Sanyan Finance News on January 14, a few days ago, an announcement document about Canon Zhuhai announcing the suspension of production was circulated in the media.
The announcement said that due to the sharp contraction of the global camera market in recent years, and the long-term ravages of the new crown pneumonia virus, the company's operation is facing unprecedented difficulties, although the company and its employees work together, but still failed to reverse the dilemma, the headquarters had to adjust the overall operating structure of the group, after careful study, decided to terminate the company's production.
In addition, Canon Zhuhai also said in the announcement that it intends to propose to employees a preferential treatment plan for terminating the labor contract by consensus. From the 12th, the company will consult with the trade union and employee representatives in accordance with the law, and after full consensus and report to the relevant departments, the plan will be determined.
According to the first financial report, the staff of the Zhuhai High-tech Zone Management Committee said that Canon Zhuhai has reported relevant matters to the management committee, and the management committee has relevant departments to intervene to urge enterprises to protect the rights and interests of employees in accordance with laws and regulations.
It is worth mentioning that in 2 days, it will be the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of Canon Zhuhai Co., Ltd.
According to the official website, Canon Zhuhai was founded on January 15, 1990, when it was located in The North Ridge under the Banbanshan Mountain in Zhuhai City, from the initial lenses, cameras, and later printers, fax machines, scanners, cis (contact image sensors). In order to meet the needs of urban planning and development in Zhuhai, on November 27, 2013, the company relocated to Jinding Industrial Zone, located in Zhuhai High-tech Zone. At present, the main products include lenses, digital cameras, digital video cameras and so on.
In 1990, the company began to produce cameras; in 1991, it began to produce lenses; in 1994, it began to produce laser printers (LBP); in 1997, it began to produce 10 million cameras; in 2002, it began to produce color laser printers; in 2003, it began to produce digital cameras; in 2006, it produced 10 million digital cameras, 20 million laser printers; in 2007, it began to produce photo printers; in 2008, Canon (Macau— Hengqin) logistics mode opened; in 2010, the production of digital video cameras began, Canon Zhuhai On-the-job Continuing Education College was established; in 2011, the foundation stone of the new factory in the high-tech zone was laid.
According to Tianyan, the company is jointly held by Canon Corporation of Japan and Canon (China) Co., Ltd., and the shareholding ratio of Canon in Japan is about 83.08%, and the shareholding ratio of Canon (China) is about 16.92%.