Konica Minolta Corporate Profile 2012

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Konica Minolta GroupCorporate Profile

1873 Rokusaburo Sugiura began selling photographic and lithographic materials at Konishiya Rokubeiten in Tokyo (the startup of the business of Konica Corporation).

1903 Marketed “Cherry Hand Camera,” Japan’s �rst brand name camera.

1928 Kazuo Tashima established Nichi-Doku Shashinki Shoten (Japan-Germany photo company; the precursor of Minolta Co., Ltd.)

1940 Released the �rst made-in-Japan color �lm “Sakura Natural Color Film.”

1957 Completed the Company’s �rst planetarium unit.

1960 Completed the Company’s �rst copier “Minolta Copymaster.”

1975 Released the world’s �rst 35mm camera with built-in �ash and AE functions “C35EF.”

1977 Released the world’s �rst 35mm compact autofocus camera “C35AF.”

Released world’s �rst �nger measurement type pulse oximeter “OXIMET MET-1471.”

1983 Released the world’s �rst copier with zoom magni�cation/reduction function “EP450Z.”

1984 Developed an ultra-high-precision aspheric plastic lens for CD players.

1985 Released SLR camera with autofocus function “7000.”

1987 Released simple color-proo�ng system “Konsensus.”

1989 Released medical digital imaging output system “Laser Imager Li-10.”

1990 Released monochrome laser printer “SP101.”

Released digital color copier “CF70.”

2000 Fully launched business for TAC �lms for LCD polarizers.

Established Konica Minolta Supplies Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a joint venture for the production of polymerized toners.

2003 Established a holding company Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., by integrating the management of Konica Corporation and Minolta Co., Ltd.

2004 Opened its own planetarium Sunshine Starlight Dome “Manten” in Tokyo, Japan.

Released next-generation textile inkjet printer “Nassenger V.”

2005 Released the world’s �rst mammography to use phase contrast technology.

2007 Withdrawal of photo and camera business.

Opened the �rst “Digital Imaging Square.”

2010 Released digital printing system “bizhub PRESS C8000.”

2011 Released wireless DR system “AeroDR.”

Released the world’s �rst Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) lighting panels using all phosphorescent materials.

2012 Opened the Konica Minolta Planetarium “Tenku” at Tokyo SKYTREE TOWN®.

Philosophy

The Creation of New Value based on “Expertise with Light”

Management Philosophy

The Creation of New Value

Management VisionAn innovative corporation that continues to create inspiring products and services in the �eld of imaging.A global corporation that leads the market by advanced technologies and reliability.

The message represents our wish to be acknowledged as an essential company, by offering essential products, services and solutions to customers in the world of imaging.

Corporate Message

Contributions to the Creation of a Photography Culture Expansion into Imaging Expansion into Digital and Network Technology

Sensing, Focusing, and Bending Light: the “expertise that gives total control over light”—accumulated through the development and manufacturing of film and lenses. These technologies are at the starting point of value creation at Konica Minolta.The expertise with light we have developed and refined over the years has given rise to office equipment, optics devices, medical diagnostic imaging systems, and other forms of new value.Now and in the future, we at Konica Minolta will rise to the challenge of creating the new value demanded with each new generation, within and beyond the domain of imaging.

1 2Corporate Pro�le Corporate Pro�le

2007 20132010

Organic GrowthFiscal 2011-13 Objectives

Konica Minolta’s “G PLAN 2013” Growth Strategy

Reorganization within the group (April 1, 2012 implementation)

Step1 Step3 InnovationToward growth beyond fiscal 2011-13

Before reorganization After reorganization

KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS

LA Business2


Step2Non-OrganicGrowth

Emphasize fiscal 2011-13 growth acceleration and expansion

G PLAN 2013

Performance Materials Business

Optics Business

LA Business


Optics Business

Sensing Business

KONICA MINOLTA OPTICS

Sensing Business

KONICA MINOLTA SENSING

KONICA MINOLTA OPTO

KONICA MINOLTA ADVANCED LAYERS

2 Unit that promotes the development of new businesses based on Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) lighting and other new performance materials.

¥1.0 trillion or more

Group net sales target

¥778.0 billionGroup net sales

Tracing a path of robust growth under G PLAN 2013With the globalization of economic activities, a digitally networked society moving into high gear, and increas-ingly serious questions surrounding resources and energy, the variety and extreme nature of change in the world we live in is forcing alterations in long-held values.

At this juncture, we at Konica Minolta aim to create new growth opportunities by accurately identifying the changing needs of society and responding to them with the technologies we have developed over the years. Clearly reflecting our commitment to and orientation toward growing in that way is “G PLAN 2013,” the medium-term business plan we began to implement in fiscal 2011.

Setting forth three key directions – 1) Achieving strong growth, expanding business scale 2) Changing into a “Global Company,” and 3) Increasing the recogni-tion of the Konica Minolta brand – “G PLAN 2013” calls for the achievement of at least ¥1 trillion in sales and an operating income ratio of 8% or higher by fiscal 2013. With “growth” as the keyword, we are focusing on realiz-ing robust growth and enhancing profitability as our highest priorities in achieving the targets mentioned above. Toward that end, we have identified, and are channeling management resources to, key growth drivers for individual businesses to promote efficient growth. At the same time, we are working to develop our Environment and Energy and other new businesses to serve society’s future needs.

Following these directions and strategies, we pursued various initiatives in each of our businesses in fiscal 2011, the first year of “G PLAN 2013,” and results are gradually being realized. In our Production Print business, for example, we are now contending for leadership of this business genre after introducing new products and enhancing our sales system. Furthermore, in our Business Solutions business, enhanced develop-ment of our OPS1 comprehensive office equipment oper-ating and management services paid off with the addition of numerous major customers consisting mainly of global companies.

Over the three years ending with fiscal 2013, we aim to follow a path of strong growth by enhancing our profit-ability and expanding our earnings through solid and aggressive initiatives implemented under the direction and strategies we have established.1 OPS (Optimized Print Services): Services in which all operation and

management of office equipment used by a customer company’s worldwide offices is performed on an outsourced basis with the aim of comprehensively optimizing the customer’s printing environments through network-based centralized management.

Major organizational overhaul for Group-wide optimizationAchieving our “G PLAN 2013” objectives requires that we improve our profitability and further accelerate the speed of our growth. In April 2012, therefore, we embarked on a major reorganization of our Business Companies. Its purpose was to simultaneously acceler-ate both the growth of businesses that are growth drivers

and the speed of profitability improvement at Business Companies requiring it. This reorganization was the largest reform effort we have undertaken since our management integration in 2003 and demonstrates our commitment to growth.

In more concrete terms, we have reorganized the businesses of individual Business Companies to allow the optimization of production facilities and human and other resources on a Group-wide basis, with attention focused on the performance materials and optical technologies that have been at our core since our estab-lishment. Culminating the reorganization, we established Konica Minolta Advanced Layers, Inc. around perfor-mance material technologies, and Konica Minolta Optics, Inc. around optical technologies.

