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Corporate History

1962
  • Fuji Photo Film and Rank Xerox establish Fuji Xerox as a joint venture, capitalized at 200 million yen (equity ratio: 50/50). (photo)
  • Launches the Fuji Xerox 914.
1965
  • Enters the Philippines market, and later establishes a joint venture or appoints agents in other AP regions.
1970
  • Launches Beautiful Campaign
1971
  • Acquires Takematsu Plant and Iwatsuki Plant from Fuji Photo Film and Iwatsuki Kohki, respectively, to establish an integrated manufacturing and sales organization. (photo)
  • Ebina Plant begins operations.
1974
  • Increases capitalization to 10 billion yen.
1977
  • Establishes The Setsutaro Kobayashi Memorial Fund.
1979
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox Office Supply Co., Ltd.
  • Establishes sales subsidiaries in major prefectures in Japan with local capital, and later expands to comprise a nationwide network.
1980
  • Receives The Deming Prize in recognition for its excellence in quality control. (photo)
1982
  • Enters the education field
  • Establishes Corporate Research Lab at Ebina Plant
  • Establishes Suzuka Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (photo)
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox Distribution Co., Ltd.
1984
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox Information System Co., Ltd.
1985
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox Engineering Co., Ltd.
1988
  • Introduces the New Work Way program.
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox Career Net Co., Ltd., MCM Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. and Fuji Xerox System Service Co., Ltd.
  • Establishes Fuji System Brain Co., Ltd. and Protex Co., Ltd. under the venture business program.
1989
  • Increases capitalization from 10 billion to 20 billion yen.
  • Introduces new uniforms proposed by female employees.
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox Learning Institute, Inc.
1990
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox General Business, Co., Ltd.
  • Begins Social Service Program.
  • Acquires management and property rights of four Asia-Pacific countries from Rank Xerox.
1991
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. in Singapore to consolidate operations in the AP region.
  • Introduces The Document Company concept.
  • Jointly with Xerox Corporation, establishes Xerox International Partners to sell low-end printers in North America and Europe.
1992
  • Establishes Hasu Club to promote social welfare using money donated from employees' salaries.
  • Establishes FX Palo Alto Laboratory, Inc. in California.
1994
  • Re-enters the Vietnamese market after 19 years absence.
  • Begins production of large textbooks for the visually impaired.
1995
  • Introduces new corporate logo.
  • Establishes Corporate Research Laboratories at Nakai.
  • Establishes a printer manufacturing subsidiary in Shenzhen, China.
  • Introduced products incorporating reused parts to the market, with an aim to achieve Zero-landfill.
1996
  • Begins incorporation of reused parts to a mass production line. (image)
1997
  • All domestic plants acquire ISO 14000.
1998
  • Acquires full ownership of Fuji Xerox Korea Co., Ltd.
  • Establishes a photoreceptor drum manufacturing plant in Shenzhen Plant.
  • Develops privilege-based authentication system, DDSA.
  • Wins the Minister's Award for Activities That Protect Against Global Warming" from the Environmental Agency.
1999
  • Strengthens corporate governance by introducing corporate officers management.
2000
  • Acquires Sony Tektronix Corporation's printing business and establishes Phaser Printing Japan Co., Ltd.
  • Acquires Nippon Carbide Industries Company's chemical toner business and establishes new plant in Toyama.
  • Establishes AccessTicket Systems Inc.
  • Achieves resource recycling rate of 99.97% through zero-waste system established nationwide.
  • Acquires Chinese Mainland/Hong Kong SAR Operations from Xerox Corporation.
2001
  • Consolidated to Fuji Photo Film Group with equity increase to 75% owned by Fuji Photo Film and 25% by Xerox Corporation.
  • Acquires laser printer business from NEC Corporation and establishes Fuji Xerox Printing Systems Co., Ltd.
  • Establishes Niigata Fuji Xerox Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
2002
  • Supports 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/JapanTM as Official Sponsor.
  • Electro Magnetic Compatibility Laboratory at the Ebina Plant acquires Belgian national certification that applies to certifications in 32 countries and 41 organizations.
  • 33 domestic sales subsidiaries acquire ISO 14001.
  • Announces "Open Office Frontier" business vision.
  • Acquires printer systems operations from Fujitsu.
