Sustainability

Essex Furukawa places a high value on sustainability and environmental conservation. Our compliance to multiple environmental directives and regulations should be a testimony to our commitment. From substance control to our reel return program, re-usable plastic pallets or magnet wire recycling, Essex Furukawa employees and factories work each day to maintain a sustainable environment.

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Water Conservation

To conserve water, our Torreon, Mexico plant sources ~ 85% of its water used in manufacturing as greywater.

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Responsibly Sourced Copper

We’re currently sourcing 83% of copper as Copper Mark certified in North America.

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Zero Waste Plants

Currently we operate five plants that have been certified as zero waste to landfill. Our goal is to make all of our plants eligible for that distinction.

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Social Responsibility

We match up to $1,500 a year per employee for qualified donations to an organization of the employees choice.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

We are aligning our sustainability efforts with those of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG’s). This alignment will enable our organization to identify common purposes and opportunities for action with other entities, while collaborating to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Theses SDG’s are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. We have set forth to align with 12 out of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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The Copper Mark

Our focus is on the responsible sourcing of materials used in our manufacturing processes, including that of copper. We’re currently in the process of assessing how to responsibly source materials and are actively pursuing various sustainable options. Recognizing some of our largest impacts in our products come from copper extraction, we’ve partnered with The Copper Mark to better define what sustainability in the copper value chain looks like. Currently, 83% of the copper that is sourced in North America is certified by The Copper Mark. And we’re actively seeking sources globally as well.

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Environmental Certifications

Being conscious of our environmental impact is important at Essex Furukawa. Our North American metal processing and Torreon facilities have already implemented a fully ISO 14001-2015 certified environmental management system. We have also received many other certifications of compliance for plants all around the world.

Our Certifications

Initiatives for Substance Restriction

Essex Furukawa finished magnet wire and Essex Furukawa bare copper maintain certifications from EU-RoHS; WEEE; REACH; JIG-101; TSCA; CEPA, and CSCL.

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Package and Reel Recycling

Essex Furukawa takes special care to ensure the seamless delivery of magnet wire to our customer’s manufacturing floors. As a sustainability minded business, the packaging used to deliver our products is made from up to 30% recycled materials. We also strive to fine-tune the resource cycle through the removal of empty pallets, reels and spools. These packages and their pallets remain the property of Essex Furukawa and are fully recyclable via the Essex Furukawa Reel Return Program. With this program, we encourage buyers or their agents to contact us for pickup once they have three (3) full pallets of reels, spools, or drums to return. Materials are picked-up by the designated packaging return agent and reused.