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CANON TO MAKE PRINTERS IN CHINA ?
Canon mulls making printers in mainland China
Mar.2010 – Canon Inc, the biggest camera maker in the world, may set up printer manufacturing plants on the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Daily reported yesterday, citing Managing Director Katsuichi Shimizu as saying.Sales of inkjet printers, the company’s second core product after digital cameras, are expected to rise by 10% this year in China.

Canon currently produces printers in Thailand and Vietnam.
The company has predicted that China will surpass the U.S. to become the largest camera market as early as 2015. Camera sales in China will grow 10% this year and camera sales worldwide will grow 6.9% to 25.7 million units, the company said.Canon hopes to see its annual revenue in the country grow to US$10 billion by the end of 2017.