Initiatives at Affiliated Companies

FCM Co., Ltd.
Head Office:Osaka Works:
Kyoto Works:
Toyama Works:
Workforce:
Website:Inquiries:

History

Established in 1949, FCM started out specializinginthedrawingandsaleofcopperwire.
In1955,westartedtobranchoutintometallic
platingforelectroniccomponents.Wecurrently
havethreeproductionbaseslocatedinOsaka,
Toyama(metallicplatingwork)andKyoto(drawing wire work).
As part of our recent efforts to develop
lead-freeproducts,wehavepatentedasystemdesignedtoapplySnplatingontopoftin/copper binary alloy plating and are working on
expandingsalesofenvironmentallyfriendlytin/silver/copperternaryalloyplating.Inadditionto
metallicplatingonmetal,wearealsoengagedin
thechemicalprocessingofnon-metalsubstancessuch as films.
On February 28, 2007, we listed our stock
ontheHerculesMarketoftheOsakaSecurities
Exchange.

Efforts for Environmental
Preservation

Weregardtheprotectionoftheenvironment
asauniversalissuethatisoftheutmostimportanceandhavethereforesetout“appreciationofPlanetEarth”asourunderlyingmotto.Ourbasicenvironmentalphilosophyistotakeenvironmentalpreservationintoconsiderationinevery
aspect of our activities as a company.
We continue to work on initiatives such asenvironmentallyfriendlyproductdevelopment
andproductionactivitiesthatarefriendlytoboth
the global and local environments.
We have establishedqualityandenvironmentalmanagementsystemsandhaveobtained
ISO9001andISO14001certificationateachof
ourbases.Wealsoinvestagreatdealintoanalysis instruments in an effort to closely monitor
environmental issues.

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8-36 Kamiji 3-chome, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka prefecture
8-36 Kamiji 3-chome, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Osaka prefecture
100 Minami Karato-cho, Kamitoba, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture
3-6 Yasuuchi 2-chome, Yatsuo-machi, Toyama, Toyama prefecture232 employees
http://www.fc-m.co.jp/Quality Assurance Department System Management Team
Tel: +81-6-6975-1321 Fax: +81-6-6976- 0174

ISO 14001
Certified October 5, 2001
ISO 9001
Certified September 10, 1999
Development of tin/silver/copper ternary
alloy plating
Usingouruniquemanufacturingtechniques,
wehavedevelopedaplatingmethodcapable
ofapplyingastabletin/silver/copperternarylayerbasedonanelectrolyticplatingprocess.
Theresultingplatingislead-free,environmentallyfriendly,hasasuperiorbalanceofproperties
comparedtootherlead-freesolderplatingand
offersthesamelevelofperformanceasregular(9:1tin:lead)leadsolder(intermsofsuppressingwhiskering).Withameltingpointroughly
20°Clowerthanotherlead-freeplating(around215°C), it can also help our customers reduce
theiroverallenergyconsumption.Thankstoimprovedproductivity,itisalsoalowcostmethod,cominginapproximately80%cheaperthangold
flashandroughly30%cheaperthantinreflow(FCM comparisons).

Environmental analytical instruments
WehaveinstalledsomeofthebestanalyticalinstrumentsavailableinJapan,includingICP,
EDX, GC, FIB, EPMA, and ULTRA ESCA, and run
thematmoreorlessfullcapacityonadailybasisinanefforttoprotecttheenvironmentand
improvequalitylevels.Thereasoningbehindthis
isthatitenablesustopinpointthesourceofirregularitiesassoonastheyoccurandtakeany
necessary preventive measures.

Consideration for the local community
OurKyotoandOsakaWorksbothhaveplants
locatedinsemi-industrialareas.Wetherefore
measurenoiselevelsintheareassurrounding
companypremisesatnightandimposecompany
restrictionsthatareevenstricterthanstatutory
noise levels. In an effort to preserve the local
environmentandcoexistinharmonywiththelocalcommunity,wealsoconductregularcleanup
activitiesinthevicinityofallcompanypremises,aninitiativeinwhichotherlocalcompaniesare
gradually starting to participate.
Wastewater managementOurmetallicplatingdivisionisfullyequippedwith its own wastewater treatment facilities
toprocesscyanogen,fluorineandothercompounds.OurOsakaandToyamaWorksalsohave
undergroundreservepitsthatarelargeenoughto accommodate almost 24 hours worth ofwastewater.Maintenanceactivitiesarecarriedoutonadailybasistoensurethatanychanges
are dealt with promptly.

