Canon Inc
Canon is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of office multifunction
devices (“MFDs”), plain paper copying machines, laser printers,
inkjet printers, cameras and lithography equipment.
Canon sells its products principally under the Canon brand name and through
sales subsidiaries. Each of these subsidiaries is responsible for marketing
and distribution to retail dealers in an assigned territory.
Canon’s strategy is to develop innovative, high value-added products
incorporating advanced technologies.
Canon’s research and development activities range from basic research
to product-oriented research directed at maintaining and increasing Canon’s
technological leadership in the marketplace.
Canon will work to realize the optimized global allocation of its production
assets based on changes in local conditions in each country. Canon has manufacturing
subsidiaries in a variety of countries, including the United States, Germany,
France, the Netherlands, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the
Philippines.
As a concerned member of the world community, Canon emphasizes recycling and
has increased its use of clean energy sources and cleaner manufacturing processes.
Canon has also launched programs to collect and recycle used Canon cartridges
and to refurbish used Canon copying machines. In addition, Canon has removed
virtually all environmentally unfriendly chemicals from its manufacturing processes.