Environment Report
2000

Contents

Opening Remarks .......................................................... 3
1. Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy .............. 4
2. Progress of Corporate Initiatives .................................... 5
3. Organization and Structure ............................................ 5
4. Environment Preservation Initiatives
1) Industrial Waste and Recycling .................................... 72) Energy Conservation and Global Warming Prevention ..... 83) Organic Chlorides ...................................................... 94) Ozone Layer Protection .............................................. 95) Control of Chemical Substances ................................... 96) Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certificate ...............................10
7) Education and Training ...............................................10

5. Environment-Friendly Products and Recycling Technology
1) Environment-Friendly Products .................................... 112) Recycling Technology .................................................14

6. Information Publicity .......................................................15
7. Outline of the Company .................................................15

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Opening Remarks
The human race is entering upon a new millennium.
In the course of the 20th century mankind has made scientific and technological progress to a degree neverbefore seen in his history. The economically advanced nations have created a civilization of material abundance
and the developing world is on the way to escaping from poverty.
But these same trends have, in advanced countries, given rise to a culture of mass production, consumption
and waste, and in the developing nations have led to the problem of an exploding population. The result is a progressive destruction of our environment, with depletion of the earth's resources of fossil fuels, water, and minerals, damage to the ozone layer, global warming, and the dispersion of harmful chemicals.
Man's activities are on the verge of exceeding the earth's own capacity to regenerate the environment.
If we are to bequeath to coming generations the earth's irreplaceable resources and environment, we must
create, in the coming century, a model for sustainable growth-an environmentally sound society. We must notforget that mankind is an inextricable part of the global environment.
Furukawa Electric has long recognized that protection of the environment is one of the most important
issues facing society, and we have made environmental awareness the cornerstone of all phases of our corporate activities.
In 1974 we established the Environmental Control Department and in 1999 upgraded it to the Safety,
Environment and Health Promotion Department. In 1993 we enunciated a voluntary plan for environmental protection entitled "Basic Thinking on the Protection of the Global Environment" and in 1998 we announced our"Basic Environment Policy." To make our manufacturing processes more environment-friendly we are working
to eliminate the use of materials damaging to the ozone layer, to save energy and prevent global warming, toreduce industrial waste, to promote recycling, and to promote the development of environmentally sound technologies and environment-friendly products.
We are on our way to acquiring ISO 14001 certification for all of our facilities, and are moving aggressively
with such initiatives as eliminating the use of organic halide compounds and expanding the range of environment-friendly products.
This report summarizes Furukawa Electric's activities in the field of environmental protection for fiscal
1999, ended March 31, 2000.
We welcome your opinions and suggestions.

Junnosuke Furukawa
President

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1. Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy

Established January 5, 1998

Basic Concept:
Furukawa Electric recognizes that preservation of the global environment is a critical issue forsociety, and shall incorporate consideration of environmental preservation issues into every
phase of corporate activity, to contribute forwards the sustainable development of prosperous
and bright society.

Activity Guidelines:
1. All activity shall be based on an awareness of its effect on 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 our own standards and environmental objectives and targets.
3. Environmental issues shall be taken into consideration in every phase of our work from the
R&D and design stages, and we shall strive to supply environmentally friendly products.
4. In every phase of manufacturing, distribution and installation we shall work to reduce consumption of resources and energy, promote recycling, and reduce waste materials and environmentalloading.
5. We shall create and maintain organizations as needed to promote environmental preservation
activities, such as environmental management system.
6. We shall educate all employees regarding environmental preservation issues. Moreover we shallwork to maintain and improve understanding of this policy and a better awareness of environmental preservation issues.

