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Market Research of Japan, China, USA, and Europe Data Supply Inc.

Lenovo China （A4／Monochrome） M102W

Xerox Corp. （A3／Color） AltaLink C8100 Series

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Sharp Europe （A4／Color） MX-C607F

Brother Industries US （A4／Monochrome） MFC-L2690DW

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July 2020 Monthly Electrophotography

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July 2020 Monthly Electrophotography

July 2020 ■Featured Article■

Featured Article 1－The Production Printer Market ········································ １

1. The market of production printers of Japanese makers (2017-2019) ··············· ２

2. Monochrome production printers by maker (shipment volume) ····················· ３

3. Color production printers (shipment volume) ·············································· ４

1) Share by maker 2) Makers’ featured products

3) Sales comparison of 100V machines with optional fax

4. Shipment volume of toner for production printers (2019) ··························· １１

1) Comparison by maker

2) Toner for production printers with the maker’s ratio (2019)

3) Value-added toner (2019)

Featured Article 2 –

Regulation of Titanium Dioxide in Europe and How Companies Respond ········· １３

1. Outline of the titanium dioxide regulation in Europe ································ １４

1) Timeline of the regulation 2) Definition of “Category 2” Regulation

2. Response by major makers ···································································· １６

■Follow Up■

F ― Color MFP (A3+) ― Sharp ― 2 ··································································· １８

(MX-7580N/6580N/8090N/7090N)

F ― Color Printer / MFP (A4) ― Brother Industries ― 3 ······································· １９

(HL-8360CDW/HL-L9310CDW/MFC-L8610CDW/MFC-L9570CDW)

F ― Color Printer / MFP (A4) ― OKI Data ― 3 ··················································· ２０

(C612 Series/C712 Series)

F ― Color MFP (A3) ― Toshiba TEC ― 1 ··························································· ２１

(e-STUDIO5015AC/4515AC/3515AC/2515AC)

■Newly Released■

<Office – North America>

N – Color MFP (A3) – Xerox Corporation – 2 ····················································· ２２

(AltaLink C8100 Series)

N – Monochrome MFP (A3) – Xerox Corporation – 3 ··········································· ２６

(AltaLink B8170/B8155/B8145)

N – Monochrome MFP (A4) – Brother Industries – 1 ·········································· ３０

(MFC-L2690DW)

N – Monochrome Printer (A4) – Sharp US – 1 ··················································· ３３

(DX-B351PL)

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N – Monochrome Printer (A4) – Sharp US – 2 ··················································· ３４

(DX-B352P)

<Office – Europe>

N – Monochrome MFP (A3) – Kyocera Document Solutions Europe – 3 ················· ３５

(TASKalfa 2321/2320/2021/2020)

N – Color MFP / Printer (A4) – Sharp Europe – 1 ··············································· ３８

(MX-C607F/C557F/C507F/C407F/C357F/C607P/C507P/C407P)

N – Monochrome MFP / Printer (A4) – Sharp Europe – 2 ···································· ４０

(MX-B707F/B557F/B707P/B557P)

N – Monochrome MFP (A3) – Canon Europe – 8 ················································ ４１

(imageRUNNER 2425 Series)

<Office – China>

N – Monochrome MFP (A4) – Lenovo China – 1 ················································· ４２

(M102W)

N – Monochrome MFP / Printer (A4) – ICSP China – 1 ······································· ４３ (YPS-3133DN/YPS-1133DN/M3030D/P1030D)

<Office – Singapore>

N – Color MFP (A3) – Fuji Xerox Singapore – 1 ················································· ４４

(ApeosPort C7070/C6570/C5570/C4570/ C3570/C3070)

N – Color MFP (A3) – Fuji Xerox Singapore – 2 ···················································· ４５ (ApeosPort C2560/C2060)

N – Monochrome MFP (A3) – Fuji Xerox Singapore – 3 ······································· ４６

(ApeosPort 5570/4570)

N – Monochrome MFP (A3) – Fuji Xerox Singapore – 4 ······································· ４７ (ApeosPort 3560/3060/2560)

■Production News■

P – Toner – Tomoegawa – 1 ············································································ ４８

(Tomoegawa to discontinue toner production at U.S. plant)

P – MFP – Ricoh – 1 ······················································································ ４９ (Ricoh to start mass production of MFP at new plant in Dongguan, Guangdong of China)

■Other News■

O – Aftermarket – HYB – 1············································································· ５０

(Interview with HYB CEO)

O – Aftermarket – HG Technologies – 1 ······························································· ５３ (HG Technologies announces financial results for FY 2019)

O – Aftermarket – Ninestar Corporation – 2 ····················································· ５４

(Ninestar announces earnings forecast for first half of FY 2020: January-June)

O – Statistics – JBMIA – 1 ············································································· ５５ (JBMIA releases shipment results of copiers and MFPs of 1Q of 2020: Jan.-Mar.)

O – Counterfeit Prevention Measures – ICCE – 1 ·············································· ５６

(ICCE calls for US-UK FTA to include measures against illegal counterfeit supplies)

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O – Digital Printing Press for Flexible Packaging – Each Company – 1 ················· ５８ (Market overview of flexible packaging printing) O – Inkjet – Konica Minolta – 2 ······································································· ６３

(Konica Minolta unveils AccurioJet KM-1e 29” sheet-fed UV inkjet printing system) O – Industry-related News – Individual Manufacturers – 7 ································· ６４

(Canon launches MFP-driven "MEAP Travel Expense Claim Application" solution / Sharp installs multi-purpose "MX-3610DS" in Chofu City Hall of Tokyo / Riso Kagaku completes construction of Riso Development Center II / AGFA builds new inkjet ink plant / Kester Imaging purchases Konica Minolta's MGI JETvarnish 3D One / Sakata Inx allies with GIS in industrial inkjet printing)

■Corrections and Clarifications■ June issue of 2020 ························································································· ６７