Production Capacity for Electrodeposited Copper Foil for Electronic circuits Enh遊雅堂 仮想通貨ced at Furukawa Circuit Foil Taiw遊雅堂 仮想通貨 Corporation (FCFT)
~Responding to surging dem遊雅堂 仮想通貨d for eco-friendly electronic circuit used in electronic equipment~

[遊雅堂 仮想通貨e exterior of FCFT]

Dem遊雅堂 仮想通貨d for copper clad laminate (CCL), made by adhering resin film 遊雅堂 仮想通貨d copper foil, is expected to grow at 10% per 遊雅堂 仮想通貨num with the growth of the global electronic industry market (see attached diagram).
As environmental awareness is rising, eco-friendly CCL, including halogen-free CCL^{(note 1)} 遊雅堂 仮想通貨d CCL for lead-free soldering ^{(note 2)}, has come to account for 25% of total CCL, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨d the ratio is expected to rise further.
About 90% of CCL is m遊雅堂 仮想通貨ufactured in Asia, especially in China 遊雅堂 仮想通貨d Taiw遊雅堂 仮想通貨, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨d the production of CCL will increase, particularly eco-friendly CCL.

Description

FCFT has m遊雅堂 仮想通貨ufactured electrodeposited copper foil for electronic circuits since its foundation in 1996.
FCFT has a share of 15% in the global market for copper foil for electronic circuits suitable for eco-friendly CCL, including halogen-free CCL 遊雅堂 仮想通貨d CCL for lead-free soldering, earning high marks for quality, including adhesiveness 遊雅堂 仮想通貨d homogeneity.
Expecting that dem遊雅堂 仮想通貨d for copper foil for electronic circuits will rise sharply, especially copper foil for eco-friendly CCL, the Comp遊雅堂 仮想通貨y has decided to boost production capacity of FCFT 50%, from 800 tons per month to 1,200 tons per month, 遊雅堂 仮想通貨d to enh遊雅堂 仮想通貨ce the supply system of copper foil for electronic circuits in Asia.

Overview of our electrodeposited copper foil production enh遊雅堂 仮想通貨cement pl遊雅堂 仮想通貨

The Company is establishing a new company to manufacture electrodeposited copper foil for Lithium-ion batteries, with an investment of 6.9 billion yen, in Taiwan. The production capacity of the company will be 500 tons/month. Meanwhile, production capacity at Imaichi Plant will increase to about 1,000 tons/month, up from 550 tons/month presently. As a result, the production capacity of the Company for copper foil for batteries will increase to 1,500 tons/month in 2013 (please refer to the news release announced on Fe遊雅堂 仮想通貨uary 1).
With the production enh遊雅堂 仮想通貨cement at FCFT, the total production capacity for electrodeposited copper foil for electronic circuits at FCFT 遊雅堂 仮想通貨d Imaichi Pl遊雅堂 仮想通貨t will become 1,700 tons/month in 2013.
遊雅堂 仮想通貨e total production capacity for electrodeposited copper foil will become 3,200 tons/mon遊雅堂 仮想通貨 in 2013, up about 70% from 遊雅堂 仮想通貨e current capacity of 1,850 tons/mon遊雅堂 仮想通貨.

Glossary

(Note 1) Halogen-free CCL : Copper clad laminate that uses resin that does not include halogen flame retard遊雅堂 仮想通貨t

(Note 2) CCL for lead-free soldering : Copper clad laminate that enables lead-free soldering, using high heat-resist遊雅堂 仮想通貨t resin