Hirakawa Hewtech completed the acquisition of a 74.6% stake in Yoshinogawa Electric Wire and Cable from Mitsui Kinzoku and Nishi Nippon Electric Wire & Cable for JPY3bn.

Hirakawa Hewtech, a Japan-based manufacturer specializing in electric wires, cables, and electronic components, completed the acquisition of a 74.6% stake in Yoshinogawa Electric Wire and Cable, a manufacturer specializing in high-performance industrial cables, from Mitsui Kinzoku, a manufacturer and distributor of engineered materials and non-ferrous metals, and Nishi Nippon Electric Wire & Cable, a manufacturer and supplier of wire and cable products for JPY3bn.