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ANNUAL REPORT 2007
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Highlights
Business Strategy
Corporate Governance
CSR
Environmental Management
Brand Communications To Our Shareholders and
Customers
Financial Section
Research and development
FY2007 Topics
Semiconductor devices significantly boost print
speeds
Ricoh Printing Systems has developed a device for production
printers that doubles resolution and raises print speed 30% or
more. It quadruples the number of lasers drawing the image and
attains high speed and high resolution.
First automatic duplex printing by digital stencil
printer
Tohoku Ricoh released the "Satelio DUO 8" in March 2007.
This printer provides picture quality equal to a laser printer and
incorporates a high-sensitivity master that reduces soiling at the
rear and newly developed one-drum double-sided platemaking to
become the first digital stencil
printer to automatically print
both sides at a high-speed 240
pages per minute (A4, 120 pages
for duplex).
Completion of plant for "PxP toner"
In October 2006, Ricoh completed construction of its PxP ton-
er production plant at the Ricoh Numazu plant. This toner is a
unique Ricoh polymerized toner using polyester and features su-
perior picture quality. Its low fixing temperature contributes to
printer energy savings by the
printer.
Semiconductor business developing bases in
overseas markets
In April 2006, Ricoh established Ricoh Electronic Device Korea,
Ltd. a sales company; in July, Ricoh Electronics Devices Shanghai
Co., Ltd., a design and development company; and in January
2007, Electronic Device Com-
pany Taipei Office, a sales office.
Ricoh has put together an orga-
nization for serious development
in the growing Asian semicon-
ductor market.
Management
Electronic Devices
Company Taipei Office
(REDT)
Ricoh Electronic
Devices Korea, Ltd.
(REDK)
Ricoh Electronics
Devices Shanghai
Co., Ltd. (REDDS)
Structural diagram of newly developed
one-drum duplex platemaking
Acquisition of European operation of Danka
Business Systems
In October 2006, Ricoh's regional headquarters in Europe, Ricoh
Europe B.V., concluded a contract to aqcuire the European of-
fice automation equipment sales and service network of Danka
Business Systems PLC (Florida, U.S.A.). In February 2007, this
network was added to the Ricoh Group as Infotec Europe B.V.
Ricoh rated No. 1 in IT strength
Ricoh won first place overall in the "Corporate IT Strength"
ranking of "Nikkei Computer" magazine. Based on surveys of 178
listed and unlisted companies, Ricoh received the highest ratings
for its IT investment, user support, and other comprehensive IT
strength.
＊ Details can be found in the October 2, 2006, edition of "Nikkei Computer."
High marks for environmental management
Ricoh won second prize in the "10th Environmental Management
Survey" carried out by the Nippon Keizai (Nikkei) Newspaper
Company and announced in December 2006. Also, in the "Envi-
ronmental rankings" announced in April 2006 by the Tohmatsu
Evaluation and Certification Organization Co., Ltd. (TECO),
Ricoh received the top AAA ranking for the second year in a row.
Ricoh one of "world's top 100 sustainable companies"
for third year in a row
In January 2007, Ricoh was selected one of Canada Corporate
Knights' "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the
World". The Global 100 evaluates 1800 global corporations on
their performance in three areas – the environment, society, and
governance – and the caliber of their top management, long-term
financial performance, etc. This was Ricoh’s third inclusion in as
many years.