Wastewater treatment facilities

Furukawa Electric Industrial Cable Co., Ltd.
Head Office:Kofu Plant:
Hokuriku Plant:
Tochigi Plant:
Hiratsuka Plant:
Kyushu Plant:
Website:Workforce:
Inquiries:

History
OriginatingfromFurukawaIndustrialCable
Co., Ltd., which was established via a merger
betweenSanwaElectricWireManufacturingCo.,
Ltd.andChiyodaElectricWireCo.,Ltd.in2001,
FurukawaElectricIndustrialCablewasintegratedwithFurukawaElectric’sHiratsukainsulation
wireandcableplantin2005andTheKyushuFurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.in2006.Asaresult,wenowplayacentralroleintheFurukawaElectricGroup’sinsulationwireandcableoperationsat
ourfiveplantsinKofu,Hokuriku,Tochigi,Hiratsuka and Kyushu.
Asourbusinesshasexpanded,wehavebuilt
upawiderangeofproducts.Weaimtoprovide
productsthatoffermaximumcustomersatisfaction,withourcoreproductsrevolvingaroundelectricwireandcablesforuseinconstructionandindustry,forshipsandrailwayvehicles,forindustrialandelectricalmachineryandrubber
mold products.

Efforts for Environmental
Preservation
In2003,whilestillusingthenameFurukawa
IndustrialCable,weobtainedISO14001certificationatourthreeplantsinKofu,Hokurikuand
Tochigi.Wehaveobtainedexpandedcertificationin2007andaddedourKyushuPlanttothelist.
OurHiratsukaPlantwasalsocertifiedin2000aspart of Furukawa Electric’s Hiratsuka Works.
In an effort to prevent the environmental
impactofourbusinessactivitiesfromincreasing,
wehavesetoutthefollowingcompanywideenvironmental policies.
(1) We will save energy and reduce CO2 emissions to help prevent global warming(2) Wewillreduceandrecyclewastetominimize
theenvironmentalimpactofouractivities

48-10 Higashi-Nippori 6-chome, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
15-1 Arakawa 2-chome, Kofu, Yamanashi prefecture19-2 Wakabadai Shika-machi, Hakui-gun, Ishikawa prefecture
1601-8 Oaza-Tadokoro, Shioya-machi, Shioya-gun, Tochigi prefecture
1-9 Higashi Yawata 5-chome, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa prefecture
1-8 Shinmoji, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture
http://www.feic.co.jp/english/
480 employees
EMS Promotion Secretariat
Tel: +81-55-277-4860 Fax: +81-55-277-2654(3) Wewillreduceandprohibittheuseofharmfulsubstancestopreventthelocalenvironment from becoming polluted(4) Wewillestablishandmaintaingreenspaces
within our premises(5) Wewilldevelopandprovideenvironmentallyfriendly products
Wecarryoutallofourenvironmentalpreservationactivitiesbasedontheabovepriority
objectives.

also producing small amounts of harmful
gas.Wehavedevelopedandarenowprovidingourcustomerswithlow-emissionclean
roomcablesthatproduceonetenthorlesstheamountofharmfulgasproducedbyEcoCables.

Priority Measures

Amount of Wood Off-Cuts Generated andthe Reuse of Slats from Wooden Drums(1) Aspartofoureffortstoreducewaste,atour
KofuPlantweareworkingonreducingwood
cuttingsandhavebeenreusingslatsfrom
drumsaspackagingforelectricwiressince
2005toreducewaste.Althoughwearestill
only reusing a fraction of our overall emissions,wearenonethelessachievingresults
slowly but surely.
(2) AtourHokurikuPlant,wehavebeenplanting Japanese red pines onsite as part of agreenerycampaign.Thepinesaregrowing
well,withhighlyexperiencedseniorlocalhumanresourcestakingcareoftrimmingand
upkeeponourbehalf.Inadditiontobringing
moregreeneryintotheenvironment,thisalso
ensuresthatsuchactivitiescontributetothe
local community.
(3) Asairbornepollutioncausedbychemical
substances(gases)emittedbythematerials
containedincleanroomfacilitieshasamajor
impactonproductquality,materialswithlow
gasemissionsarenowrequiredtobeused.
Intermsofelectricwiresandcablestoo,thevinyl plasticizing agents given off by vinyl
coveringcableshaveasimilarlydetrimentaleffectonproducts,withflame-resistantpolyethylenecoveringEco-Cableproducts

Makinguseofseniorhumanresourcestotrimpinetrees
at our Hokuriku Plant.

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Initiatives at Affiliated Companies

Furukawa Circuit Foil Co., Ltd.
Head Office:601-2 Otorozawa, Nikko, Tochigi prefecture
Imaichi Plant:
601-2 Otorozawa, Nikko, Tochigi prefecture
Imaichi East Plant: 1066-24 Harigai, Nikko, Tochigi prefecture
Workforce:
350 employees
Website:http://www.fcf.co.jp/en/Inquiries:
ISO Promotion Team
Tel: +81-288-22-4911 Fax: +81-288-22-4904

History

Establishedin1970,FurukawaCircuitFoilbuilt
itsfirstplantinOtorozawainImaichiCity(whichhassincemergedwithothermunicipalitiestobecomeNikko)in1972,asecondplantin1980,athirdplantin the Harigai area of the same city in 1986 and afourthplantin2005.Weplantoexpandfurtherand
construct a fifth plant in fiscal 2007.
Havingstartedoutbymanufacturingelectrolytic
copperfoilforuseonprintedcircuitboards,wecurrentlymanufacturehigh-performanceelectrolytic
copper foil that is used in a variety of the state-ofthe-artelectronicequipment,includinghigh-density
multilayercircuitboards,flexiblecircuitboards,negativeelectrodecollectorsforlithium-ionbatteriesand
electromagneticinterferenceshieldingmaterialsfor
plasmadisplays.Weexpecttoseegrowingdemandacross a range of different fields in the future, notleastintermsofvehiclesdesignedtominimizeenvironmental impact.

