News 2005

Dec. 26, 2005	Fujifilm Buys Avecia's Inkjet Business. Using Core Technologies in Fine Chemistry field, Expands its Materials Business.
Dec. 22, 2005	Fujifilm to Introduce New High-Speed, High-Resolution “Silver Halide Holographic Film”
Dec. 21, 2005	Fujifilm Announces Managerial Consolidation of CCD Manufacturing Subsidiary. Enhances consolidated management capability to integrate CCD production and development/manufacturing of digital cameras.
Nov. 28, 2005	Fujifilm announces expansion of semiconductor materials business. Purchases 50% stake in US-based Planar Solutions, LLC and Enters the Semiconductor Slurry Business.
Oct. 31, 2005	Fujifilm Group Adopts Holding Company Structure.
Oct. 19, 2005	Fujifilm and Yamaha introduce Labelflash™ Technology.
Sep. 5, 2005	Fujifilm Proceeds with Reorganization of Domestic Production System. The Ashigara and Odawara Manufacturing Factory Structures will be Incorporated into a new “Kanagawa Factory”, Enhancing Cost Competitiveness of Photosensitive Material Production and Substantiating the FPD Material Production System.
Aug. 16, 2005	FinePix F10 has won the EISA 2005-2006 Award for the Best Pocket Camera.
May 25, 2005	Fujifilm invests in U.S. bio-venture companies and joins the Cosmos Alliance.
May 19, 2005	Fujifilm Launches Plasma Display Materials Business. Silver Halide Photography Technology Applied to an Electromagnetic Radiation Shielding Film for Plasma Display Panels.
Apr. 26, 2005	FinePix S3 Pro wins the TIPA 2005 Award for Best Midrange Digital SLR.
Apr. 26, 2005	The “PASS” Standard receives the TIPA 2005 Award for Best Technology in Europe.
Apr. 4, 2005	Fujifilm boosts investment in printing-system business in China. A plant for PS and CTP plates launched in Suzhou and a local sales firm for graphic systems products established in Shanghai.
Feb. 21, 2005	Picture Archiving and Sharing Standard (PASS) Specification v1.0 Now Complete
Feb. 8, 2005	PMA 2005, Orlando