Both companies have been organized around a single type of technology to improve the efficiency of technology development and sales activities, accelerate the pursuit of new businesses, and ultimately create new value.

Deepening communications with customers throughout the worldWe believe that the key to our growth is to focus on providing products and services that are truly valuable to customers and society. It is critical, therefore, that we disseminate throughout the world our commitment to creating value that customers seek, and deepen our

communications with customers in various fields and geographic locations across the globe.

“Giving Shape to Ideas,” the communication message we created in the fall of 2011, is an expression of our commitment to using our own technologies and innovations to give shape to ideas that help to solve prob-lems faced by customers and society – problems that we see as our own.

“Innovation” here derives from the problem-solving capabilities, and outstanding technical expertise and creativity, embodied in the Konica Minolta Group. Through the innovation we offer, we aim to help custom-ers realize their ideas and dreams, bring excitement to business and daily life, and give rise to new value.

Konica Minolta, by helping people across the globe achieve their desires, will achieve robust growth as a company both supported and relied upon throughout the world.

Message from the President

For robust growth amid changing times: Value-creativity enhancement through bold reorganization

Masatoshi MatsuzakiPresident and CEOKonica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

3 4Corporate ProfileCorporate Profile

Head of�ce 2970 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

Paid-in capital 500 million yenNumber of employees Approx. 4,600(Consolidated) (as of June, 2012)Business activities Manufacturing and sale of optical

products (pickup lenses, etc.) and measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications

Head of�ce 1 Sakura-machi, Hino, Tokyo, JapanPaid-in capital 500 million yenNumber of employees Approx. 1,900(Consolidated) (as of June, 2012)Business activities Manufacturing and sale of

consumables and equipment for healthcare systems

Head of�ce 1 Sakura-machi, Hino, Tokyo, Japan

Paid-in capital 495 million yenNumber of employees Approx. 900 (Consolidated) (as of June, 2012)Business activities Provides various shared

services for the Group in the �elds of engineering, logistics, environment, safety and others

Head of�ce 1 Sakura-machi, Hino, Tokyo, Japan

Paid-in capital 50 million yenNumber of employees Approx. 900 (Consolidated) (as of June, 2012)Business activities Provides services to group

companies including R&D, customized product design and management of intellectual property assets

Group Formation

The Konica Minolta Group aims to create new value through collective strength

PerformanceMaterialsBusiness

Business SolutionsBusiness

Company Outline Business Activities

ProductionPrint Business

Optics & SensingBusiness

HealthcareBusiness

IndustrialInkjet Business

PlanetariumBusiness

P 27

P 25

P 21

P 17

P 15

P 13

P 9

KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES

KONICA MINOLTAADVANCED LAYERS

KONICA MINOLTA OPTICS

KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC

KONICA MINOLTA IJ TECHNOLOGIES

KONICA MINOLTA PLANETARIUM

Shoei YamanaPresident

Takashi MatsumaruPresident

Kiyofumi TanidaPresident

Toshihiko KarasakiPresident

Atsushi KodamaPresident

Akiyoshi OhnoPresident

Hiroaki UedaPresident

Yoshitsugu ShirakiPresident

Head of�ce 1 Sakura-machi, Hino, Tokyo, JapanPaid-in capital 500 million yenNumber of employees Approx. 800(Consolidated) (as of June, 2012)Business activities Manufacturing and sale of electronic

materials (TAC �lms, etc.) and performance materials

Head of�ce 2-3-10 Nishihonmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan

Paid-in capital 100 million yenNumber of employees Approx. 50(Consolidated) (as of June, 2012)Business activities Manufacturing and sale of planetarium

systems, show contents production and sales, construction of planetariums and facility management service

Head of�ce 1 Sakura-machi, Hino, Tokyo, JapanPaid-in capital 10 million yenNumber of employees Approx. 200 (Consolidated) (as of June, 2012)Business activities Manufacturing and sale of inkjet

printheads, inks and textile printers for industrial use

KONICA MINOLTA TECHNOLOGY CENTER

KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS EXPERT

Head of�ce 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Paid-in capital 500 million yenNumber of employees Approx. 30,600 (Consolidated) (as of June, 2012)Business activities Manufacturing and sale of

multi-functional peripherals (MFPs), printers, and equipment for production print systems and graphic arts, and providing related solution services

The Konica Minolta Group is comprised of multiple Business Companies and Common Function Companies operating under the Holding Company. The Business Companies, with the requisite authority and responsibilities, pursue operations directly related to their particular business activities, while the Common Function Companies perform R&D and indirect business functions for all members of the Group.Business Companies exercise their unique strengths and seek Group synergies as they strive to create new value sought by society.

Head of�ce 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Established December 22, 1936Paid-in capital 37,519 million yen Consolidated net sales 767.9 billion yen (FY 2011)Business activities As a holding company, drafts and

implements group management strategies, as well as supervising, managing and coordinating group management

Fiscal year-end March 31Number of employees (Non-consolidated): Approx. 200

(as of June, 2012)(Consolidated): Approx. 40,200(as of June, 2012)



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Business Activities Principal Products Business Fields Main Data

Consolidated Net Sales

Consolidated Operating Income/Operating Income Ratio

MFPs (Multi-functional peripherals)Laser printersFiling devicesFacsimile machinesSoftware and peripheral devices

Digital printing systemsDigital color-proo�ng systemsCTP (Computer to Plate)Remote color management systemsRGB work�ow productsPrepress production systems

Inkjet printheadsInkjet textile printersInkjet print unitsInkjet inks

PlanetariumsRestaurantsAmusement facilitiesArt museums

Digital printing Textile dyeingPrinted electronics

General hospitalsClinics

Electronics industriesResearch institutes

Printing companiesCorporate printing departments

Corporate of�cesSOHO


Business SolutionsBusiness

ProductionPrint Business

Optics & SensingBusiness

HealthcareBusiness

IndustrialInkjet Business

PlanetariumBusiness

At a Glance

TAC �lm for LCD polarizersVA-TAC �lm for increasing viewing angleHigh-precision photo platesBarrier �lmFunctional �lm for windowsOrganic Light Emitting Diode

Luminance meters, illuminance meters, and luminance colorimetersSpectroradiometersNon-contact 3D digitizersPulse oximetersSolar cell measurement and calibration equipmentSpectrometers

Digital X-ray diagnostic imaging systems (CR, DR)Digital mammographyDiagnostic ultrasound systemsMedical imaging �ling systemsAll-in-one medical imaging information workstationsMedical management support and serviceDiagnosis medicine

Pickup lenses for optical disksPrisms for pickupsGlass substrates for HDDsMicro-camera modulesLens unitsSpectrophotometers, colorimeters

Corporate Governance System

Optical planetariumsDigital full-dome systemsDome screenDigital full-dome showManagement and operationfor planetarium facilities

Electronics industriesAuto industriesResearch institutesHospitals/ Nursing homes

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(billion yen)

(billion yen)

Operating Income Operating Income Ratio

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Delegation of authority Accountability

Breakdown of Sales by Region (FY2011)

Japan 28%

North America 19%Europe 28%

Asia(excluding Japan) 17%

Shareholder’s meeting

Holding company(Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.)

