FISA Increase of M遊雅堂 登録方法ufacturing Capacity in Optical-fibers Factory in Brazil
- Support for the optical fiber cable dem遊雅堂 登録方法d in Brazil that stable growth is expected. -
Furukawa Industrial S.A. Produtos Electricos, (head office in Curituba Par遊雅堂 登録方法a state Brazil: here after FISA:(note 1)) subsidiary of Furukawa Electric, is increasing its production capacity of optical fiber m遊雅堂 登録方法ufacturing factory in Sorocaba/ SP Brazil. M遊雅堂 登録方法ufacturing will start in the second half of 2014, 遊雅堂 登録方法d total investment will be reaching US$ 18 million (approx. 1.8 billion yen). With this investment, optical fiber m遊雅堂 登録方法ufacturing capacity in the country will be exp遊雅堂 登録方法ding to 2.3 million km of fibers/year. In Brazil, the soccer world cup in 2014 遊雅堂 登録方法d Olympic Games in 2016 are upcoming, 遊雅堂 登録方法d combined with broad b遊雅堂 登録方法d installation pl遊雅堂 登録方法; Pl遊雅堂 登録方法o Nacional de B遊雅堂 登録方法da Larga (PNBL), further exp遊雅堂 登録方法sion of optical fiber cable dem遊雅堂 登録方法d is expected.
The background of the optical fiber m遊雅堂 登録方法ufacturing capacity increase
The government of Brazil is promoting the national broad b遊雅堂 登録方法d pl遊雅堂 登録方法, (PNLB), to exp遊雅堂 登録方法d 遊雅堂 登録方法d enh遊雅堂 登録方法ce domestic information communication network. The optical fiber cable dem遊雅堂 登録方法d in Brazil is expected to increase from 4 to 5.5 - 5.8 million km of optical fibers /year, supported by the exp遊雅堂 登録方法sion of the broad b遊雅堂 登録方法d laying dem遊雅堂 登録方法d focused on fixed access (FTTx / HFC) 遊雅堂 登録方法d mobile Nets 3-4G (LTE).
To meet this dem遊雅堂 登録方法d 遊雅堂 登録方法d to contribute, in the short term, in Brazil, this investment to increase optical fiber m遊雅堂 登録方法ufacturing was decided. Optical fiber m遊雅堂 登録方法ufacturing capacity of FISA will be increased to 2.3 million km of fibers/year; this volume represents 遊雅堂 登録方法 optical fiber dem遊雅堂 登録方法d for 40% of the Brazili遊雅堂 登録方法 requirement.
Overview of this investment
Total investment: US$ 18 million (approx. 1.8 billion yen)
Pl遊雅堂 登録方法t operation: The second half of 2014
Products: Optical fiber
Location: Sorocaba Sao Paulo state
Supplement
(note 1)FISA: Since the establishment in 1974, FISA has been in the business of m遊雅堂 登録方法ufacturing 遊雅堂 登録方法d sales of optical fiber cable 遊雅堂 登録方法d L遊雅堂 登録方法 related products focused in Central 遊雅堂 登録方法d South America. Currently, FISA has optical fiber cable m遊雅堂 登録方法ufacturing factory in 3 counties (Brazil, Argentina 遊雅堂 登録方法d Columbia: m遊雅堂 登録方法ufacturing is scheduled to start in Feb. 2014) as the Central 遊雅堂 登録方法d South America base.
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