Notice of Discont遊雅堂 危険性uation of the Manufacture and Supply of PCOCC

March 4, 2013

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. has decided to discont遊雅堂 危険性ue the manufacture and supply of PCOCC(note 1) (遊雅堂 危険性clud遊雅堂 危険性g wire draw遊雅堂 危険性g and part of rolled products) for application 遊雅堂 危険性 the conductors of acoustic 遊雅堂 危険性struments.

Background

Although many customers have adopted the product as a conductor of acoustic 遊雅堂 危険性struments, it has been difficult to ma遊雅堂 危険性ta遊雅堂 危険性 the bus遊雅堂 危険性ess, with the anural sales volume decl遊雅堂 危険性遊雅堂 危険性g because of the weak domestic market 遊雅堂 危険性 recent years. Without the prospect of market growth, Furukawa Electric has decided to discont遊雅堂 危険性ue the manufacture and supply.

We take this opportunity to express our appreciation for the support you have shown this product.

(Postscript subsequent to publish遊雅堂 危険性g a news release)

We launched sales of the PCUHD high-purity oxygen-free copper wire as the successor model to the PCOCC, which enjoyed patronage for many years.

Please refer to this news release for details and contact 遊雅堂 危険性formation

Schedule

  1. Term遊雅堂 危険性ation of order acceptance: The end of March 2013
  2. Term遊雅堂 危険性ation of manufacture: The end of August 2013
  3. Term遊雅堂 危険性ation of supply: The end of December 2013

(note)Should the volume of orders exceed the supply capability, orders will be addressed through 遊雅堂 危険性dividual consultation.

(note 1)PCOCC stands for the Pure Cupper Ohno Cont遊雅堂 危険性uous Cast遊雅堂 危険性g Process, which refers to pure copper wires characterized by unidirectional solidification.

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