Business companies/Common function companies

President

Board of Directors

ExecutiveOfficers

Presidentand CEO

Board ofDirectors

NominatingCommittee1

AuditCommittee2

CompensationCommittee3

Konica Minolta employs a holding company system, comprising a holding company and separate business and common function companies. The holding company uses a company-with- committees system consisting of the Nominating Committee, the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee, with directors handling management supervision and executive officers in charge of business execution.

This system is designed to accelerate Group management and ensure management soundness and transparency.

1 Nominating Committee: nomination of director candidates 2 Audit Committee: audit of the execution of the duties by directors and executive of�cers 3 Compensation Committee: determination of compensation for directors and executive of�cers

Breakdown of Sales by Business Segment (FY2011)Business Technologies 71%

Optics 16%

Other 3%

Other 8%

Healthcare 10%

Business Field 1

Business SolutionsBusiness KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Global

tri-polarcustomer

supportsystem

Sales/service system

spanning

70countries

Directsales system

spanning

40countries

High-performance products thathelp to solve of�ce management issues

Support for ongoing improvements in the of�ce environment

With advances in digital network technology, MFPs (Multi- functional peripherals), printers, and other of�ce equip-ment are being relied upon more and more as critical infrastructure for daily of�ce work. Products in Konica Minolta’s MFP bizhub series are equipped with various functions that help customers improve work ef�ciency, cut costs, reduce environmental impacts, strengthen security, and resolve other issues in of�ce management.

Konica Minolta means more than of�ce equipment, like MFPs and printers; we also provide a wide array of services. We help customers optimize of�ces by providing multidimensional services that combine various of�ce equipment functions with document management applica-tions to span everything from document management support, to IT support for resolving of�ce IT issues amid constantly advancing network technologies, and of�ce environment engineering services for needs like optimizing deployments of of�ce equipment. We respond �exibly to business environment changes facing customers, and support continuous improvement to help ensure that of�ces operate under the best conditions possible.

Konica Minolta provides multidimensional operational and management support for the of�ces of global operations under the concept of “Think Global, Act Local.” Through our sales/service system spanning 70 countries and direct sales system covering 40 countries, we offer a broad range of products and detail-oriented services responding to of�ce needs that differ by country and region. We also provide complete operation and management services for the of�ce equipment of various markets across the globe. Through initiatives like our recent introduction of Global OPS (Optimized Print Services), which provide overall optimization of corporate printing environments via centralized network-based management, we are providing robust support for global business endeavors through the creation of streamlined, ef�cient of�ce environments.

Robust support for global operations under the concept of “Think Global, Act Local”

Products Global SupportOf�ce Support

Color MFP“bizhub C754”

Color laser printer“magicolor 1650EN”

Providing business solutions that optimize the of�ce environmentCutting operating and management costs, streamlining work�ows, responding to global business demands, lowering environmental impacts, enhancing information security . . .Under the constantly changing business conditions facing companies, of�ce management requirements are now more varied and sophisticated than ever before.To help companies deal with the challenges before them, Konica Minolta provides total business solutions that help customers optimize the of�ce environment with two principle goals in mind—reducing Total Cost of Ownership1 and boosting productivity.1 Total Cost of Ownership: The total amount of expenditures – including initial cost, as well as maintenance, management, and other running costs – related to a particular device or piece of equipment.


The bizhub C554 series of MFPs announced in June 2012 can be used together with the “PageScope Mobile” application, which promotes new work styles leveraging cloud computing and mobile technology. As an MFP for a new era, it is also made from our proprietary recycled PC/PET and features an “ECO Info” display to promote environmental consciousness. By pursuing the devel-opment of this product series, which delivers exceptional convenience and outstanding environmen-tal performance, we will help customers achieve higher levels of sustainable value of many types.

Connecting bizhub MFPs with smartphones and tablet PCs

Consult Implement

Manage

Energy-efficientdesign

ECOInfo display

Use of recycledPC/PET

Cloud Services

Uploaddata

Downloaddata

Tablet PC

Smartphone

SearchKonica Minolta’s

MFP

Wi-Fi

・Google Document™・Dropbox, etc.

MFP bizhub

Scandocuments

Printdocuments

Connect to cloud services

iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are Apple Inc. trademarks.Android and Google Docs are Google Inc. trademarks.Dropbox is a Dropbox Inc. trademark.

Recent years have seen the rapid adoption of smartphones and other mobile devices and rise of cloud computing as a viable alternative to traditional computing environments. Those developments have encouraged movement toward free addresses of�ces, working at home, remote of�ces, and other ways of using company computing resources from other than a �xed location on company premises. Supporting the emergence of such new work styles, Konica Minolta offers “PageScope Mobile” for linking MFP bizhub series and iPhone®/iPad™/iPod touch® and Android™ devices, which are being used more and more in business settings.

Providing applications that link to iPhone/Android smartphones and tablets to offer more �exible, ef�cient work styles

As cloud computing takes off──

Amid the increasing globalization of business──

For environmentally friendly operations──

For global corporations, reducing the business impacts and costs of operating MFPs, printers, and other of�ce equipment at business sites across the globe, without sacri�cing productivity or ef�ciency, is a critical management issue.

To address this need, Konica Minolta provides Optimized Print Services (OPS), a globally uniform service set in which we deliver printing environ-ment optimization solutions that result in the best technology deployments for the conditions at hand and increase operating ef�ciency. We identify issues and streamline on an of�ce-by-of�ce basis, while employing network resources to centrally manage, and monitoring operating data for, the customer’s worldwide of�ce equipment.

Having already won major contracts to provide, operate, and manage of�ce equipment for global corporations in a wide variety of industries, our OPS offerings have become a subject of great interest in locations throughout the world.

Optimized Print Services for global corporate printing environments

Drawing on its wealth of expertise in environmentally conscious design, Konica Minolta offers MFPs that are both energy and resource ef�cient, and deliver greater convenience and productivity.

To save energy, for example, our MFPs are not only designed to consume less electricity they also promote energy ef�ciency with each usage via an ECO Info (ECO Indicator) display on the control panel. This display provides graphic feedback on the environmental ef�ciency of electricity, toner, paper, and other resource consumption. To use fewer resources in making our MFPs, we have drawn upon our advanced materials technology to develop a material made from a combination of recycled PC (polycarbonate) and recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate). This recycled PC/PET offers outstanding durability and we are furthering its use as an exterior material for MFPs.

Moving into the future, we will continue to leverage our environmental technologies to respond to environmental needs as we strengthen our businesses.

