Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. Konica Minolta was founded in 1873 (Konica and Minolta merged in 2003). The holding company, called Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. is situated in Tokyo, Japan. Konica Minolta is a worldwide concern with subsidiaries in 100 countries. In addition to Tokyo the company has headquarters in Hannover, New Jersey and Shanghai. The concern employs approx. 32.000 employees. Throughout the years Konica Minolta has achieved a solid and international reputation for producing quality, thus having a strong market position. The business areas of the company are Business Technologies, Optics, Medical and Graphic Imaging and Sensing. Konica Minolta’s portfolio of products and services includes: Printing, multifunctional copiers/printer systems, laser printers, production printing systems, applications, consulting and services plus support. The company also produces planetariums along with sensing and image processing technologies for such diverse fields as light, color, temperature, display, 3D digitisation and medical support. Konica Minolta exports approximately 75 % of its production.