42. Progress of Corporate Initiatives
1972:"Company-Wide Regulations for Environmental Pollution Prevention" formulated

1974:

Environmental Control Department established
Energy Conservation Team started

1989:Team for Use Reduction of Specified CFCs started

1993:"Basic Thinking on the Protection of the Global Environment" formulated(Furukawa Electric's voluntary plan for environment preservation)

1996:

Specified CFCs and trichloroethane completely eliminated from the company

1997:

Promotion Team for the Reduction of Industrial Waste started

1998:"Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy" formulated
Committee on Environmental Affairs established
Committee for Developing Environmentally Friendly Products established
The Chiba Works acquired ISO 14001 Certificate
The Mie Works acquired ISO 14001 Certificate"Company-Wide Regulations for Environment Control" formulated revising"Company-Wide Regulations for Environmental Pollution Prevention"

1999:

Safety, Environment and Health Promotion Department started incorporating
Environment Control Department and Safety Control Sections

2000:

Environment and Energy Laboratory established

3. Organization and Structure

Committee on
Environmental Affairs

Committee for Developing
Environmentally Friendly Products. Research and Development Division. Other Divisions. Marketing Promotion Department. Safety, Environment and Health Promotion Department

Chairman : Director, Vice-President
Member : Managers of Divisions
Managers of Works
Safety, Environment and
Health Promotion Department
Committee for Company-Wide
Promotion of Energy Conservation

Environment Committeeof Works

Subsidiary
Working Group

Environment Committee ofDivisions

Chairman : Manager of the Works
Member : Environmental Management Representatives
Managers of Plants
Subsidiary
Working Group

Chairman : Manager of the Division
Member : Managers of Plants

Environment Committeeof Plant

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

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4. Environment Preservation Initiatives

Ozone Layer
Protection

Organic Chlorides
Control of Chemical
Substances

Industrial Waste
and Recycling

Coexistence with
Global Environment

Energy Conservation and
Global Warming Prevention

Education and Training
Acquisition of ISO
14001 Certificate

61) Industrial Waste and Recycling♦ Industrial Waste
In 1993, a target was set up "to reduce the industrial waste as of FY 1992 by 30% by FY 2000". The target was achieved in
FY 1995 through energetic activities of every Works focusing on the recycling of plastic waste, so that it was upgraded"to reduce the industrial waste as of FY 1995 by 40%, which corresponds to a 60% as of FY 1992, by FY 2002".
In addition, during the two years starting from 1997, the reduction program has been promoted by company-wide promotion teams to achieve further reduction. Hereafter, the program will be promoted through a systematic activity within
the framework of the EMS (environmental management system) of each Works as well as through penetration of reduction technologies across the company to realize the 3Rs (reduce, re-use, recycle). The benchmarks for the realization
are elimination of landfill waste in the first stage, upgrading gradually to zero emission of industrial waste in the laststage.
Countermeasures that are identified as major contributors to industrial waste reduction include the recycling of plastic
waste, concentration and volume reduction of used oil, and the recycling of used acids and alkalis, sludge, used wood,and waste paper.

Changes in the amount of industrial waste
140
The first target set up

Industrial waste index

120

The second target set up
Promotion teams started

100
80

The first target

60

The second target

40
20
0
1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

♦ Recycling
Although the recycling rate of Furukawa Electric has been improving year by year, it stagnated below 60% in FY 1999,
thereby leaving ample room for further improvement. By category, used oil and sludge that account for a greater portion
show a very low level of recycling. Furukawa intends, therefore, to focus on the emission reduction of these items
together with the upgrading of their recycling rates hereafter.
When it comes to wire and cable, i.e., the company's mainstay products, Furukawa has long been successful in establishing a recycling system, in which Zaiko Inc., a 100% subsidiary of Furukawa Electric, has been engaged in disassembling used cables to recycle metals from cable conductors and plastics from cable insulators.

Changes in recycling rate

Recycling rate (%)

100
80

Used oil
Used plastics
SludgeUsed acids and alkalis
Used paper and wood
Total

60
40
20
0
1995

1997

1999

1998

Note
The rate of recycling takes into account valuables and in-house reuse (limited to the goods processed outside the company).