Emphasizing the development of energy- and resource-ef�cient MFPs

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PrintingEnvironmentOptimization

Konica Minolta Optimized Print Services

With an eye toward cloud computing and a sustainable societyThe bizhub C554 series for a new era

N e w P r o d u c t

With “PageScope Mobile,” mobile device users can print documents, images, and web pages directly, and download scan data from a bizhub And by taking advantage of cloud computing functions, they can also view documents and images, issue print instructions, and download scan data, while on a business trip or from home. “PageScope Mobile” enables �exible, ef�cient work styles, with tight security that works together with bizhub authentication functions.

New office environments for a new era


Business Field 1

KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Business Solutions Business

Konica Minolta has a wide range of both color and monochrome products. We offer products that provide customers with optimal responses to quality, printing volume, paper type, post-processing, and other require-ments for each customer’s unique applications and purposes.

Amid the ongoing globalization of business, Konica Minolta has established “Digital Imaging Squares (DISs)” in 14 locations across the globe to respond to digital printing needs in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and other parts of the world. At DISs, we �exibly respond to customers’ singular needs, taking into account the unique qualities of each market, as customers observe for themselves the output capacities of advanced digital printing systems. Once a customer adopts one of these systems, we provide support through our highly skilled, expert service technicians.

KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Production Print Business

Business Field 2

ColorMonochrome

Heavy production

Lightproduction

Product Portfolio

DISs throughout the World

Greater speed, beauty, and consistency Creating new possibilities in digital printing

Wide-ranging product line to flexibly respond to increasingly sophisticated and diverse customer needs

Service & Support Network that flexibly responds to digital printing needs in every region of the world

The printing industry’s de facto standard in color proofing

Digital color-proofing systems

We contribute to greater ef�ciency and reliability in printing settings by providing completely digital work�ows made possible by digital color-proo�ng systems. These systems feature true reproduction that offers even the texture that has so far been exclusive to analog printing. Furthermore, by minimizing the use of materials needed to turn out proofs, our digital color-proo�ng systems also help to lower environmental impacts.

Until now, digital printing has been known for its strengths in meeting small-lot, rapid-turnaround, and variable printing1 needs but relative weakness in terms of image stability, and large-lot productivity and reliability, compared to offset and other forms of analog printing. Konica Minolta has overcome these issues by melding its own material and design technologies with image processing technology. Through the development of advanced technologies, we have widened the possibilities for digital printing.

From analog, to digital. . .The evolution of technology has brought major innovations to printing environments and there is now a clear and growing demand for digital printing throughout the world.In pursuing digital printing that offers greater speed, beauty, and consistency, we at Konica Minolta are also striving to achieve greater levels of customer satisfaction by applying resources in the form of our own digital printing technology, broad product line, and global support system.

Advanced technologies bringing high productivity and image stability to digital printing

1 Variable printing: Printing in which content, such as address information for direct mail items, changes for each item to be printed.

K e y T e c h n o l o g i e s

P r o d u c t s

S e r v i c e & S u p p o r t

Digital color-proofing system“Digital Konsensus Premium” Digital printing system

“bizhub PRESS C8000”

Using next-generation “Simitri HD+ toner,” which produces a natural glossiness and extends gains in low-temperature embedding, results in output with even greater image quality.

Coloring agent

Super-thin film core shellWax


Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Lighting offers bene�ts like high luminous ef�cacy, surface light source, and avoidance of heavy metals, and, therefore, is being viewed as a promising next-generation lighting technology. Konica Minolta has developed its own blue phosphorescent materi-als and commercialized the world’s �rst OLED panel using only phosphorescent materials. These OLED panels entail little environmental burden, provide light that is easy on the eyes, and we will bring a wider variety of applications going forward.

The ongoing miniaturization of semiconductor devices requires the use of photo fabrication technology that optically reproduces circuit patterns. Drawing on photosensitive materials technologies developed over many years, Konica Minolta offers high-precision photo plates that enable high-quality, exceptionally faithful reproductions as optimal mask materials for photo-fabrication.

Konica Minolta also offers window �lm for automo-bile glass, which must meet the highest safety standards. These �lms feature high infrared re�ectance to prevent car interiors from heating up, and excellent electromagnetic wave transparency to avoid interference with ETC (automatic toll collection) and other vehicle-mounted communica-tions devices.

Konica Minolta has a line of functional window �lms that offer heat insulation, a combination of heat insulation and dirt-resistance, dirt-resistance, and shatter resistance. When applied to windows, these �lms contribute to energy ef�ciency by providing outstanding heat insulation and reducing air-conditioning and heating usage.

Liquid crystal displays used in televisions, personal computers, smartphones, and a wide variety of other applications. Konica Minolta provides TAC �lm for protecting LCD polarizers, VA-TAC �lm that increases the viewing angle for LCD screens, and other high-value-added products.

Next-generation displays for products like smartphones, tablet PCs, and ultrabooks require �exible devices incorporating extremely thin and durable plastic panels. High-barrier �lm combining outstanding protection characteristics and �exibility contribute to higher quality in �exible devices.

Concentrated solar power generation uses large numbers of mirrors to re�ect and concentrate sunlight as a heat source for generating electric power. Because these power stations are located in deserts and other places with abundant sunlight, the �lm mirrors, which are key to the system, must be able to maintain their re�ectance in harsh environments. Konica Minolta, leveraging the advanced materials technologies it has cultivated over the years, has developed �lm mirrors with high re�ectance and outstanding durability. Moving ahead, we will accelerate our commercialization efforts to contribute to the proliferation and development of solar thermal electric power generation systems.

CoreTech-

nologies

For Lighting

For Electronics

For Automobiles

For Building

Functional film for windows

Barrier film

High-precision photo plates

Organic Light Emitting Diode Lighting

TAC film for LCD polarizersVA-TAC film for increasing viewing angle

Material synthesistechnology

Film-makingand coating technology

Material designtechnology

For Mobile Displays

For Displays

Applying materials technology to develop film mirrors for solar thermal electric power systems

T e c h n o l o g y

Mirror film Concentrated solar power generators

Combining materials and �lm-making technologies to create new functions that respond to industrial and social expectationsOrganic synthesis, compositional design, and other materials technologies that give rise to unique high-performance materials, and coating, vapor deposition, and other �lm-making technologies that employ a broad range of methods for making �ne �lms. Konica Minolta uses these technologies, which it has developed over the years, to contribute to social prosperity for a new era through �lm and other materials offering protection, thermal insulation, waterproo�ng, polarizing, luminescence, and other functions required by industry and society.


Business Field 3

KONICA MINOLTA ADVANCED LAYERS, INC.


Business Field 4

KONICA MINOLTA OPTICS, INC.Optics Business

Konica Minolta has placed itself at the forefront of optical technologies through the high-dimensional fusion of not only optical and materials technologies but also technologies in areas like nano-fabrication, imaging, coating, and precise driving. Through the free manipulation of light, we have established a unique presence in the �eld of optical devices by enabling high-value-added manufacturing at a level unmatched by our competitors. As experts in the �eld, we will continue to offer customers the world’s leading technologies in the manipulation of light.

