webfact Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Canon to build new printer plant in Thailand TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan's Canon Inc. said Tuesday it would spend 170 million dollars to build a new plant in Thailand employing a workforce of 5,000 to meet rising global demand for inkjet printers. The Tokyo-based company will invest 14.6 billion yen (170 million dollars) in the plant in the northeastern province of Nakhonratchasima, with operations set to start in October 2011, it said in a statement. "Increasing demand expected in the future has created a pressing need for Canon to expand its production capacity for inkjet printer products," the company said in a statement. The new plant is the Canon group's second manufacturing foothold in Thailand and will have an annual production capacity of around 5.5 million units a year. Canon expects to realise benefits from the new facility, including synergies with the existing plant in Ayutthaya about 170 kilometres (100 miles) away through using its parts supplies and infrastructure. Canon also makes inkjet printers in Vietnam. -- (c) Copyright AFP 2010-09-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky1 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Interesting choice considering the current exchange rate in Thailand vs Vietnam. I guess Thais are better at making stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I saw this news on the B@ngkok Post website this morning. Canon is one of the world's most recognisable brand names. Yet they spelt the name 'Cannon' throughout the article! I hope I am allowed to post this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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