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Hitachi to Announce Restructuring of Color TV Operations in Asian Region

 

SINGAPORE / TOKYO, Japan, June 29, 2001-- Hitachi, Ltd. today announced that, as part of its restructuring of color TV operations in Asian region, the company has decided to transfer color TV product management and R&D capabilities from Hitachi Consumer Products (S) Pte. Ltd. (HCPS) to Hitachi Asia Ltd. (HAS), Hitachi's regional headquarters. The company has also decided to transfer the manufacturing of color TVs at HCPS to Hitachi's factories in China and Indonesia. The production of vacuum cleaners at HCPS will also be transferred to Thailand.

The measures announced today will make Singapore Hitachi's base for its color TV product management and R&D. HAS is responsible for sales, marketing and international procurement in the Asian region. Following the transfer of color TV product management and R&D, HAS will be able to develop the TV products that further meet market needs.

Affected by the slowdown of the global economy, prices of color TVs have been declining rapidly due to increased competition. And against this backdrop, Hitachi has been strengthening competitiveness of its TV operations on a global scale by consolidating its manufacturing operations, which includes the transfer of cathode-ray tube TV production from Japan to abroad.

About 550 HCPS employees will be affected by the restructuring including about 20 R&D engineers and product management staffs that will be transferred to HAS. Affected employees will receive a compensation package based on the Collective Agreement signed with the Union. An outplacement initiative will be implemented to transfer some of the affected employees to other Hitachi Companies. Hitachi is also working with the relevant government agencies to place affected employees in other companies.


Hitachi will have a total of about 6,500 employees in Singapore after the restructuring.


    Product line     New manufacturing site
    Wide-screen color TVs     Hitachi Fujian Digital Media Company Ltd.
    (Fuzhou China)
    4:3 color TVs     P.T. Hitachi Consumer Products Indonesia
    (Jakarta Indonesia)
    Vacuum cleaners     Hitachi Consumer Products (Thailand), Ltd.
    (Bangkok Thailand)


About HCPS*
Company Name : Hitachi Consumer Products (S) Pte. Ltd.
Location : Singapore
Capital : 18.66 million Singapore dollars
Established : October 1972
President : Hisayuki Kashimoto
Business : Manufacturing and sales of TVs and vacuum cleaners
No. of Employees : About 550


About HAS*
Company Name : Hitachi Asia Ltd.
Location : Singapore
Capital : 24 million Singapore dollars
Established : February 1989
President : Takashi Muraki
Business : Sales of Hitachi products, services and international procurement of components and materials.
No. of Employees : About 870


About HFDM
Company Name : Hitachi Fujian Digital Media Company Ltd.
Location : Fuzhou, China
Capital : 100 million yuan
Established : June 2001
President : Yoshiteru Isago
Business : Design, production and marketing of projection TVs and other digital media products
No. of Employees : About 450 (estimated as of December 2001)


About HCPI*
Company Name : P.T. Hitachi Consumer Products Indonesia
Location : Jakarta, Indonesia
Capital : 12,780 million Rupiah
Established : December 1992
President : Hisayuki Kashimoto
Business : Manufacturing and sales of color TVs, gas cookers and rice cookers
No. of Employees : About 950


About HCPT*
Company Name : Hitachi Consumer Products (Thailand), Ltd.
Location : Samutprakarn, Thailand (near Bangkok)
Capital : 1,050 million Bahts
Established : November 1970
President : Hoya Nakamura
Business : Manufacturing and sales of refrigerators room, air conditioners, pumps, fans, and rice cookers
No. of Employees : About 2,320

*Figures as of May 31, 2001

 


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