Promoting resource circulation

Fujifilm has implemented a recycling policy, aiming for ‘zero waste’ and promoting resource circulation, which has involved collecting, re-using, and recycling the consumed equipment and products from customers, since 1995. This policy has focused on reducing the use of new resources and promoting resource circulation by re-using parts taken from collected used products.

In 2024, Fujifilm announced the establishment of the Circular Manufacturing Center based at the FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V. site in the Netherlands, to promote resource circulation in Europe. As a first step, the new manufacturing centre is focussed on collectingused toner cartridges, with them being disassembled, cleaned and inspected after collection, and then remanufactured as new toner cartridges for shipping within the European region. In the future, Fujifilm plans to expand these remanufacturing processes to other products, such as remanufactured multifunction printers and spare parts for production printers.

Furthermore, FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V. supplies all of its own electricity from on-site wind power generation and from a purchased wind power generation company. Therefore, the newly established Circular Manufacturing Center can also achieve virtually zero CO2 emissions from the electricity it uses. FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V., has a history of more than 40 years of manufacturing various Fujifilm products, and its location in the Netherlands makes it well positioned for efficiently shipping products right across the European continent.

With the opening of the Circular Manufacturing Center in Europe, Fujifilm is set to enhance its resource circulation activities to contribute to the promotion of the circular economy.

MFP devices are remanufactured from used products, which are collected from customers. The products are disassembled, cleaned, and inspected, and any parts that do not meet a certain quality standard are replaced.