Chinon Corporation was established in 1962 in Japan as a holding
company of Chinon Industries Inc. which was itself established in 1948 by
the same founder, Mr. Hiroshi Chino, as a manufacturing and marketing
company for optical products such as Lens modules, 35mm Cameras,
Movie Cameras, and computer peripheral equipment such as Disc Drives,
and Printers.
The long-time partner Eastman Kodak Company became Chinon Industries Inc.'s majority shareholder in 1997,and later merged Chinon Industries Inc. into the group.
Chinon Corporation has now
restarted its own marketing activities as the formal successor of
CHINON.
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