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Fujifilm first penetrated into overseas markets primarily through its Imaging Solutions business. The company established a German subsidiary in charge of the comprehensive management of its European operations in 1966 and a manufacturing company in the Netherlands which was tasked with manufacuring color paper and color films in 1982.
To effectively respond to external changes like increase in the number of EU member states Fujifilm accelerated activities to improve operational efficiency in the region. FUJIFILM Europe GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) supports its group companies in Europe as European sales and marketing headquarters by formulating marketing and corporate strategies. In addition, FUJIFILM Europe B.V. (Tilburg, The Netherlands) has been established as the holding company and operational business centre in Europe; it coordinates supply chain and other operations for Graphic Arts, Imaging and Medical Systems.
Fujifilm also operates a number of manufacturing sites in Europe. Among them are
FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V. in Tilburg, The Netherlands, a manufacturing site for colour paper and offset plates and FUJIFILM Hunt Chemicals Europe N.V. (Kruibeke, Belgium), a manufacturer of chemicals for the photographic and graphic arts markets.
Nowadays Fujifilm companies in Europe operate in more than 25 group companies and employ more than 4500 people engaged in R&D, manufacturing, sales, and service support. Throughout Europe they serve a range of industries including medical, chemical, graphic arts, electronic materials, optics, recording media, motion picture, and photographic technologies.