72) Energy Conservation and Global Warming Prevention♦ Progress, Structure, and Target of Energy Conservation
Furukawa Electric has been making every effort to save energy, since the company basically belongs, with its energy
cost accounting for a large portion of the total cost, to energy intensive industries.
In 1974, the year of an oil crisis, promotion teams were organized across the company, achieving an energy conservation of 20% within five years. The achievements were evaluated, on a manufacturing-section basis, using an energy conservation index which was derived by comparing the result of a standard formula with actual results.
The second term of energy conservation started in 1980 with new promotion teams of entirely replaced members, thusachieving an energy conservation of 17% during the seven years until 1987.
In 1997, Furukawa's proprietary management system using energy conservation index was modified into the energy
intensity per unit product system based on the Energy Conservation Law, whereby the target was set to be a 1% reduction over the previous year in terms of energy intensity per unit product.
♦ Achievements of Energy Conservation for FY 1999
Last year, energy conservation attained to more than 2% in terms of energy intensity per unit product thanks to theprogress in energy conservation measures together with a high operation volume. Concerning energy conservation
investment, a high-performance industrial furnace was introduced in FY 1999 succeeding FY 1998 under the subsidy
from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization(NEDO). Moreover, waste-heat boilers
were introduced to the existing diesel generators, and inverters were extensively installed on pumps and blowers.
Regarding global warming gas reduction, on the other hand, the CO2 impact increased by 3% over the previous year,
rendering the emission volume comparable to that of FY 1990.
Thus, although the energy conservation program has made good progress, the reduction of emission per se has notbeen accomplished due to the increase of energy intensive products and operation volume.
♦ Energy-Conservation Activities in Future
Furukawa intends to formulate a control criterion that conforms to the Energy Conservation Law, thereby making
efforts to achieve a reduction of 5% or more in energy intensity per unit product in five years.
Regarding the reduction of global warming gas impact, introduction of co-generation energy systems is being studied,since it is estimated that reduction efforts in terms of energy intensity per unit product only are insufficient to achieve
the reduction target.

Changes in energy intensity per unit product
Energy intensity per unit product(arbitrary scale)

1.05
1.00

1

0.99

0.99
0.98
0.96

0.95

0.95

0.94

0.93

0.90
0.85
0.80
1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Track records of global warming CO2 gas emission
Relative value over FY 1990

1.1
1.0

1.04
1

0.98

0.99

1990

1995

1996

0.97

1.00

1998

1999

0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5

8

1997

3) Organic Chlorides
A voluntary plan for reduction activity has been set up to reduce the atmospheric emission of three organic chloridesdichloromethane, trichloroethylene, and tetrachloroethylene-by 50% by FY 1999 over FY 1995, taking into account the
impact of the use on the labor and social environments as well as the growing importance of the impact. As a result,however, the activity ended unsuccessfully achieving a 30% reduction.
For FY 2000, the target was revised anew as shown below to make further reduction.
1) To reduce the atmospheric emission by 50% by FY 2000 over FY 1995
2) To eliminate the three substances by FY 2002

Changes in the atmospheric emission of organic chlorides
Atmospheric emission index

140

Dichloromethane
Trichloroethylene
Tetrachloroethylene
Total

120
100
80

The index means a relativevalue as against theemission volume of FY
1995 taken as 100.
The index for FY 2000 is aplanned value.

60
40
20
0
1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

4) Ozone Layer Protection
Furukawa Electric has been engaged in the reduction of ozone layer depletion substances based on the strenuous
efforts of project teams that started in 1989. As a result, specified CFCs and trichloroethane used in manufacturing
processes were completely eliminated by the end of FY 1995.

5) Control of Chemical Substances
In April 2000, the PRTR (pollutant release and transfer register) law came into force thus tightening the control of chemical substances. Prior to this enforcement, Furukawa Electric was already promoting reduction programs against chemical substances, focusing on organic chlorides, through an active participation to the PRTR research program sponsoredby the Federation of Economic Organizations, thereby announcing to the public the emission and transfer volumes ofchemical substances at every Works.
As of FY 1998, the chemical substances that Furukawa is using amount to 23 in species, 2490 tons/year in handling volume, and 641 tons/year in the emission and transfer volume, including major substances as shown in the table below.
Furukawa intends to actively promote the reduction program of not only the emission and transfer volume, but also thehandling volume of these substances without limiting to organic chlorides.

