Profile of Ecolo Tech Co., Ltd.

Ecolo Tech Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of General Co., Ltd., functions as a plant that is dedicated to remanufactured toner cartridges.

■Company name:

Ecolo Tech Co., Ltd.

■Establishment:

April 14, 1993

■Capital:

40 million yen (as of November 2011)

■Number of employees:

Approximately 150 (as of November 2011)

■Location:
 
 

5 Satsukigaoka, Minakuchi-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture
Tel: +81-748-65-6080; Fax: 81-748-65-6224

■President and CEO:

Masanori Kuwata

History of Ecolo Tech

Late 1980s

Started developing production technology for remanufactured toner cartridges.

1990
 

Succeeded in the mass production of remanufactured toner cartridges and started up a toner cartridge business.

1993

Established Ecolo Tech Co., Ltd.

2001

Acquired ISO 14001 certification.

2003

Acquired ISO 9001 certification.

2004

Unified the three existing plants into a new plant in Shiga.

2005

Became a wholly owned subsidairy of General ( formerly General Supplies).

2006

Approved by the Standardized Test Methods Committee (STMC).

Efforts toward global-level environment maintenance and quality improvement.

Inside Plant

Ecolo Tech remanufactures toner cartridges based on its unique system for the purpose of environment protection and quality improvement.

Development of new models

Ecolo Tech is developing technology for remanufactured toner cartridges on a daily basis.

Environment friendliness

The plant uses large-scale filtration equipment to protect the health of its employees and the environment surrounding the plant. The equipment captures toner in microns.