Konica Minolta, making the most of a diverse array of cutting-edge light-related technologies, has produced unique optical products that have contributed to the evolution of digital electronic devices. These products span a wide range from optical disk pickup lenses that overwhelmingly dominate the world market to glass substrates for HDDs, and micro-camera modules. Looking ahead, we aim to create value in an even broader range of areas and become the world’s leading optical devises supplier.

The world’s most advanced optical technology opening the doorto the future

Konica Minolta’s manufacturing roots reside in the store of optical technology

it has created through the development and production of products like cameras and lenses.

Sensing, focusing, and guiding light. . . The technologies we, as experts in the

manipulation of light, have developed and re�ned in the course of creating

countless revolutionary products are now giving rise to products that engender

innovation in a wide range of industries.

P r o d u c t s B u s i n e s s F i e l d s

The �eld ofoptics

The �eld ofnano-

fabrication

The �eld ofmaterials

The �eld ofimaging

World-class technology for freely manipulating light

T e c h n o l o g i e s

Continuously developing new �elds by giving shape to cutting-edge technologies

P r o d u c t s & B u s i n e s s F i e l d s

Core Technologies


Business Field 5

KONICA MINOLTA OPTICS, INC.Sensing Business

Color control is also important for food products, and the simple operation, compact size, and light weight of Konica Minolta’s colorimeters and spectropho-tometers are highly appreciated by food companies for manufacturing, quality inspection, and product grading.

The amount of chlorophyll in plant leaves is a valuable indicator of plant health, and can guide farmers in the timing and level of fertilization required. Konica Minolta has developed a con- venient handheld chlorophyll meter that has become widely used through-out the world in the cultivation of various agricultural products such as rice and other grains.

Solar power R&D is accelerating, and with it the demand for accurate measurements of solar cell performance. Konica Minolta has developed “Refer- ence PV Cells” for adjusting the inten- sity of the solar simulators used for evaluating solar cell performance.

Supporting quality through technologies to measure light, color, and shape

Konica Minolta’sMeasuring Technology

ColorMeasuring

LightMeasuring

ShapeMeasuring

SpectrophotometersColorimetersPulse oximetersJaundice meters

Luminance colorimetersDisplay color analyzersSpectroradiometers

Non-contact3D digitizers

With a strong foundation in technologies for measuring light and measuring with light, Konica Minolta is constantly developing new kinds of measuring instruments for a broad range of applications. Konica Minolta’s “yardsticks” are used for measuring and evaluating performance and quality from R&D to production in industry, and for painless medical measurements.

Color displays are found in a wide variety of products from smartphones to car dashboards to large-screen TVs. Konica Minolta’s instruments for measuring the col- or and brightness of displays have become de-facto standards in many industries.

Konica Minolta’s color-measuring instru-ments are used to measure various auto-mobile parts, includ-ing molded plastic interior parts as well as the meta l l ic or pearl �nishes used on the exterior.

AutomobilesSolar power

AgricultureNext-generation lightingLEDs are seen as holding great potential as a next-generation lighting technology. Konica Minolta develops incident-light colorimeters capable of measuring not only brightness but also color and color-rendering properties. These instruments pl-ay critical roles in the development and pr-oduction of lighting devices and in lighting design.

Cultural assetsUsing light to measure the 3D shape of objects, Konica Minolta’s non-contact 3D digitizers are used not only for indus-trial quality control but also for analyzing delicate artworks and fragile cultural assets in order to perform restoration work or create replicas.

Food products

Displays

Chlorophyll Meter “SPAD-502Plus” Chroma Meter

“CL-500A”

Spectroradiometer “CS-2000A”

“KONICA MINOLTARANGE 7”

Spectrophotometer“CM-5”

Spectrophotometer “CM-700d”

Reference PV Cell“AK-300”

Image courtesy of Kyoto National Museum


Core hospital

Clinic

Clinic

ClinicClinic

Clinic

CT

Digital cameras and scanners

Electrocardiographs

Endoscopes

Diagnosticultrasound systems

Digital X-ray diagnosticimaging systems (CR, DR)

Mainly with its digital X-ray diagnostic imaging systems, as well as mammography, ultrasound, and other cutting-edge diagnostic systems, Konica Minolta has led the digitalization of diagnostic imaging. By ef�ciently providing high-resolution, high-precision diagnostic images, we have helped to improve the accuracy and speed of diagnoses, thereby easing burdens on patients.

Expectations for medical IT services employing networks are building along with advances in the application of digital technology in medical settings. Among the earliest to respond to these developing needs, Konica Minolta offers “informity”—comprehensive services supporting the adoption of medical network technology. Examples of “informity” services include remote support for diagnostic equipment, support for the sharing of information among hospitals, and the distribution of news on developments in medical regulation. Through innovations like “informity” we are helping to make the operational aspects of medicine smarter and more ef�cient.

The adoption of digital technology in medical imaging not only improves the ef�ciency with which the data is stored and managed, it also brings various forms of innovation to medical diagnostic settings. For example, greater diagnostic accuracy has been obtained through the ability to enlarge or reduce images, and through access to gradation processing. Medical imaging data systems enable the retention and processing of diagnostic images. Konica Minolta provides systems capable of comprehensively managing X-ray image, CT scan, endoscopic, and other types of image data, including that generated by other companies’ products. Our systems make it possible to ef�ciently and effectively apply medical image data.

Wireless DR system“AeroDR”

Mammography unit“REGIUS PureView

Type-M”

Desktop CR“REGIUS ΣⅡ”

REGIUS ΣⅡSONIMAGE 613

Image Pilot

Business Field 6

KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.HealthcareBusiness

As a pioneer of radiographic �lm in Japan, Konica Minolta has a long track record of offering diagnostic imaging technology and other products and services that respond to healthcare �eld.In recent years, we have contributed to the realization of faster, more accurate diagnostic services by offering a comprehensive selection of devices, systems, and IT services that promote the wider adoption of digital and network technologies in healthcare.

Promoting better diagnostic services by supporting the wider adoption of digital and network technologies in healthcare

Digital imaging systems for more accurate diagnostic results

Principal productsDigital X-ray diagnostic imaging systems (CR, DR) Digital mammographyDiagnostic ultrasound systems Diagnosis medicine

“informity” network service incorporating cloud computing for medical data

Products

Network SolutionDigital Imaging System

Products

Network Solution

Medical imaging data systems that support diagnostic activities by streamlining the management and application of digital medical image data

Digital Imaging System

Principal systemsMedical imaging filing systems “Acies”All-in-one medical imaging information workstations “Image Pilot”Diagnostic workstationsMedical management support and service “informity”

Image data system


50% reduction!

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AeroDR

Cooperation Network Diagram

Core hospital

Clinic

Clinic

Clinic

Clinic

Clinic

Clinic

Konica MinoltaData Center

Collaboration Box

Simple saving andsharing of medical

information

90% lower power consumption!

