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Activity Highlights
2011
June 16
HOYA establishes a new plant for melting optical glass in
Shandong, China
In the digital camera and optical glass market, continued industry
accumulation and growth of demand are expected especially in developing
countries, mainly in China.In addition, the close relationship with resource
countries, mainly China is of growing importance in raw procurement.
Under the above circumstances, the Company decided to build a new
production base in China, to manufacture such high-function and high-
quality optical glasses, and offer to the customers keeping close relationship
with the market.
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Future image of optical glass plant
in China
July 15
HOYA establishes a new plant for producing mask blanks
in Singapore
The Company newly builds a next-generation production line to meet quality
requirements of advanced mask blanks for semiconductor manufacturing, of
which demand is expected to grow in the future. With this, the Company
diversifies its facilities taking strengthening of Business Continuity Plan into
considration.
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July 22
HOYA opens first office in China for flexible endoscope
business to strengthen healthcare delivery in China
PENTAX Lifecare, HOYA Corporation's flexible endoscope business division
announced today that it opened a legal entity and office in Shanghai, China
on July 5. This will mark a significant advance into the Chinese medical
equipment market.
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October 1
HOYA announces closing of sale of the PENTAX imaging
systems business
HOYA Corporation (“HOYA”) announced today that HOYA executed
corporate split agreement and the transfer agreement, as released “Sales of
the PENTAX Imaging Systems Business” on July 1, 2011 and “ Notice of
Partial Modification and Execution of the Corporation of the Corporate Split
(Kyushu bunkatsu) Agreement (Progress report)” on August 10, 2011. As the
result, HOYA succeeded the PENTAX Imaging Systems Business to Ricoh
Company, Ltd.
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