Konica Minolta disaster hit China Songjiang factory layoffs thousands

The world's largest office equipment and imaging equipment manufacturers of Japan Konica Minolta company suddenly announced, "the film camera and digital camera camera business Konica Minolta group, decided at the end of March 31, 2006", "so far to use the Konica Minolta brand, brand, brand Konica Minolta camera lens and other services entrusted to SONY customer service". This decision means that the sale of the first volume of the Japanese domestic film and the first Japanese domestic dual camera of the United States, will never withdraw from the field of video business.

"Retreating from the image is a decision that makes us sad. Because the United States since the United States since the merger of the photo image business, its sales continue to decline, unable to get rid of the deficit." In February 9, 2006, the United States Ke holdings corporation executive director, komate (China) Investment Co., Ltd. chairman Shi Hehong specially from Tokyo to Shanghai, with reporters, explain why Ke beauty from the imaging field of retreat.

At present, there are 12 companies in the United States in China, of which 6 are manufacturing plants. Konica Minolta optical instruments (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is located in Shanghai, Songjiang District, is the United States in China's largest camera production plant.

As a result of the withdrawal of the United States from the image field, it has decided to reduce the global business related to the staff of 3700 people, including Chinese employees. "These employees we can arrange to go to some beauty Ke brothers, they can also go to other places." Ke Mei (China) Investment Co., Ltd., President of SUZUKI said.

According to SUZUKI, the United States after the end of the video business, it will change the structure of the factory in Songjiang, the production of the camera from the production of the main lens. "We are engaged in the production of video business in China is the largest in Songjiang factories, a large part of them is the field of labor services, we employ more than 1000 people. After the end of our video business, they will return to their respective places." SUZUKI said.

According to the reporter, the United States and Songjiang factory about 3000 employees, in other words, due to the U.S. strategic transformation, the factory about 1/3 of Chinese employees will be cut.

Although the United States will be gone in the field of imaging, but it has good news in other areas of business. According to the results of its third quarter of fiscal year (October to December), its turnover, total operating profit and net profit for the quarter were up by 105%, respectively, and 108% and 211%. And to contribute to these results is the United States and the United States and the United States multi function copiers, precision optical business and medical printing equipment business. In the past year, their sales and earnings have increased significantly, which is the main reason for the determination of the United States and the United States determined to withdraw from the image field retreat.