  • Fuji Photo Film and Fuji Xerox to integrate logistics-related subsidiaries.
2003
  • International Business Company's headquarters moves to Shanghai to oversee Asia and Oceania regions.
  • Takes over Reprography and Consultants, Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.,
  • Concludes a technology-based partnership with Dell Inc. of the United States.
  • 14 Sites in 12 Asia-Pacific countries/regions acquire ISO 14001 Certification.
  • Fuji Xerox Printing Systems Co., Ltd. changes its name to Fuji Xerox Printing System Sales Co., Ltd.
2004
  • Xworks Co., Ltd. commences operations as a provider of document outsourcing services.
  • Expands manufacturing in Shanghai to provide the global market with digital copy and multifunction devices.
  • Creates international resource recycling network in Thailand that comprises nine countries/regions in its Asia-Pacific territory . (photo)
2005
  • Revamps the domestic sales operations, which consist of direct sales and sales companies, in order to accelerate services business
  • Fuji Xerox of Shenzhen is certified as an Environment Friendly Corporation by the Chinese government
2006
2008
  • Establishes an integrated recycling system in China
  • Unveils the new corporate identity
2009
  • Sets the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets for FY2020
2010
  • Realigns and consolidates development and manufacturing function to form two new companies
  • Establishes Sales Company in Vietnam
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox R&D Square at Yokohama Minato Mirai 21
2011
  • Launches Customer Value Innovation Center and Integrated Customer Support Center at Yokohama Minato Mirai 21
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox Service Creative.
2012
  • Establishes regional headquarters over six areas in Japan to reinforce community-based sales force.
  • Reinforces product development in China for monochrome multifunction devices targeting Chinese market, and establishes China Office.
2013
  • First in the industry to establish direct business operation in Myanmar
  • New manufacturing company Fuji Xerox Hai Phong begins operation in Vietnam to meet increasing global demand  
2014
  • Establishes Fuji Xerox Service Link Co., Ltd. with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. to offer document services
  • Revamps work system  to provide more value to customers and improve productivity
2015
  • Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific opens Integrated Customer Experience Center in Thailand to support customers in the printing industry  
  • Establishes Innovation Office, a new research organization in Singapore
  • First in the industry to establish direct sales operation in Cambodia
2016
  • Announces Smart Work Gateway, Fuji Xerox's new concept that supports diverse workstyles to enable business people to perform their utmost capability
  • Fuji Xerox Printing System Sales Co., Ltd. changes its name to Fuji Xerox Printing Systems Co., Ltd.
2017
  • Consolidates Fujifilm's and Fuji Xerox's inkjet digital press sales functions to FUJIFILM Digital Press Co., Ltd.
2018
  • Announces Smart Work Innovation: Fuji Xerox's value proposition strategy in the AI/IoT era to help businesses improve competitiveness
  • Establishes Future Edge: an open innovation hub to transform customers' communication businesses utilizing printing technologies
2019
  • FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation acquired (including through its subsidiaries) the entire 25 percent stake in Fuji Xerox from Xerox Corporation (including from its subsidiaries) and made Fuji Xerox a wholly owned subsidiary
2020
  • Decides to end the Technology Agreement with Xerox Corporation on the agreement’s expiration date, March 31, 2021
  • Completes the Acquisition of Australian Office IT Services Provider, CSG, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific
  • Establishes FUJIFILM RIPCORD, a joint venture with U.S.-based Ripcord to provide services that drive digital transformation.
2021
  • Changes the corporate name to FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
  • Begins sales of Fujifilm-branded products to countries other than Japan and the Asia-Pacific
  • Signs agreement to acquire HOYA Digital Solutions to accelerate business growth in the field of digital transformation (DX)
2022
  • Establishes FUJIFILM Digital Solutions to embark on marketing and implementation support of ERP systems centered around Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • FUJIFILM Data Management Solutions acquires Australia's digital messaging services provider, Smart Messaging Services, to empower their clients' customer communications
  • FUJIFILM Eco-Manufacturing (Suzhou) achieves carbon neutral by installing solar panels on site and switching entirely to renewable electricity
2023
  • Acquires Australian IT services company, MicroChannel Services, to expand offerings in sales and implementation support of ERP systems globally
2024
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