▁prest ress ed ▁concrete ▁used ▁in ▁civil ▁engineering ▁and ▁construction ▁projects ; ▁special ▁steel ▁w ires ▁such ▁as ▁steel ▁c ords ▁used ▁as ▁t ire - re in for cement ▁materials ▁in ▁the ▁autom obile ▁industry ; ▁and ▁oil - temper ed ▁w ires ▁for ▁val ve ▁spr ings . ▁This ▁division ▁also ▁makes ▁s inter ed ▁parts ▁that ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁struct ural ▁components ▁in ▁autom ob iles ▁and ▁home ▁electric ▁app li ances , ▁ranking ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Sum it omo ▁Electric ▁will ▁expand ▁into ▁two ▁more ▁divisions , ▁“ Life ▁Sciences ” ▁and ▁“ Resources ” ▁by ▁making ▁full ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Group ' s ▁wide - r anging ▁techn ological ▁capabilities . ▁ ▁Global ▁Project s ▁ ▁Amer icas ▁ ▁Argentina ▁– ▁Opt ical ▁C able ▁System ▁ ▁Brazil ▁– ▁Autom ot ive ▁W iring ▁Har ness ▁Business ▁ ▁Mexico ▁– ▁Sub marine ▁and ▁under ground ▁power ▁transmission ▁installation ▁project ▁▁ ▁USA ▁– ▁Rest oration ▁of ▁I - 3 5 ▁W ▁Highway ▁Bridge , ▁Super con duct ing ▁C able ▁Dem on str ation ▁Test ▁ ▁Middle ▁East ▁▁ ▁Iran ▁– ▁Major ▁power ▁transmission ▁line ▁installation ▁project ▁ ▁Asia ▁ ▁China ▁– ▁Est ab lish ment ▁of ▁optical ▁fi ber ▁product ▁joint ▁vent ures ▁with ▁Fut ong ▁Group ▁▁ ▁India ▁- ▁Sum it omo ▁R iko ▁Co . ▁Ltd .( Form ally ▁Tok ai ▁Rub ber ▁Indust ries ) ▁which ▁produces ▁rub ber ▁h