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Fujifilm first began trading in 1934 based on a plan by the Japanese government to establish a domestic photographic film manufacturing industry, inheriting the photographic film operations of Dainippon Celluloid Company Limited.

Later that year began operating, producing photographic film, photographic print paper, dry plates, and other photosensitive materials.

1962 - Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., established as joint venture with U.K.-based Rank Xerox Limited (currently Xerox Limited).

1965 - Name of Fuji Color Photo Co., Ltd., changed to Fujicolor Service Co., Ltd., and marketing operations of Fuji Color Photo Co., Ltd., split to establish Fujicolour Trading Co., Ltd.

December - Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. (currently FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc.) established in New York State to comprehensively manage business in North America.

1966 - Fuji Photo Film (Europe) GmbH (currently FUJIFILM Europe GmbH) established in Düsseldorf to comprehensively manage business in Europe.

1982 - Netherlands-based Fuji Photo Film B.V. (currently FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V.) established as the Fujilm Group's principal manufacturing company in Europe.

1987 - Germany-based Fuji Magnetic GmbH (a recording media manufacturing company, currently FUJIFILM Recording Media GmbH) established.

1988 - U.S.-based Fuji Photo Film, Inc. (currently FUJIFILM Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc.) established in South Carolina as the Fujifilm Group's principal manufacturing company in the United States.

1990 - Fuji Xerox obtained marketing rights for Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Malaysia from Rank Xerox Limited (currently Xerox Limited).

1995 - FUJIFILM Imaging Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., established in Suzhou, China.

2001 - Acquired additional 25% of Fuji Xerox's outstanding shares, increasing the shareholding in that company to 75% and transforming that company into a consolidated subsidiary

October - U.S.- based Enovation Graphic Systems, Inc. (a graphic arts materials marketing company, currently FUJIFILM Graphic Systems U.S.A, Inc.), established.

2005 - Acquired U.K.-based Sericol Group Limited (currently FUJIFILM Sericol Limited), a company with expanding operations in screen printing inks, packaging printing inks, and industrial-use inkjet printer inks.

2008 - Acquired Germany-based IP Labs GmbH, a developer of online photo service systems

March - Established FUJIFILM India Private Limited as a subsidiary in India

March - Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd. became a consolidated subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation through an acquisition of shares conducted

November - Acquired U.S.-based Empiric Systems, LLc, a manufacturer of radiology information systems

December - Acquired FUJIFILM-RU, an independent Russian distributor of its medical and imaging products, from Marubeni Corporation.

Sustainability

At Fujifilm we are working to shrink our carbon footprint and water footprint, use natural resources and packaging materials more efficiently, and minimise waste generation and environmental risk.