News Release
As of March 16, Wednesday,15:00 pm (Japan Time):
The following is a damage and operations status update of Ricoh manufacturing locations in Tohoku, Kanto and Shizuoka Prefecture.
Due to the severe damage as a result of the earthquake, the facilities in the Tohoku regions; Tohoku Ricoh, Hasama Ricoh, and Ricoh Optical Industries, will take time to return to full operation. The length of these shut-downs is yet-to-be determined.
Plant/Company Name | Location | Human Casualties | Status as of March 16 | Plan after March 17 |
Ricoh Optical Industries Co., Ltd. (optical products, projectors, etc.) |
Hanamaki, Iwate | None | Operations Suspended |
Undecided (Recovery time TBD) |
Hasama Ricoh, Inc. (product parts) |
Tome, Miyagi | None | Operations Suspended |
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Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd. (MFPs, printers, toner) |
Shibata-gun, Miyagi |
None | Operations Suspended |
|
Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd. (Production printing products) |
Hitachinaka, Ibaraki |
None | Operations Suspended |
Undecided (Recovery time TBD) |
Ricoh Unitechno Co., Ltd. (High capacity MFPs, refurbishing, recycling) |
Yashio, Saitama | None | Operations Suspended |
Will be In Operation (subject to rolling blackouts) |
Atsugi Plant (MFP and printer parts) |
Atsugi, Kanagawa |
None | Partly in Operation |
Will be In Operation (subject to rolling blackouts) |
Gotemba Plant (MFPs and printers) |
Gotemba, Shizuoka |
None | Partly in Operation |
Will be In Operation (subject to rolling blackouts and delivery of parts) |
Numazu Plant (Supplies, toner, etc.) |
Numazu, Shizuoka |
None | Partly in Operation |
Will be In Operation (subject to rolling blackouts) |
Due to severe damage to equipment, infrastructure and inability to reestablish lifelines for employees in the affected areas, production activities are greatly compromised. Outside of the most affected area, interrupted traffic and rolling blackouts have affected production flow. The Ricoh Group will play its part in conserving energy while balancing the needs of business. All Ricoh members are committed to a quick recovery.