Ricoh Corporation to Highlight Environmental Activities at the International Consumer Electronics Show.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Ricoh Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment and a front-runner in environmental activities will highlight its environmental initiatives at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) from January 6 - 9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. . Ricoh will be an exhibitor at the CES TechZones, jointly hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA CEA carcinoembryonic antigen. CEA abbr. carcinoembryonic antigen CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen) ) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ), highlighting the company's energy efficient technologies and product end-of-life management programs. Information will be available regarding Ricoh's Environmental Management Systems which embrace green concepts that conserve and recycle energy/resources and prevent pollution. Ricoh will display its Resource Recovery and Recycling Program, which has recycled more than 20 million pounds of obsolete equipment, preventing them from accumulating in landfills. Ricoh works to minimize the use of materials and energy resources in the design, manufacture and distribution of its products, and employs sophisticated systems for recovering resources from equipment that has reached the end of its useful service life. Also on display is Ricoh's revolutionary GelSprinter(TM) technology. Using this new technology, the Ricoh GELJET color printer A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. delivers unmatched results providing full color printing “colour separation” redirects here. For other uses, see colour-separation overlay. Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). with crisp images on plain or recycled paper. The GelSprinter liquid gel instantly gelatinizes and dries as soon as it comes into contact with the paper resulting in minimized blurring and bleeding. This ultra quick drying allows for fast color and black and white duplexing. As an industry leader, Ricoh continues to search for new technologies to reduce the environmental impact of its products. About Ricoh Corporation Ricoh Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell West Caldwell, borough (1990 pop. 10,422), Essex co., NE N.J., a residential suburb of Newark and New York City; inc. 1904. It has some light manufacturing. , N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 68-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2003 sales in excess of $17.1 billion. Ricoh Corporation directly or through its subsidiaries markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . For fiscal year 2003, Ricoh Corporation sales exceeded $2.8 billion. Ricoh Corporation has received the Energy Star Imaging Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - the EPA's highest Energy Star award for 5 years in a row from 1996 to 2000. In addition, Ricoh Corporation was honored for its commitment to the environment with the Council on Economic Priorities Environmental Stewardship Award. Ricoh Company Ltd. received the 2003 Gold Medal for International Achievement in Sustainable Development from the World Environment Center. The Gold Medal was given to Ricoh for demonstrating preeminent leadership and contributing to the worldwide environmental quality. Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com. |
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