- Steady growth and high market shares for products that are related to R&D applications and environmental regulations.
- Use know-how accumulatedin developed markets to expand business in Automotive, Medical and Process & Environmental business.
- High growth in China, India, and Southeast Asian countries.
- High potential for expanding market share in this market that represents 40% of global demand for analytical and measurement instruments.
- Use HORIBA Technology Center as a base to enhance competitiveness.
- Focus on product development and marketing for the medical and semiconductor markets.
- Sales growth generated by the acquisition of companies (HORIBA Jobin Yvon and HORIBA ABX) and a business (the MCT business.)
- The new R&D Center in Paris is scheduled to open in 2012 as a core facility for product development in Europe.