Konica Minolta Starts Production of Glass Disk Substrates in Malaysia

Konica Minolta Opto, Inc. announces that its new production subsidiary, Konica Minolta Glass Tech (M) Sdn. Bhd., began production of the glass substrates for hard disk drives (HDDs). The construction of the new plant started in March 2007.

HDDs are magnetic storage units for such products as personal computers and mobile audio players. The essential component of HDD is disk substrate made of either aluminum or glass. Compared with aluminum, glass substrate excels in heat resistance and shockproof, and is suitable for higher density storage media. For these reasons, it is more than ever being used in various digital consumer products, such as laptop personal computers.

Since 1990s, Konica Minolta is engaged in glass substrates business for HDDs.

Outline of the company

• Company name: Konica Minolta Glass Tech (M) Sdn. Bhd.
• Location: Malacca, Malaysia
• Establishment: November, 2006
• Paid-in-Capital: RM62.85 million (approximately 2 billion yen)
• Investment ratio: 100% Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
• Representative: Kouichi Takikawa (managing director)
• Lot area: 100,000 square meters
• Investment: Approximately 7 billion yen
• Groundbreaking: March 2007
• Completion: February 2008
• Employees: Approximately 500
• Business activities: Manufacturing of glass substrates for HDDs

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