002
Tel: +81-3-3474-0681

Design, munufacturing, installation and maintenance of power cable withaccessories and water supply pipes

Fukui Works

21-1, Kurome, Mikuni-cho, Sakai-gun, Fukui Pref., 913-8588
Tel: +81-776-82-5840

Aluminum sheet of large width / can stock / foil / PS sheet / high-precision
sheet / automotive panels / polished skin sheet

Oyama Works

560, Doto, Oyama-shi, Tochigi Pref., 323-0812
Tel: +81-285-23-2111

Aluminum extruded shapes, aluminum pipe / rod / wire, aluminum casting /forging

Shiga Works

172, Chofukuji-machi, Omihachiman-shi, Shiga Pref., 523-0021
Tel: +81-748-38-1300

Aluminum extruded shapes

Yokohama
Laboratories

4-3, Okano 2-chome. Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Pref., 220-0073
Tel: +81-45-311-1211

Support for generic technologies, development of leading-edge technologies
and new products

Overseas Representative Offices
Asia Representative Office

10 Anson Road, #25-07/08, International Plaza, Singapore 079903

Tel: +65-225-7149

Fax: +65-227-5125

China Representative Office2301, China World Tower No.1, Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue, Beijing 100004 P.R.China

Tel: +86-10-6505-4608/5485

Fax: +86-10-6505-4609

Shanghai Representative Office

Room 2009, Ruijing Building, No.205, Maoming South Road, Luwan Dist.,
Shanghai 200020, P.R.China

Tel: +86-21-6466-8145/4930

Fax: +86-21-6467-7943

Philippines Representative Office

Room No.702, Ortigaz Bldg., Ortigaz Center, Ortigaz Avenue, Pasig City, Metro Manila,
Philippines

Tel: +63-2-638-8552/8553

Fax: +63-2-638-8554

Middle East Representative OfficeDubai Airport Free Zone, E-1, Suite 229 P.O.Box 54282, Dubai Airport Free Zone,
Dubai, U. A. E.

Tel: +971-4-299-4630

Fax: +971-4-299-4609

Europe Representative Office

3rd Floor, Newcombe House, 43-45 Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3FE United Kingdom

Tel: +44-20-7313-5324

Fax: +44-20-7313-5310

Tel: +1-408-248-4884

Fax: +1-408-249-3094

Tel: +55-11-3848-4725

Fax: +55-11-3848-4808

North America Representative Office 900 Lafayette Street, Suite 506, Santa Clara, CA 95050 U.S.A.
Central & South Ameirca
Representative Office

Rua Afonso Bras, 413 Vila Nova Conceicao CEP04511-900 São Paulo SP., Brazil

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Safety, Environment and Health Promotion Department
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8322 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3286-3090 Fax: +81-3-3286-3598
http://www.furukawa.co.jp/

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