Fuji Photo Film boosts Chinese investment

The plant is slated to go into operation by March 2007, and will be the company’s second PS and CTP plate manufacturing facility in China. (Last year Agfa established a major plate manufacturing plant at Wooshi.)

Fujifilm confirms demand for printing plates is growing worldwide. The new facility is intended to allow the company to both respond to increases in demand for printing plates in China as well as provide an export centre for the surrounding regions.

Fujifilm established a local sales firm in Shanghai to deal broadly in graphic systems products like film, PS and CTP plates, prepress equipment and other items. The organisation is operating under the name Fujifilm Starlight Graphic Systems (Shanghai), and will provide different solutions including materials, devices and a means to respond to customer needs.