PROFILE |
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The information age hangs on a wire, a fact Fujikura readily understands. The company is a major manufacturer of wire and cable for the information and telecommunication industries. Its product lines include optical fibers and fiber-optic components, power transmission systems, electronic components, insulated cables, and magnetic wires. Its wire and cable division generates most of the company's sales. Product development is concentrated in the areas of fiber optics, information and communications, electronics, electric power, and energy. The company operates about 50 subsidiaries around the world, although Japan and other Asian countries account for most sales.
COMPETITION |
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Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited (AWC)
Hitachi, Ltd. (HIT)
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 3,078.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 7.8%
Employees: 20,831
Revenue per employee: $147,765.35
KEY PEOPLE |
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Akira Tsujikawa
CEO
CONTACT INFO |
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5-1 Kiba 1-chome, Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-8512, Japan
Phone: 81-3-5606-1030
Fax: 81-3-5606-1502
Online: Web Site
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