Efforts for Environmental
Preservation

We manufacture electrolytic copper foil via aprocessofelectroplating,whichhasanegativeimpactontheenvironmentasaresultoffactorssuch
asmassiveelectricalenergyconsumptionandthe
generationofindustrialwaste.Withthisinmind,wearemakingeveryefforttouseresourcesandenergy
efficientlyandtoreducewastetohelppreservethe
environment.Aswefaceadditionalrisksstemming
fromtheuseoflargequantitiesofelectrolytesolution,chemicalsandotherliquids,wealsoengageinarangeofenvironmentalimprovementactivitiesin
conjunctionwithourCSRinitiativesinaneffortto
offer local residents continual peace of mind.
With regard to certification, we obtained ISO
14001 in November 2003 and transferred over toISO 14001:2004 in July 2005.

Priority Measures(1) Compliance with the RoHS Directive andgreen procurement
FirstissuedinEurope,oneofthemostenvironmentallyadvancedpartsoftheworld,inFebruary
2003,theDirectiveontheRestrictionoftheUseof
CertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment(RoHSDirective)wasreviewedin
July2006toprohibittheinclusionofsixsubstances
inproducts;lead,mercury,cadmium,hexavalentchro-

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mium,PBBandPBDE.TheRoHSDirectiverepresents
asetofkeyregulationsinthatiteffectivelyimposes
thesamerestrictionsonexportsbyanyJapanesecompanywishingtoexportproductstoEurope.The
RoHSmovementinEuropehashadaknock-oneffectthe world over.
Aswesupplyourproductstolargenumbersof
electricalandelectronicequipmentmanufacturers,
bothinJapanandoverseas,itiscrucialthatwehave
achemicalsubstancemanagementsysteminplace,coveringnotonlyin-houseoperationsbutalsoour
suppliersofrawmaterialsandotheritems,tocomplywith regulations such as these.
In addition to purchasing environmentallyfriendlyproducts,includingourlong-standingefforts
topurchaserecycledpaper,wearethereforeshifting
thefocusofourgreenprocurementinitiativestoprioritizetheestablishmentofacomprehensivesystem
ofchemicalsubstancesupplychainmanagement
coveringeverythingfromrawmaterialsandsupplies
through to our own products.

Althoughwehavenoeffectiveprojectsremainingatpresentduetothesuspensionofourcogenerationfacilities,weintendtocontinuetoengagein
steadyenergyconservationactivitiesonacontinual
basis in the future.

(2) Energy conservation
Ourelectroplating-basedelectrolyticcopperfoil
manufacturingactivitiesarecharacterizedbythe
consumptionofvastamountsofenergyandthefact
thatweessentiallyoperate24hoursaday,365days
a year.
Whenoperatingalonglinessuchasthese,cogenerationfacilitiescapableofbothgeneratingelectricityandrecoveringexhaustheatenergyonceelectricityhasbeenconvertedintopowercanhelpsave
significantamountsofenergy.Wethereforeinstalled
diesel-poweredcogenerationfacilitiesatourImaichi
Plant in 2001 and at our East Plant in 2004. In additiontousingsteamrecoveredfromexhaustheat,atourEastPlantwehavealsoinstalledabsorption
refrigerationunitsaspartofasystemdesignedtouse
exhaust heat for cooling purposes as well.
Inthefaceofcostissuesassociatedwithrisingoilprices,however,wewereunfortunatelyrepeatedly
forcedtosuspendourcogenerationfacilitiesduring
2006.
WehavelongsincebeenactivelyengagedinenergyconservationinitiativesasaType1DesignatedEnergyManagementFactoryinaccordancewiththe
EnergyConservationLawandhaveimprovedspecificenergyconsumptiontoensurethatenergyconsumptiondoesnotincreasetothesameextentasproduction.

(3) Reducing waste
Ourproductsalesareafor2006increasedby12%
comparedto2000,reflectinganexpandedproductrange.Nevertheless,wemanagedtoreducewaste
emissions by one third compared to 2000 levels.
Theprincipalmeasuresthatwehaveimplementedtoachievesuchareductioninwastehaveincluded
expandingwatertreatmentfacilitiestoreducewaste
alkaliandwasteacidandimprovingsortingcapabilitiesforwasteplasticandothermaterialstoenable
selected materials to be sent for recycling.
Inspiteofanelementofconflictwithourefforts
tomaintainandimproveincreasinglyadvancedlevelsofqualityandperformanceinsomerespects,wenonethelessintendtocontinuetoimplementwaste
reduction activities in the future.

Area of Products Sold and Specific
Energy Consumption

Area of Products Sold and Waste Generated