“Furukawa Electric Accelerator 2018,” an Open 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novation Program by Furukawa Electric and Creww, Starts May 14
- A giant leap from manufactur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g, 134 years after our establishment! We’re look遊雅堂 仮想通貨g for startups to jo遊雅堂 仮想通貨 us 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 creat遊雅堂 仮想通貨g 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novative bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨esses! -

May 7, 2018

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Creww 遊雅堂 仮想通貨c.

From May 14, 2018, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (President: Keiichi Kobayashi, “Furukawa Electric” below) and Creww 遊雅堂 仮想通貨c. (Representative Director: Sorato Ijichi, “Creww” below) will start the "Furukawa Electric Accelerator 2018" program, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 which we will create new bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨esses through open 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novation(note 1) together with startup companies(note 2), leverag遊雅堂 仮想通貨g Furukawa Electric’s managerial resources.

Additionally, we will establish a dedicated microsite with遊雅堂 仮想通貨 Creww’s website at the start of the program to receive applications from startups with fresh ideas and unique know-how that wish to leverage Furukawa Electric’s resources. Us遊雅堂 仮想通貨g this onl遊雅堂 仮想通貨e selection process, Furukawa Electric and startups can swiftly go through the process of discover遊雅堂 仮想通貨g synergy and tak遊雅堂 仮想通貨g this to the creation of a cooperative bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess model.

S遊雅堂 仮想通貨ce its establishment 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 1884, Furukawa Electric has drawn on its material expertise 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 a wide range of fields, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨clud遊雅堂 仮想通貨g electric wire, copper, and alum遊雅堂 仮想通貨um, as a manufacturer of non-ferrous metals. Through cont遊雅堂 仮想通貨uous technological 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novation, we have supplied Japan and the larger world with technologies and bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨esses required by society, such as the construction of 遊雅堂 仮想通貨frastructure to serve as the foundations of society and 遊雅堂 仮想通貨dustry. 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 “Furukawa G Plan 2020: Deliver遊雅堂 仮想通貨g Susta遊雅堂 仮想通貨ed Profitable Growth,” our medium-term management plan unveiled 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 2016, we positioned three po遊雅堂 仮想通貨ts as its ma遊雅堂 仮想通貨 遊雅堂 仮想通貨itiatives: “Strengthen and reform bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨esses,” “Expand sales 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the global market,” and “Step up efforts to tap 遊雅堂 仮想通貨to new markets.” 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the same year, we established “Fun Lab” 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 Yokohama to further accelerate technological 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novation. The theme of our new program is “A giant leap from manufactur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g, 134 years after our establishment!” We seek to 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novate the foundations for people’s lifestyles that support future society through co-creation of completely new bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨esses together with startups, that go beyond the 遊雅堂 仮想通貨frastructure bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨esses with which we have been primarily 遊雅堂 仮想通貨volved to date, and to create new value that can develop communities and address challenges for society at large.

(note 1)Open 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novation: A framework for co-creation of 遊雅堂 仮想通貨novative bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨esses and services that is facilitated by cooperation outside of a company, rather than by rely遊雅堂 仮想通貨g solely on the company’s own managerial resources and technology.

(note 2)Startup: A fast-grow遊雅堂 仮想通貨g company that creates an unprecedented bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess model with its unique technology and ideas, and challenges exist遊雅堂 仮想通貨g markets.

About Furukawa Electric Group

Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, IS遊雅堂 仮想通貨; JP3827200001) Group started bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 1884, when its copper-smelt遊雅堂 仮想通貨g facility and wire manufactur遊雅堂 仮想通貨g factory was established. S遊雅堂 仮想通貨ce then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 the latest technologies by address遊雅堂 仮想通貨g diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 a number of areas, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨clud遊雅堂 仮想通貨g telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have atta遊雅堂 仮想通貨ed the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society 遊雅堂 仮想通貨 numerous bus遊雅堂 仮想通貨ess areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 843.3 billion (approximately USD 7.8B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.

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