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Started management (establishment) of Kosugura Copper Mine (Niigata Prefecture)
Began operation of the Kusakura Copper Mine in Niigata (Company foundation).
Started management of Ashio Copper Mine (Tochigi Prefecture)
Began operation of the Ashio Copper Mine in Tochigi.
Changed from individual management to corporate organization and became Furukawa Mining Company
Established Furukawa Mining Co., Ltd. as an independent entity from Furukawa Gomei Company’s mining division
Spun off mining business from Furukawa General Partnership and established Furukawa Mining Co., Ltd.
Part of shares were publicly offered
Completion of self-smelting equipment at Ashio Refinery
Began research and development of high-purity metallic arsenic.
Completed research and development of high-purity metallic arsenic and began marketing 99.999% pure product.
Constructed Iwaki Factory and Hino Laboratory for electronic materials division: Changed company name to FURUKAWA CO., LTD.
Constructed the Iwaki Works of the Electronic Materials Division in Fukushima and achieved mass production of high-purity metallic arsenic. : Constructed the Hino Research Laboratory in Tokyo.
Expanded high-purity metallic arsenic manufacturing facilities at Iwaki Factory
Expanded high-purity metallic arsenic manufacturing facilities at the Iwaki Works.
Changed company name from "Furukawa Mining Co., Ltd." to "Furukawa Machine Metal Co., Ltd."
The Japanese name changed from Furukawa Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha to Furukawa Kikai Kinzoku Kabushiki Kaisha.
Relocated the Materials Research Institute to Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture
Moved the Materials Research Laboratory to Tsukuba City in Ibaraki.
Established new Product Research Institute and Technical Research Institute
Merged Research Planning Office and Product Research Institute, reorganized as Development Department: Established Semiconductor Equipment Business Office
Established Furukawa Electronics Inc. through company split-off from the electronic materials business
Spun off the Machinery business, Metals business and Electronic Materials and Chemicals business and shifted to a group management structure as the Furukawa Company Group to enhance management. : Spun off the Electronic Materials business to establish Furukawa Denshi Co., Ltd.
Established FD Coil Philippines, Inc.
Established a manufacturer of coil, FD COIL PHILIPPINES, INC. in the Philippines.
The sales department was relocated from Marunouchi, Tokyo to Otemachi, Otemachi.
Moved the Sales Department from Marunouchi Tokyo to the Tokiwabashi Tower in Otemachi Tokyo.
Kokawa Electronics Co., Ltd. will exhibit at Photonics Innovation 2026, which will be held from November 10 to 12, 2026, at Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall B. We will showcase DOE and optical heads for high-power lasers, and our booth number is B-26.
Furukawa Denshi Co., Ltd. announced that it revised its Partnership Building Declaration, originally published on March 7, 2024, on April 3, 2025. The company will continue building partnerships through cooperation and mutual prosperity with supply chain partners and businesses that create value.
Furukawa Denshi Co., Ltd. endorsed the aims of the Partnership-Building Promotion Meeting for Opening Up the Future, which includes government ministers and private-sector organizations, and published a Partnership-Building Declaration. The company stated that it will work with supply-chain partners and other businesses creating value to promote mutual prosperity and build new partnerships.
Furukawa Denshi Co., Ltd. offered prayers for those who lost their lives in the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and expressed its heartfelt sympathies to everyone affected. The company hopes for the safety of residents and a swift recovery and reconstruction of the affected areas. Information on donations is available on its website.