Corporate History

1962

1965

• Enters the Philippines market, and later establishes a joint venture or appoints agents in other AP regions.

1970

• Launches Beautiful Campaign

1971

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

1982

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

1996

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

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

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

• With the establishment of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Fuji Xerox becomes affiliated with the new company

2008

2009

• Sets the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets for FY2020

2010

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

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

2016

2017

• Consolidates Fujifilm's and Fuji Xerox's inkjet digital press sales functions to FUJIFILM Digital Press Co., Ltd.

2018

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

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