TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings and Konica Minolta are exploring a business alliance to consolidate their global procurement of parts and materials for making multifunction office equipment and printers, the Japanese companies said Monday.
Shift toward paperless workplaces drives need to merge functions, save money

Fujifilm and Konica Minolta look to join forces in their office printer businesses in response to the widening digitization of office work. (Source photos by Kohei Yamada)
TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings and Konica Minolta are exploring a business alliance to consolidate their global procurement of parts and materials for making multifunction office equipment and printers, the Japanese companies said Monday.