X-ray filmprocessors

Traditional CR

REGIUS ΣⅡ

Power Consumption

“REGIUS ΣⅡ”—the newest generation CR with 90% lower power consumption

Business Field 6

KONICA MINOLTA MEDICAL & GRAPHIC, INC.HealthcareBusiness

Konica Minolta is actively working with academic and government research institutes in the pursuit of R&D. For example, in recent years, we have been collaborating with partners, including the University of Tokyo and the University of Hyogo, to develop an innovative X-ray imaging device that employs X-ray refraction. This device uses the Talbot-Lau interferometer to produce X-ray images with nearly 1,000 times the sensitivity of conven-tional X-ray technology. Images with that degree of sensitivity make it possible to identify very early-stage breast cancer, cartilage abnormalities due to rheumatoid arthritis, and other conditions that so far have evaded simple detection.

Konica Minolta diagnostic imaging technology advancing together with increasingly sophisticated medical needs

High-precision, more flexible cutting-edge “AeroDR” digital X-ray system

X-ray Exposure

Digital Radiography (DR) exposes patients to less radiation than does �lm imaging and makes it possible to display high-precision images immediately after they are taken. Until recently, however, DR posed signi�cant usability issues in terms of the weight of the equipment and the need for power and data transmission cables.

Konica Minolta’s “AeroDR” responds to these issues through painstaking engineering that resulted in a signi�cantly lighter system that incorporates wireless technology to eliminate data cables. “AeroDR” resolves usability issues that previously plagued DR and will help to promote the adoption of DR technology.

“Collaboration Box Service” helping hospitals to share medical information

Konica Minolta, as part of its “informity” network service for medical institutions, offers the “Collaboration Box Service,” which allows multiple medical institutions to share imaging data, biopsy data, report content, and other types of diagnostic information.

This system makes it possible for physicians in community clinics to consult with specialists at major hospitals, and allows specialists in different �elds to share opinions while viewing the same image. To cite one example of an actual implementation, a group of nine medical institutions, includ-ing a regional core hospital, in Aomori, Japan, has adopted this system and used it to engage specialists in timely, remote consultations on how to handle neurological problems and other emergency situations.

Amid the accelerating application of IT in medical applica-tions, there are growing desires among neighborhood clinics to adopt digital X-ray imaging. In response, Konica Minolta developed the compact, lightweight “REGIUS ΣⅡ” desktop CR for use in clinics.

“REGIUS ΣⅡ” emits no sound while in standby mode and poses no obstacle to medical examinations even when located in the same room. Furthermore, with power consumption of only 100VA, less than 10% that of X-ray �lm processors, “REGIUS ΣⅡ” is an environmentally conscious product that saves electricity and �ghts global warming.

N e t w o r k S e r v i c e

Research based on industry-government-academia cooperation promoting the development of innovative, highly sensitive X-ray imaging devices

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Small-angle scattering image Differential phase image

A single exposure produces three types of data including that equivalent to a conventional X-ray image (upper right). These sam- ple images are of a cherry.


KONICA MINOLTA IJ TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Industrial InkjetBusiness

Business Field 7

Widening possibilities for industrial inkjet technology and innovating across a broad range of industrial segmentsInkjet inks based on advanced materials technologies, inkjet printheads applying fine-processing technologies, and inkjet printers making use of conveyance control and other printing technologies. . . Konica Minolta’s development system has given rise to a wide range of technologies, and introduced to the industrial inkjet market a broad variety of small-drop, high-speed, high-drive-efficiency, high-image-quality, low-power-consumption, and other innovations. In addition, through abilities to work with an extensive array of solvent-based and environmentally considerate water-based inks, as well as various types of chemicals, we are expanding the range of applications for industrial inkjet technology.

Efficient printing of large-size signboards Amid exceptionally strong economic development in China, there is a growing demand for large-format inkjet printers for creating signs and outdoor displays. In producing such large-format printing, it is critical that image quality be consistent and that printing be performed as efficiently as possible. Konica Minolta’s industrial inkjet printers employ high-density nozzles and an expanded printing width to boost productivity and help reduce the amount of electricity consumed for printing. Having established a solid reputation for outstanding printing functions and quality, Konica Minolta has also secured the top market share for inkjet printheads used to produce large-format printing for outdoor applications.

Printing precision circuitry on printed circuit boardsBecause inkjet printheads are non-contact and they are capable of performing high-speed, precise work, there are growing expectations for use of inkjet printers in laying out electronic circuits, creating color filters for LCD panels, applying photo resist to solar cells, and other applications in the field of electronics. Konica Minolta, by developing inkjet printheads capable of working with various types of ink and chemi-cals, is helping to boost production efficiency in the electronics industry.

Speedy printing of barcodesand other types of variable-data printingEliminating the creation of film, and other intermediate processes, inkjet printers capable of processing digital data at high speeds are perfect for the printing of barcodes and other output based on variable data. Konica Minolta has developed a high-performance light-resistant UV ink, high-precision inkjet printheads, print units that resist scuffing and fouling and a wide range of elemental technologies in earning an outstanding reputation in the field of variable-data printing.

Faster, more beautiful, and more environmentally friendly textile printingThe range of applications for industrial inkjet technology has expanded to include textiles. Forgoing the need to create stencils and mix inks, as is required in conventional screen printing, inkjet printing greatly reduces impacts on the environment. Such qualities have drawn attention to industrial inkjet technology as an innovative printing alterna-tive in particular for short-run production of various products. Konica Minolta’s textile printers use small-dot, high- density, multi-nozzle inkjet printheads to produce images with smooth gradation and subtle tones, at speeds among the highest in the industry.

Packaging

Displays

Barcodes

Textiles

Construction materials Optical film

Organic Light Emitting Diode

Solar cells

Printed circuit boards

Inkjetprintheads

Inks Printers

3way InkjetTechnology

Inkjet printhead “KM1024”

Inkjet printhead “KM512”

Inkjet textile printer “Nassenger PRO1000”

Inkjet print unit “SP-M0320HR”


Working with Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. to create full-dome projection content based on a digital archive of cultural assets.

Full-dome projection rendering:TOPPAN Virtual Reality show "The Assumption Cathedral"Produced and copyrighted by Moscow Kremlin Museums, TBS and Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.In cooperation with Dentsu Inc.

The all-encompassing view from the University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory Project was created with the comprehen-sive cooperation of the University of Tokyo.

GEMINISTAR III

Business Field 8

KONICA MINOLTA PLANETARIUM CO., LTD.

PlanetariumBusiness

The enchantment of starry skies through cutting-edge technology and a deep catalogue of know-howAs a general manufacturer of planetarium-related products, we are committed to giving as many people as possible the chance to experience the fascination and wonder star-�lled skies have always inspired in mankind. We engage in everything from the development and manufacturing of projection equipment, to show production and facility construction and management – everything having to do with planetariums – in an ongoing effort to create and bring to planetarium visitors new perspectives on the enchantments of the universe.

