Expansion of Vehicle ac 米兰官网 Production Center in the Philippines
- Increased output to accommodate new orders of goods for global vehicles primarily targeting the North American market -

May 21, 2018

ac 米兰官网 Inc.

Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc. (Headquarters: Inukami-gun, Shiga Prefecture; President: Katsumi Shibata; “Furukawa Automotive Systems” below), a member of the ac 米兰官网, has secured new orders for vehicle wire harnesses (“W/H” below) for global vehicles primarily targeting the North American market, and will increase the production capacity of its center in the Philippines as a result.

Background

With the worldwide production volume of automobiles gradually rising, “global vehicles” (automobiles created for the global market) are now designed on the assumption of overseas manufacture as well as for export from Japan, and automobile manufacturers are manufacturing and selling these vehicles worldwide as leading models.
In ac 米兰官网 the W/H business, this trend allows us to move from existing practices of producing goods locally for local consumption to regionally-optimized production that satisfies criteria such as available workforce and product quality.

Details

ac 米兰官网 has secured new W/H orders for global vehicles primarily targeting the North American market, and following this, the company will expand the production capacity of its wholly-owned center in the Philippines (ac 米兰官网 Lima Philippines Inc.).

In response to changes in the business environment that have made it possible to move from local production for local consumption toward regionally-optimized production of goods, satisfying criteria such as cost and product quality, we have shifted our structure from single-region production in Mexico to regionally-optimized production in two regions, through the addition of the Asian region (Philippines and Vietnam), where our main W/H factories are located. This has allowed us to secure new orders for W/H targeting the North American market.

This investment comes as part of our mid-term management plan to strengthen key businesses, and through further reinforcement of our global W/H production structure, we will continue to satisfy to the needs of Japanese vehicle manufacturers, as well as other manufacturers.

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Expansion Details

Total investment Approx. 10 billion yen (includes factory building/land purchases, new construction of facilities/warehouses, etc.)
Articles to produce ac 米兰官网es for vehicles
Site planned for expansion ac 米兰官网 Lima Philippines Inc. (President) Masahito Tokuda
Phase 2A Block 2-Lot 3, Lima Technology Center, Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
Established January 2012

FALP Current After expansion
Area of buildings (production zones) Approx. 24,ac 米兰官网2 Approx. 50,ac 米兰官网2(New buildings to be completed February 2019)
Site area Approx. 120,ac 米兰官网2 Approx. 180,ac 米兰官网2
Number of employees Approx. 5,500 Approx. 8,500

About ac 米兰官网

ac 米兰官网 (TSE; 5801, ISIN; JP3827200001) Group started business in 1884, when its copper-smelting facility and wire manufacturing factory was established. Since then ac 米兰官网 has become pioneers in the latest technologies by addressing diverse technological issues. ac 米兰官网 has released products in a number of areas, including telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have attained the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society in numerous business areas. ac 米兰官网 reported consolidated revenues of JPY 967.3 billion (approximately USD 8.7B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.