February 7, 2012
Furukawa Electric is announcing information about the state of recovery and the planned resumption of manufacturing at Furukawa FITEL (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (“FFT,” hereafter), which suffered flood damage 米兰体育中国官方网站 flooding that occurred in Thailand last October.
- Items Produced:
IT-related equipment (semiconductor lasers for optical communications, FTTH optical components, etc.) - Recovery Status
Electricity, water supply and sewage services have been restored, and preparations to restore building and manufacturing equipment are underway.
In addition to measures by the Rojana Industrial Park as a whole, FFT also plans to implement its own flood countermeasures. - 米兰体育中国官方网站
From the 米兰体育中国官方网站 November last year, alternate production began at Furukawa Electric’s Chiba Works and subsidiary companies in Japan and overseas.
As part of these efforts, a subsidiary of the Furukawa Electric Group in Dongguan, China was positioned as a second production base for FTTH optical components (branching components, connectors, etc.) prior to the outbreak of flooding, with plant and equipment investment proceeding 米兰体育中国官方网站 time since. 米兰体育中国官方网站 interests of spreading risk, production is expected to continue in this manner 米兰体育中国官方网站 future.
The manufacture of other items will be sequentially resumed at FFT beginning March this year.