Japan’s �rst planetarium was established in 1937. Its �rst planetarium to be made entirely with Japanese equipment opened 20 years later, in 1957, and was built by the company now known as Konica Minolta. Since then, we, as one of the world’s handful of planetarium equipment makers, have contin-ued to pursue the development of equipment with more advanced functions and higher performance. In 1997, we devel-oped the “GEMINISTAR,” the world’s �rst integrated planetarium—a facility capable of simul-taneously controlling both optical and digital projection systems. And that is only one example of the innovations that make us a world-renowned leader in this �eld.

To make time spent at a planetarium an enjoyable, enchanting experience, we develop a broad range of original planetarium show content—offerings based on the latest astronomical and scienti�c developments, as well as programs aimed at deepen-ing understanding with a dose of fun and entertainment. In addition to the beautiful night skies of optical systems, our content comprises a rich line of selections that not only use dynamic computer-graphic images to express seasonal changes and analyze constellations but also do things like explain the myths behind constellations and appeal to children with the help of characters they know and love. We offer programs for every season and visitor segment.

In 2004, we opened the Konica Minolta Planetarium “Manten” in Tokyo and began to offer visitors new kinds of planetarium experiences. More recently, in May 2012, we opened the Konica Minolta Planetarium “Tenku” at Tokyo SKYTREE TOWN®, as another directly managed facility. Using the knowledge we gain through our own planetarium operations, we offer publicly and privately operated planetariums comprehensive support covering everything from facility design and construction through operation. We help to create spaces that move visitors and give them a different perspective on our world.

Using the dome-screen projection technology it has developed for planetariums, Konica Minolta offers digital full-dome systems to customers throughout the world. These systems envelop viewers with 360 degrees of images and are perfect not only for planetari-ums but also as a new form of entertainment for retail and amusement facilities. Offering computer graphic images like those used in experiential attractions, and beautiful live- action scenes that completely surround viewers, dome projection systems deliver a 3D video experience over�owing with a “you-are-there” sense of presence not possible with other technologies.

Projection equipment with outstanding operability based on advanced functions and high performance

Comprehensive array ofplanetarium products

and service

Design andconstructionof facilities

Facilitymanagement and support

Developmentand manu-

facturing of projection equipment

Showproduction

Comprehensive support based on know-how accumulated in our own planetarium operations

Full-dome images as a new form of entertainment

Broad range of original planetarium show content

Dome screen SeatingLightingAudio equipment

Planetarium showFull-dome showShort clips

Direct management of the “Manten” and “Tenku” planetariums

Optical planetariumsDigital full-dome systems


In broadening applications of LED lighting, which is gaining popular-ity for its energy efficiency, increasing the amount of light emitted, extending usable life, and control-ling heat are critical consider-ations. Konica Minolta is both driving the technical innovation for addressing these issues and furthering commercialization of LED lighting products. In March 2012, for instance, we announced the “Symfos LED-TASKLIGHT”, a desk lamp offering both surface light emission that is easy on the eyes and high directionality.

The various colors that can be seen on the surface of a soap bubble illustrate the principle of reflectometric interference, which says that changes in the thickness of an optical film can be measured as changes in wavelengths of reflected light. Using this principle, Konica Minolta has developed the “MI-Affinity” system for the real-time measurement of intermolecular adsorption and dissocia-tion, and expansion and contraction of film mate-rial, at the nanometric level. MI-Affinity will lend powerful support to various R&D efforts in the field of nanotechnology.

As Group companies implement our Medium-Term Environmental Plan 2015, Konica Minolta Business Expert provides them with advice and support tailored to their individual business characteristics. Energy management experts, for instance, provide energy-efficiency support. And chemical substance specialists execute and manage advanced evaluation of chemical risks to eliminate hazardous substances from production processes and products. They also develop and promote the use of SIGMA Green Procurement Systems, which improve chemical management by evaluating the chemical content of parts and components before procurement. In these and other ways, as well, Konica Minolta Business Expert helps to advance the Group’s environ-mental initiatives.

Over many years, Konica Minolta Business Expert has accumulated a wealth of technologies and know-how in the design and construc-tion of plant and research facilities, and in process improvement for production facilities. By drawing on this expertise to provide Group companies in Japan with optimal R&D and manufacturing facilities, or help improve the efficiency of processes, Konica Minolta Business Expert contributes greatly to improvements in quality and value. In recent years, Konica Minolta Business Expert has also been developing environmental technolo-gies, thereby, contributing not only to the benefit of Group companies but also external customers and society as a whole.

KONICA MINOLTA TECHNOLOGY CENTER, INC.

Common Functions KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS EXPERT, INC.

CommonFunctions

Helping to build a better society by giving birth to innovative technologies and new valueKonica Minolta Technology Center, Inc. works to create new technologies, strengthen foundational technologies, and provide technical support to Group companies, so the Konica Minolta Group can continue to deliver new value to customers the world over.Moving forward as the Group’s R&D core, in charge of advancing the Group’s technologies, and as an incubator for creating new businesses around advanced technologies, Konica Minolta Technology Center will be a key driver of the Group’s overall growth and help to bring about a better society through the creation of valuable technologies and businesses.

As experts on the Group’s business activities

Konica Minolta Business Expert, Inc. centralizes the provision of shared services – management and indirect administrative services – that Group companies require to operate as businesses. It also performs the roles of promoting awareness of, and initiatives supporting, corporate governance and compliance, and environmentally conscious management, throughout the Group’s global operations. Through such multifaceted support of the business activities of Group companies, Konica Minolta Business Expert is helping to improve management efficiency and increase corporate value.

Driving technical innovation to broaden the potential of LED lighting

Principle behind colors in soap bubbles driving innovation in nanotechnology R&D

Dedicated staff supporting the implementation of environmental measures throughout the Group

Providing engineering technology that contributes to greater quality and value

Activities Activities

EngineeringDesign and construction management for production and R&D facilitiesConstruction of production and quality management systemsSupport for improving distribution, inspection, and production processes

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Development of next-generation technologiesInvestigation of new technologies and research on social valueChemical analysis of materialsDevelopment of automated production technologies

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Preventingglobal

warming

Reducingthe risk ofchemical

substances

Supportinga recycling-

orientedsociety

Restoringand

preservingbiodiversity

Eco Vision 2050

Medium-Term Environmental Plan 2015

Green ProductsCerti�cation System

Creating and ProvidingEnvironmentally

Responsible Products

Green MarketingActivities

Green FactoryCerti�cation System

Realizing EnvironmentallyResponsible

Production Sites

Practicing EnvironmentallyResponsible Sales

and Services

Three Green Activities

Konica Minolta has set forth its long-term environmental vision in the form of “Eco Vision 2050.” Looking all the way out to the year 2050, Eco Vision 2050 focuses on the prevention of global warming as our top environmental priority while explicitly stating that we will also proac-tively undertake initiatives to realize more effective recycling and resource use, and restore and preserve biodiversity. As an action plan for achieving Eco Vision 2050, the Medium-Term Environmental Plan 2015 establishes major objectives and speci�c goals to be reached by 2015. Achievement of these goals will be aided by pursuit of the “Three Green Activities.”

