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KONICA MINOLTA, INC. Annual Report 2014
Growth is expected in the industrial domain. We will expand our business in this area
by evolving our proposal-making capabilities nurtured in the sensing business to pro-
vide new value that encompasses instruments, solutions and services.
In the sensing field, we will reinforce initiatives related to smartphones, tablets and
automobiles, making use of synergies with Instrument Systems GmbH (acquired in fis-
cal 2012), while establishing a business structure that is highly responsive to the
needs of major customers. In the optical products field, we will position interchange-
able lenses for digital single-lens reflex cameras and projector lenses for digital cine-
mas as the core of our business. At the same time, we will use our strong optics,
sensing1 and information processing technologies to cultivate new domains in the
optics system business.
We aim to establish a foundation for growth by anticipating customer needs in
growth fields and creating new businesses based on our unique technologies accu-
mulated in photo film, TAC films for LCD polarizers and OLED lighting.
In TAC films, our goal is to use our strength in new thin film products to increase sales
volume.
We are working to establish mass-production technology for environmentally friendly,
highly convenient OLED lighting panels and new functional films, such as window
films. We aim to utilize new value that only Konica Minolta can provide to cultivate
markets and gain genre-top positions in these future growth markets.
Sales forecast
Sales forecast
FY2014FY2013 FY2016
(Billions of yen)
61.0 80.0
57.8
Optical systems
Lenses,
components
Sensing
instruments
FY2014FY2013 FY2016
(Billions of yen)
49.0 60.0
58.3
OLED
TAC films
New
functional
films
2. Growth Strategy
Optical Systems for Industrial Use Business Field*
Performance Materials Business Field*
Offer new value through instruments and systems, including
solutions and services, for major customers in industrial growth fields
Anticipate customer needs in growth fields and create new
businesses based on our unique technologies accumulated in
areas ranging from photo film to OLED2 lighting
*Field name has been changed as of the year ending March 31, 2015.
1. sensing: The use of sensors to gather data about physical quantities, sound, light, pressure, temperature, etc.
2. OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode): Devices, such as displays and lighting, incorporating light emitting
diodes (LEDs) in which organic compounds emit light in response to electric current
Review฀of฀Operations฀/฀Strategy
Industrial Business