Japan’s Ricoh Group Invests in PCB Production in Shenzhen,China
January 2006
Japan’s Ricoh Group has accelerated its investment in Shenzhen city, Guangdong province of China. A production line of high density PCB, which is the ‘heart’ of Ricoh’s Office Automation System is being constructed in Fuyong county, Baoan district of Shenzhen. It is reported that Ricoh Microelectronics Co., Ltd., with a total investment of US$16.8 million, has been officially registered. Production is expected to begin in July, 2006.
At present, Ricoh Group has 7 to 8 affiliated enterprises in Shenzhen, which are the largest exporting companies in the city. To further increase the supporting and production capacities of Shenzhen, and to integrate all the factories and resources both in Japan and the Pearl River Delta area in Southern China, Ricoh has invested and constructed ‘Ricoh Industrial Park’ in Fuyong, Baoan. The total area of the park is 50,000 square meters. Being a core enterprise of the group, Ricoh Microelectronics Co., Ltd. has recently started its process of entering into Shenzhen.