Working to earn the con�dence and trust of society as a good corporate citizen, Konica Minolta is engaged in activities that address local social issues around the world. The Group works proactively on issues which its own business resources are uniquely positioned to solve.

Global Environment

Boosting researcher creativity with an open development environment

Internal analysis and evaluation facilities supporting speedy R&D

At Konica Minolta, internal facilities for analyzing and evaluating chemical sub-stances and microstructures make pro-gress toward technical advances more efficient by enabling speedy R&D in the fields of materials and nano-fabrication.

At the Materials R&D Building located at the Tokyo site, we have gone to great lengths to create an open research environment that stimulates creativity. This environment includes features like the “Synergy Hall,” established to allow researchers to freely share ideas and information across company lines, and glass-walled research labs that let researchers see what others are working on.

Giving young researchers opportunities to study and network

Promoting the sharing of information among engineers over an intranet

Konica Minolta has established an intranet-based internal bulletin board for engineers to share information with peers throughout the Group. This bulletin board, the “CoreTech.net,” has become a place where engineers engage in lively discu-ssions of technical topics.

The “Engineers Challenge Forum” is held to develop Konica Minolta’s future technical leaders by giving researchers early in their careers a chance to investigate next-generation technologies and interact and collaborate with peers across the lines that normally define businesses and fields of expertise.

In U.S.A.

The Konica Minolta Colorful Tomorrow Foundation (CTF) is a charitable nonprofit organization founded in February 2007 to benefit children. In 2012, CTF held Books2BETTER, an activity that collected and donated books to underprivileged children.

Approximately 100 new Konica Minolta employees from Konica Minolta Group companies in Japan participated in recovery support efforts in the town of Minamisan-riku in Miyagi Prefecture. Partici-pants helped with tasks like removing debris and cleaning.

Donating books to childrenIn JapanParticipation in efforts tosupport disaster-affected areas

In China

Since the 2007 Shanghai Special Olympics, Konica Minolta has been offering support to schools for children with mental disabilities. In 2011, we held a painting contest on the theme of “Painting ‘Green’ Dreams and a Colorful Future.”

The Konica Minolta Enterprise Foundation was established in 2011 to create conditions that facilitate the participation of people with disabilities in sports, educa-tion, work, and other aspects of society. The Foundation funds a wide variety of projects, from local to national in scale.

Painting contest for children with disabilitiesIn France Promoting the integration of

people with disabilities

Socially Conscious

Konica Minolta Core Technology Deployment

At Konica Minolta, where our management philosophy is “The Creation of New Value,” we have developed an R&D organization anchored by Konica Minolta Technology Center, Inc. to create the technical innovations needed to support strong growth for our Group. By advancing basic technologies, pursuing research aimed at developing next- generation technologies, and searching for leads to new, as-yet undiscovered technologies, Konica Minolta Tech- nology Center drives high-paced, strategic R&D activities, while supporting Group-wide technological development and engaging in close communication with the product development units of individual Group companies.

Working from a base of 12 core technologies it has created and built upon over long years of experience in 4 segments, Konica Minolta has given rise to unique products and devel-oped a wide range of businesses. With our eyes on future growth, we are concentrating on evolving products for our existing businesses and creating and nurturing the develop-ment of new businesses that will become next-generation core operations. Targeting environment and energy, health, security and safety, and other �elds of keen interest to society, we are studying elemental technologies that we will combine and meld to create new value going forward.

Group R&D organization anchored by Konica Minolta Technology Center, Inc.

Applying a broad range of core technologies to the creation of new value

Developing activities to address environmental and social issues

Identifying future needs and applying core technologies to promote the development of new businesses

BusinessTechnologies

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Industrial InkjetBusiness

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Surface processing technology

Optical design technology

Optical measuring technology

Image processing technology

(Imaging) Mechanical processing technology

Feeding technology

Precise driving technology

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Research & Development Environmental and Social Activities

Corporate Pro�le31 32Corporate Pro�le

Sales

Production

Development, other

Japan

Konica Minolta IJ Technologies, Inc.

Konica Minolta Planetarium Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Information System Co., Ltd.

Asia/Pacific

Konica Minolta (China) Investment Ltd.

The Americas

Konica Minolta Holdings U.S.A. Inc.

Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.

Japan

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Japan Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Bizcom Co., Ltd.

Kinko’s Japan Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Supplies Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Toyohashi Precision Products Co., Ltd

Konica Minolta Supplies Manufacturing Kansai Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Electronics Co., Ltd.

Asia/Pacific

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia Pte. Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Private Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia Pty. Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (WUXI) Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (CHINA) Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Technologies Manufacturing (HK) Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Technologies (WUXI) Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Technologies (DONGGUAN) Ltd.

Konica Minolta Technology Development (Wuxi) Co.,Ltd.

The Americas

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions do Brasil Ltda.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions de Mexico SA de CV.

Konica Minolta Supplies Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc.

Europe/Middle East

Konica Minolta Business Solutions East Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Ideal) Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Italia S.p.A.

Konica Minolta Ukraine

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Austria GmbH

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Nederland B.V.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Greece S.A.

Konica Minolta Croatia-Business Solutions d.o.o.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Sweden AB

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Spain S.A.

Konica Minolta Slovakia spol. s.r.o.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Slovenia d.o.o.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Czech spol. sr.o.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Denmark a/s

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Deutschland GmbH

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH

Develop GmbH

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Middle East FZE

Konica Minolta Turkey iş Teknolojileri A.S.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Norway AS

Konica Minolta Hungary Business Solutions Ltd.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions SE, Ltd

Konica Minolta Poslovna Rjesenja BH d.o.o.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Finland Oy

Repro Conseil S.A.S.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions France S.A.S.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Bulgaria o.o.d.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (BELGIUM) N.V.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Polska s.p. z.o.o.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Portugal, Unipessoal Lda.

Konica Minolta Baltia UAB

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Romania s.r.l

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Russia LLC

Konica Minolta Supplies Manufacturing France S.A.S.

Japan

Konica Minolta Chemical Co., Ltd.

Japan

Konica Minolta Opto Products Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Opto Device Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Glass Tech. Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

Af�liates

Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.

Af�liates

Asia/Pacific

Konica Minolta Opto (Dalian) Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Opto (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Optical Products (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Glass Tech (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Konica Minolta Sensing Singapore, Pte. Ltd.

The Americas

Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.

Europe/Middle East

Konica Minolta Sensing Europe B.V.

Japan

Konica Minolta Health Care Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Technoproducts Co., Ltd.

Asia/Pacific

Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Healthcare India Private Ltd.

The Americas

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging U.S.A., Inc.

Europe/Middle East

Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic ImagingEurope B.V.

Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic ImagingEurope GmbH

Konica Minolta Medical Systems Russia

Japan

Konica Minolta Technosearch Co., Ltd.

Japan

Konica Minolta Logistics Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Sogo Service Co., Ltd.

Konica Minolta Engineering Co., Ltd.Konica Minolta Optics, Inc.

Af�liates

Konica Minolta Advanced Layers, Inc.

Af�liate

Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.

Af�liates

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