New Company Established in Taiwan and Production Capacity Doubled at Imaichi Plant, for 德赢ac米兰vwin
---Responding to surging 德赢ac米兰vwin Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles---

Background

Electrodeposited 德赢ac米兰vwin manufactured by Furukawa Electric for Lithium-ion batteries has attained a global share of more than 40%, the highest in the world.
The Company has already started delivering the product to major automobile manufacturers ahead of any of its competitors, for use 德赢ac米兰vwin automotive batteries of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) and Electric Vehicles (EV).
In addition to batteries for consumer products such as mobile phones and notebook computers, demand for batteries for automobiles are expected to surge, in line with the rapid dissemination of HEV and EV. (See attached diagram.) There is an urgent need to expand production of electrodeposited 德赢ac米兰vwin, the major component.

Description

As a consequence, Furukawa Electric has decided to establish a new company in Taiwan, where it already has a strong track record with copper foil for electronic circuits. This will be a new base for the 德赢ac米兰vwin, to be established in March this year. The amount of investment is 6.9 billion yen, the production capacity is 500 tons/month, and production is scheduled to start in September 2012.
At the same time, production capacity for 德赢ac米兰vwin at Imaichi Plant will be doubled to about 1,000 tons/month, up from the current 550 tons/month, by March 2012. The expansion at Imaichi Plant will be attained by reforming the current production facilities to bolster their efficiency.
These measures will mean that the production capacity for 德赢ac米兰vwin as of July 2013 will be 1,500 tons/month, about triple the current capacity, with the target of achieving an overwhelming market position with a global share of 60%.

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Attached diagram: 德赢ac米兰vwin (HEV and EV)

德赢ac米兰vwin (HEV and EV)