Sumitomo Electric
Company
Sumitomo Electric is founded in 1897 and today takes the 2nd place in the world on production volumes of optical fiber.
Owners:
Sumitomo Corporation
Owners
2015
The European branch Sumitomo Electric Europe performs raw materials supply - preforms for production of optical fiber - for RUSNANO portfolio company Optikolovolokonny Systems ("OVS"). Development plans for mutually advantageous partnership will be optimization of work of production lines of OVS for improvement of quality characteristics and increase in output. Sumitomo Electric intends to render expert assistance to the enterprise at reaching design capacity and also to advise management concerning implementation of the best world practices. RUSNANO considers that this cooperation will allow OVS to offer a competitive product to the Russian market of the cable industry.