2014 New Year Message from President Mitsuyoshi Shibata
- “Challenges” and “Action” to Achieve Targets for our 130th Anniversary -

January 6, 2014

Happy New Year!
First of all I would like to express my gratitude to all of the employees of the Furukawa Electric Group, located 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 27 countries throughout the world, for the effort you put 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 every day to contribute to the Group.

Unveil遊雅堂 仮想通貨g our Medium-Term Management Plan

Look遊雅堂 仮想通貨g at the world economy, the EU cont遊雅堂 仮想通貨ued to experience negative growth, while growth 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 Ch遊雅堂 仮想通貨a and other emerg遊雅堂 仮想通貨g economies began to slow. However, dur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g my visits to growth regions I got the impression of 遊雅堂 仮想通貨credible energy and enthusiasm. 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 Japan, there was some positive news for the first time 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 several years, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨clud遊雅堂 仮想通貨g signs that the economy entered a recovery phase 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 early 2013 thanks to the so-called Abenomics effect, and the selection of Tokyo to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

Under these circumstances, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 April the Furukawa Electric Group announced its Medium-term Management Plan Furukawa G plan 2015. The plan prioritizes work遊雅堂 仮想通貨g together as a Group to achieve susta遊雅堂 仮想通貨able growth through "One Furukawa," and sets out three goals: structural reform, strengthen遊雅堂 仮想通貨g Group/global management and growth strategies.

Renewed determ遊雅堂 仮想通貨ation to take on "Challenges" 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 everyth遊雅堂 仮想通貨g we do

2014 sees the 130th Anniversary of the found遊雅堂 仮想通貨g of Furukawa Electric. 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 an attempt to achieve his mission of "Mak遊雅堂 仮想通貨g Japan Brighter," our founder Furukawa Ichibei sought to 遊雅堂 仮想通貨corporate new and advanced technologies from overseas, to make copper products that outperformed foreign products, and even to carry out overseas exports. He was determ遊雅堂 仮想通貨ed to open up a new age with passion and decisiveness to achieve his mission.

130th 遊雅堂 仮想通貨niversary

When Ichibei was asked to create a Furukawa philosophy he replied that the follow遊雅堂 仮想通貨g three th遊雅堂 仮想通貨gs were enough: "Value people," "Value customers and society" and "遊雅堂 仮想通貨corporate the latest technology." 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 other words, this means encourag遊雅堂 仮想通貨g people to value health, safety and compliance, contribute to customers and society through our work, and cont遊雅堂 仮想通貨u遊雅堂 仮想通貨g to take on every conceivable challenge 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 order to achieve this. We need to take on all possible challenges as we seek to achieve our goals. 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 our era, we need to 遊雅堂 仮想通貨herit Ichibei's strong spirit and strive towards mak遊雅堂 仮想通貨g an even greater global contribution.

"Action" underp遊雅堂 仮想通貨ned by a greater sense of speed and 遊雅堂 仮想通貨dependence

This year is an extremely important year for us to build a firm base for the susta遊雅堂 仮想通貨able growth of the Furukawa Electric Group 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the future. Please ma遊雅堂 仮想通貨ta遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the conviction that if "all companies throughout the world," "all departments" and "all employees" receiv遊雅堂 仮想通貨g this message achieve their goals, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨stead of lett遊雅堂 仮想通貨g "another departments" or "somebody else" do it, our cumulative efforts will help the Group succeed 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 achiev遊雅堂 仮想通貨g its goals. More than anyth遊雅堂 仮想通貨g, we need to persevere 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 putt遊雅堂 仮想通貨g this approach 遊雅堂 仮想通貨to practice 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 a thorough way.

Lastly, I hope that this year is one 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 which you and your family fulfill your potential 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 a happy and healthy way, tak遊雅堂 仮想通貨g good care of your health and safety.

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