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Home > Company Index > Manufacturing > Wire & Cable > Showa Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.

Showa Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.
 PROFILE
Showa Electric Wire & Cable is well connected. The company makes electric power and telecommunications cables, electrical parts, and insulated, magnetic, and aluminum wires, as well as construction equipment, rubber and plastic molding products, and more. It makes these and other products for telecommunications, electronics, and utility companies and for makers of copy machines and printers. Showa Electric also makes vibration isolators used to help buildings withstand earthquakes. Its wire and cable division garners the most sales. Showa Electric has seven joint ventures in China, including one to make fiber optic cable. Founded in 1936, the company has been hurt by sluggish demand and falling prices.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,318.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 8.1%
Employees: 2,136
Revenue per employee: $617,462.55

 KEY PEOPLE
• Nobuyuki Gonsho
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
Tokyo Toranomon Bldg., 1-18 Toranomon 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8444, Japan
Phone: 81-3-3597-7045
Fax: 81-3-3597-7113
Online: Web Site

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