Industry First-- Fuji Xerox Collects Used Products and Cartridges From All Over China Aiming at "Zero Landfill"
Establishes Integrated Recycling System in China
Contributing to Environment and Resources Conservation
| BEIJING, July 30, 2007 – The Document Company-Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd is announcing in Beijing today that the company is establishing an integrated recycling system in China to recycle used products including copy machines and printers as well as cartridges that will be collected from throughout China (excluding Hong Kong,Note1 MacaoNote1 and Taiwan), to be disassembled and separated into 64 categories, including iron, aluminum, lens, glass and copper, to return to raw material. This is the industry-first effort, and Fuji Xerox aims to achieve "zero landfill," "no pollution" and "no illegal disposal," contributing to environment and resources conservation in China. |
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The collection and recycling of used products in Hong Kong and Macao has already been covered by Fuji Xerox’s Asia-Pacific integrated recycling system based in Thailand. |
| To that end, newly established Fuji Xerox Eco-Manufacturing (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. in Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province which is wholly owned by Fuji Xerox, commenced construction of a recycling plant in May and will start operation in January 2008. Total investment is approximately 650 million yen. Disassembling and recycling capacity will cover up to 15,000 machines and 500,000 cartridges per year, and the recycling rate targets at 96 percent for products and 99.9 percent for cartridges. |
| The integrated recycling system has been accomplished with the cooperation and trusts of the Chinese government as well as 10 recycling partners in China and four in Japan, and improves the resource recycling rate to achieve "zero landfill," "no pollution" and "no illegal disposal," (1) complying with Chinese laws; (2) collecting used products and cartridges under the responsibility of Fuji Xerox; and (3) through disassembling/separation as well as proper treatment of hazardous materials. |
| In addition to reducing environmental risk such as illegal disposal, contamination and pollution, the system will provide China with benefits including utilizing recycled materials and spurring a new style of industry. |
| Fuji Xerox (China) Ltd., a sales company in China, is responsible for taking back used products and cartridges from customers in all over China and started collection in June. In order to realize collection from the whole China, Fuji Xerox has developed logistics network under the cooperation of MITSUI & CO. (SHANGHAI) LTD., Tri-Net China Logistics Co. Ltd. and China Post Logistics Co., Ltd. |
| The cartridges are currently produced at Fuji Xerox of Shanghai Limited, and these operations will be transferred to Fuji Xerox Eco-Manufacturing (Suzhou) once its plant has been completed. Collected cartridges will be thoroughly disassembled to a component level, and those that are judged to be equal in quality to new through quality assurance inspections will be introduced into a cartridge production line, and others that cannot be reused will be returned to raw material. |
| As one of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, Fuji Xerox formulated a product recycling policy in 1995 that promotes resource-recycling aiming at "zero landfill," and achieved "zero landfill" of used products in Japan in August 2000. In December 2004, Fuji Xerox established an integrated recycling system based in Thailand that collects used products from nine countries and regions in Asia Pacific, achieving "zero landfill" in the region. |
| Then in China, as a part of international resources recycling network, Fuji Xerox collects used products and reuse used components, with the aim of "zero landfill," "no pollution," and "no illegal disposal. |
Overview of Fuji Xerox Eco-Manufacturing (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
| Name |
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Fuji Xerox Eco-Manufacturing (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
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| President |
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Yuji Otake
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| Capital |
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609 Million yen (100% owned by Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.)
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| Date of establishment |
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December 2006
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| Location |
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Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China (Suzhou Industrial Park)
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| Employees |
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Approx. 100
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| Businesses |
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Disassembling office equipments such as used copy machines and cartridges and separating them by materials as well as the sale of separated components and manufacture of cartridges, etc.
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Capacity for dismantling /
recycling |
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15,000 machines/year, 500,000 cartridges/year
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Investment
(plant, buildings, equipment) |
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Approx. 650 million yen
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| Site area |
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16,700m²
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| Factory wing area |
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7,500m²
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| Total factory wing floor area |
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7,500m² (reinforced concrete: one floor)
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