Chemical substance

Emission & transfer volume(tons/year)

Handling volume (tons/year)

Toluene374

609

Dichloromethane

101

122

Trichloroethylene

80

80

Xylenes

22603

Chlorine

12

167

Others

52

909

641

2490

Total

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6) Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certificate
Recognizing early the importance of an environmental management system, Furukawa Electric has been constructing
such a system of its proprietary design, so that when an international standard for environmental management system
was established, the company began to tackle the certificate acquisition for ISO 14001.
In 1998, the Chiba and Mie Works acquired the certificate. These Works are the composite production basis comprisedof a variety of plants for such products as electric wire and cable needless to say, optical components, automobile components, aluminum products, and copper products. Thus, based on this acquisition experience, Furukawa plans toextend the acquisition program across the company, in which three Works are due for acquisition in FY 2000, followedby the rest of all the 11 Works including laboratories by FY 2002.
Acquisition year

Works / Laboratories

Certification Agency

Certificate No.

1998

Chiba Works

DNV

EMCS-1208

1998

Mie Works

JACO

EC98J1097

2000

Hiratsuka, Kambara, Osaka

2001

Shinagawa, Nikko, Fukui

2002

Shiga, Oyama, Yokohama

7) Education and Training
Commitment of individual employees is essential for environment preservation activities to be successful, in addition toorganized corporate activities. To this end, Furukawa is carrying out employee education by preparing a lot of educational materials including those on the Intranet so as to enhance the awareness of individual employees.
Lecturer

Frequency

New employee

In-house lecturer

At entrance to the company

General employee

In-house lecturer

Whenever necessary

Managerial class

In-house lecturer

Whenever necessary

In-house inspector

In-house lecturer/Outside lecturer

Whenever necessary

In-house lecturer

Twice a year

Subject of education

Personnel in charge of safety and health105. Environment-Friendly Products and Recycling Technology
1) Environment-Friendly Products
To protect the environment and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, Furukawa Electric recognizes that“the 21st century is the century of the environment,” and in response to the needs of society and our customers, isactively working to develop environment-friendly products and technologies. Our aim is to develop a range of commercially viable “environment-friendly” products--products that at every stage, from materials selection, manufacture anduse to distribution and disposal, will be non-toxic and of low environmental impact.
♦ Development Concept and Representative Environment-Friendly Products
The development of environment-friendly products aimed at the reduction of environmental impact and the realizationof an environment-conscious society will be carried out in accordance with the following basic concepts:(1) Development of Products with Reduced Environmental Impact
It is essential that products not create environmental problems when they are used, but further, they should not be
the source of toxic by-products when they are eventually disposed of by incineration or in landfills.
Furukawa Electric has developed an electric wire with low environmental impact which uses no PVC, other halogenous substances or lead compounds.
In the field of electronics there is strong demand for lead-free solder, and we are developing such materials.
(2) Development of Products that Contribute to Prevent Ozone Layer Depletion
We are developing devices and processes that do not use CFCs, together with products adapted to CFC substitutes.
We are also developing a reflow oven that eliminates washing and use of CFCs, and refrigerant-resistant windings
capable of being used in cooling systems using CFC substitutes.
(3) Development of Products that Contribute to Reducing Waste and Achieving a Recycling-Oriented Society
Waste not only causes environmental pollution, it depletes the limited stock of natural resources. We are moving todevelop products that reuse waste materials, products that feature unification of materials to facilitate recycling, andproducts that are biodegradable and thus do not leave residual waste products. These include underground ducts
made from cable waste, can stock made from recycled aluminum, biodegradable resin sheet, etc.
(4) Development of Products that Contribute to Global Warming Prevention
Through the development of products that realize energy conservations, clean energy systems and the like, we aredeveloping products that contribute to the prevention of global warming. These include high-performance heatexchanger materials, solar photovoltaic systems, and more. In cooperation with the Research Institute of Innovative
Technology for the Earth, Furukawa Electric is conducting research on a system that can transport and store liquefied CO2 in the sea at depths in excess of 3000 m using flexible pipes suspended from floating base-stations.
In the following paragraphs we will present examples of products based on these concepts that are providing solutions
in a wide range of fields.
Typical Environment-Friendly Products
Features

Name of productField of application

Stage of development*(1) Products with reduced environmental impact
ECO-ACE environment-friendly electric wires
Lead-free electric wires
Lead-free plated parts for electronic equipment

