Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. engages in transmission infrastructure and functional materials businesses. The company is headquartered in Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo-To and currently employs 51,167 full-time employees. The firm operates four business segments. The Infrastructure segment provides optical fiber, optical fiber cables, metal communication cables, optical related components, and optical semiconductor devices. The Electrical and Electronics segment provides automotive components, batteries, windings, copper and copper alloys, plated products, processed products for electronic components, and specialty metal materials. The Functional Products segment provides cable conduit materials, foam products, tapes for semiconductor manufacturing, electronic components and heat-dissipating products. The Services, Development segment mainly provides hydroelectric power generation, new product research and development, and real estate leasing.
