OREANDA-NEWS. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and Furukawa Magnet Wire Co., Ltd. subsidiary, here after the Companies, will cease the manufacturing and the sales of the medium size and the large size Polyester-covered enameled wires and a part of the heat-resistant solderable enameled wires.

The decision will be a part of the business structure improvement promotion activity that is being implemented, Furukawa "G" plan 2015 (2015 mid-term management plan). In the future, the Companies will concentrate the management resources to "the highly functional magnet wires" such as automotive flat wires which contribute to greening of the automobiles and the various heat-resistant enameled wires which are necessary for higher efficiency and higher output of motors used in electric components and industrial, and continue to contribute to expand of our customer base.

The following products will cease being manufactured and sold, the medium size and the large size Polyester-covered enameled wires and a part of the heat-resistant solderable enameled wires, respectively the product of more than 0.4mm diameter approximately, which are currently manufactured in the Mie plant of Furukawa Magnet Wire Co., Ltd.