Home appliances, power distribution, communications
Automobiles
Electronic parts

NP/UD
NP
NP

Non-halogen, lead-free
Lead-free
Lead-free(2) Products that contribute to preventing ozone layer depletion
HPWR II heat- and refrigerant-resistant magnet wires
SALAMANDER nitrogen-atmosphere reflow ovens
FULL-COAT functional resin-coated aluminum sheets

Home appliances, automotive
Electronic equipment
Electronic equipment

NP
NP
NP

For CFC substitutes
Eliminates CFCs
Eliminates lubricants and cleansers(3) Products designed for reduced waste disposal and improved recyclability
Recycled aluminum can stock
Recycled aluminum power distribution wires
All-aluminum air-conditioners
CCBOX and Information Box underground ducts
BIO-ACE biodegradable resin sheets

Cans
Wire and cable
Home appliances
Electric wire installation
Packaging materials

NP
NP
UD
NP
NP

Recycling
Recycling
Unification of materials
Reuse of materials
Biodegradability(4) Products that contribute to preventing global warming
MCPET high-reflectivity foamed sheets
High-performance heat-exchanging material
Products containing micro heat-pipes
Solar photovoltaic systems
Deep-sea CO2-fixing systems

Lighting
Automobiles
Electronic equipment
Electric power
Power generation

NP
NP
NP
NP
NP

Energy conservation
Lightweight, saves energy
Saves energy
Clean energy
Reduces CO2*NP = new product; UD = under development

11(1) Products with Reduced Environmental
Impact(2) Products that Contribute to Preventing
Ozone Layer Depletion■ Non-Halogenous Wire and Cable■ HPWR II for Use with CFC Substitutes

By developing polymers and flame-retarding agents, wehave achieved products free of halogens, lead and phosphorous, which permit easy disposal by incineration. Wiresfor electrical appliances, power supply cords, highly flameretardant low-voltage
cables, and "ECO-ACE"
general cables for indoor
use are already in use.

These heat- and refrigerantresistant magnet wires are
now in use in the compressor
motors of air-conditioning andrefrigerating systems using
CFC-substitute refrigerants(HFC-R407C, R410A, R134a).

■ Copper Tube for Use with CFC Substitutes(Furukawa Super Clean Tube)
These are heat exchanger
copper tubes with improved
cleanliness in the tube's
inner surface. They are foruse with R134a, a new CFCsubstitute refrigerant used in
car air conditioners, as wellas in refrigerators and thelike in the future to reduce
the ozone layer depletion.

■ SALAMANDER-XN Nitrogen-Atmosphere
Reflow Oven

■ Lead-Free Electric Wires
By developing non-lead stabilizers for insulating resins, wehave eliminated lead
thereby solving the problem of lead leaching fromlandfills. These are
already being used in
automotive applications.

This reflow oven carries out the reflow
soldering processduring the mountingof electronic components in a nitrogen
atmosphere. Thiseliminates the needto cleanse completed circuit boards, obviating the use of
CFCs.

■ Lead-Free Plated Parts for Electronic
Components■ FULL-COAT Functional Resin-Coated
Aluminum Sheets

Lead-free plating for the leads of ICs, capacitors, connectors, printed circuit boards, etc. has been achieved byusing a tin-bismuth alloy instead of the tin-lead material
used previously, sothat elimination oflead from customers'
mounting process canbe much improved.

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

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(3) Products that Contribute to Reducing Waste
and Achieving a Recycling-Oriented Society(4) Products and Systems that Contribute toPreventing Global Warming■ Recycled Aluminum Can Stock■ MCPET High-Reflectivity Foamed Sheets

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

Furukawa Electric is the first in the world to succeed in thecommercial-scale production and marketing of white
sheets made of extra-finefoamed polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Bubble diameter isso small that optical performance is outstanding, with a
total reflectivity of 99% or more.

■ High-Performance Heat-Exchangers Material■ Recycled Aluminum Power Distribution Wires

High-performance internally multigrooved pipes deliver
energy conservations inhome and industrial air-conditioners. We have also
developed aluminum radiator and air-conditioner materials for automotive applications that are lighter inweight, promoting better
fuel economy and reducing
CO2 emissions.

