Initiatives at Overseas Group Companies
The Furukawa Electric Group is working across the world to protect the environment andcontribute to society in the context of local needs.

Initiatives at Shenyang Furukawa Cable
Environmental Preservation Initiatives
Environmental issues associated with economic development
have become a major concern in China, and the Chinese
government is developing regulations and reinforcing onsite
company inspections as well as environmental guidelines. In
response, Furukawa Electric designated 2008 as preparation
year toward obtaining ISO 14001 certification by the end of2009 and began installing facilities designed to reduce ourenvironmental impact.
(1) Adoption of heat pumps
Hydronic heating using coal boilers, which is common in
Shenyang, is associated with atmospheric pollution fromcoal combustion. Therefore, upon construction of a new
cable plant in 2008, we adopted heat pump equipmentthat uses temperature differences in the groundwater forheating. Through this method, the use of coal resources isreduced and atmospheric pollution as well as the emissionof greenhouse gases are prevented. It also allows for a more
comfortable workplace in the plant by enabling climate control
in winter and summer.
(2) Installation of wastewater disposal facility
We installed a facility for wastewater disposal at the newly
constructed plant. Although water use has increased in stepwith our operations, the new facility has enabled us to satisfy
requirements for COD, SS and oil content when discharging
wastewater.
(3) Outdoor waste management
Waste generated by the plant had previously been left in piles
that were subject to problems such as outflow during rainfall.
To address this issue, we created a roofed waste storage area
and at the same time managed to reduce the volume of waste
by sorting valuable resources and reducing storage space.
(4) Environmental education
To raise employee awareness of the environment, we invite
outside experts to provide training mainly for environmental
committee members selected from each department.

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Overview
Shenyang Furukawa Cable Co., Ltd.
Location: Hujiadian Dashubu Village, Sujiatun District,
Shenyang, P.R. China
Workforce: 400 employees (including 4 Japanese)
Website: http://www.sf-cable.com
Inquiries: Administration and Personnel Management Department
Tel: +86-24-8942-8599
Fax: +86-24-8942-8954
History
Established as Shenyang Furukawa Cable Co., Ltd. in 1995 ina joint venture between Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Shenyang
Cable Co., Ltd., and Itochu Corporation; became a wholly
owned company in 2003 through full capital participation byFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd., and in 2006 celebrated ten yearsof operation, which continues to this day.
Business includes the manufacturing and sales of ultrahigh voltage cables above 66 kV and mechanical parts suchas joints, construction work for cable joints and supportive
services for cabling technology.

Switched from coal boilers to heat pump equipment for heating and preventing
atmospheric pollution

Social Contribution Activities
Activities undertaken in 2008 include helping to remove snow
on neighboring roads, collecting donations from all employees
for areas afflicted by the Great Sichuan Earthquake in May
2008, and planting trees on both sides of neighboring roads
at the request of the local district. In addition, Japaneseemployees as well as local Chinese employees participatedas volunteers in the Shenyang Japanese Speech Contest
and the Japan-China friendship marathon sponsored by theShenyang Japanese Society.
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Initiatives at Thai Furukawa Unicomm Engineering
Donations to the Local Community
Thailand is a Buddhist country in which donating to those inneed and making offerings to temples are deeply rooted indaily life as right action.
While Thai Furukawa Unicomm Engineering had also been
making donations to the local community every August tocommemorate the anniversary of its foundation, today it has
moved beyond offering cash donations in order to constructfacilities such as for child welfare institutions and publicschools that do not have sufficient funding for implementing
their improvement plans.
In 2008 we contributed to four projects: installing
playground equipment at a child welfare institution; laying tiles
in a school auditorium; installing toilets and a hand-washingstation for tooth brushing at a school and donating computersfor occupational training to a juvenile correction facility.
Donations are determined each year in June by an
employee committee to review recipients and programcontent. We also conduct site visits to encourage personal
interaction, which we believe adds an element of employee
education to our social contribution activities.

Overview
Thai Furukawa Unicomm Engineering Co., Ltd.
Location: 68Moo-5, Soi Sangsri, Phayasuren Road, Bangchan
Khlongsamwa, Bangkok, Thailand
Establishment: 1983
Business: Construction of telecommunication facilities
Workforce: 143 employees
Website: http://www.tfu.co.th/Children at the Rangsit Baby
Foundation
Installed playground equipment

Initiatives at Tembaga Mulia Semanan
Measures against Influenza
Over the past two years, we organized six, two-session
seminars on avian influenza for all employees. Executives
above the unit manager level are deepening theirunderstanding by receiving explanations of draft documents
for countermeasures and business continuity plans (BCP)
during Management Committee meetings and otherdiscussions. We held joint conferences with other Furukawa
Electric Group companies to review countermeasurespresented by each company. The head office also dispatchedemployees responsible for avian influenza countermeasuresand contracted with doctors twice to provide support.
As of May 20, 2009, we have been monitoring the bodytemperature of all employees every Monday at the entrance
to our plant. We ask that everyone entering the Companywash their hands with alcohol on a daily basis. We have also
placed alcohol-based disinfectants at major indoor locations
to encourage daily hand washing and strongly suggest doing
so before lunch. These measures are conducted in line withthe document for countermeasures for avian influenza andwere launched on the day a Phase 4 alert was declared byThaThhhailand
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Overview
P.T. Tembaga Mulia Semanan
Location: Jalan Daan Mogot. KM. 16, Desa Semanan P.O. Box
31/JKT, Jakarta-Barat, Indonesia
Establishment: 1977
Business: Manufacturing copper and aluminum wires
Workforce: 320 employees

Seminar on avian influenza

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