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

■ BIO-ACE Biodegradable Resin Sheets■ Solar Photovoltaic Systems

When these foamed sheets used in packaging and wrapping are disposed of in landfills, they are completely broken down by the action of microorganisms in approximately one
year. We have developed anenvironment-friendly foaming
process based on our proprietary technology.

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

■ KOHTA KUN Underground Cable
Duct Made from Cable Waste■ Micro Heat-Pipes

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

Furukawa Electric's micro heat-pipes provide a solution to
the problems of heat-dissipation and cooling of electronicequipment, making possible
greater availability of computing
power along with energy conservation.

13♦ 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 technique that is gaining wide acceptance. Furukawa Electric has already begun
conducting life cycle assessments in relation to the development of insulated cables and aluminum heat exchangers.

2) Recycling Technology(1) Recycling System of Electric Wire and Cable
Recycling systems of used power cables and communication cables from customers have been established, thus
enabling reuse of conductors mainly.
Recycled cables are disassembled and separated material to material, and subsequently reused. Copper and aluminum from conductors are 100% reused, while covering materials are reused as recycled plastic and fuel achieving aconsiderable 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 withcable manufacturers under the aegis of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in research on thermal recycling through the development of liquefaction 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 to embark in 1993 on a 10-year project to develop technology to promote aluminum
recycling

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

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6. Information Publicity
Furukawa Electric publicizes general information on the company's environment preservation initiatives as described
below.
♦ Furukawa Electric's Web-Site
The company's environment preservation initiatives appear on the web-site below under the title of "Environmental
Actions".
http://www.furukawa.co.jp/enviro/english/index.html♦ Furukawa Review No.19, April 2000
Selected Papers on the Development Technology for Environment-Friendly Products
Appearing also on the web-site at:
http://www.furukawa.co.jp/review/review.htm♦ Annual Report 1999
Furukawa's environment preservation initiatives are introduced in the annual report published for the sake of foreign
investors.
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC ANNUAL REPORT 1999, April 1998 - March 1999
"Furukawa Electric's Environmental Preservation Activities"♦ Exhibition (Domestic). ECO-PRODUCTS 1999: MCPET high-reflectivity foamed sheets; others. Electric Installation Industry Exhibition 1999: ECO-ACE; KOHTA KUN. Technologies for Humans and Automobiles 1999: Automobile wire harness made of Pb-free electric wire
. Sign and Display Show: MCPET for sign board. SEMICON JAPAN99: UV-TAPE cleansing-free back-grinding tape; SALAMANDER reflow furnace for semiconduc
tor industry

7. Outline of the Company
NameFoundedCapitalNet Sales
Employees
Head Office

The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
1884, reorganized 1920
56.7 billion yen
504.8 billion yen, FY 1999
8,685
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8322 Japan

Manufacturing Facilities and Major Products
Chiba Works
Power cable, optical fiber cable, telecommunications cable, optical / communications
equipment, various cables
Nikko Works
Copper products, contact materials, aluminum alloy plate / strip / forged products, memory
disks, superconductive products
Hiratsuka Works
Magnet wire, insulated wire, power cable equipment, communications equipment, opticalequipment, optical network systems, plastic products
Oyama Works
Aluminum extruded shapes, aluminum pipe / rod / wire, aluminum casting / forging
Mie Works
Copper and copper alloy strip, copper wire rod, copper wire, magnet wire, optical fiber cable,
automotive components, plastic products
Osaka Works
Copper and copper alloy pipe / strip, sheathed copper tube, finned tube, heat-pipes
Fukui Works
Aluminum sheet / can stock / thick plate
Kyusyu Works
Power cable, cable processed products, special rubber insulated wire, plastic cable conduit
Shiga Works
Aluminum extruded shapes
Kambara Works
Overhead transmission wire
Shinagawa Works
Power cable design / engineering, ocean engineering
Yokohama Laboratories Support for generic technologies, development of leading-edge technologies and new
products

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Safety, Environment and Health Promotion Department
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8322 Japan
http://www.furukawa.co.jp/