Agfa to Discontinue Digital-Camera and Desktop-Scanner Sales in North America

The Agfa Consumer Imaging division of Agfa Corp., Ridgefield Park, N.J., USA, is discontinuing the sale of digital cameras and desktop scanners in North America, effective Dec. 31, 2001, saying the products have little synergy with its core businesses. The company said it will honor customer service, technical support and warranty obligations on the products.

The move comes as the company reorganizes its business operations to meet market and economic changes while redesigning the Consumer Imaging Management Team to represent the entire NAFTA region going forward. Agfa said it will continue to focus on the Specialty Retail, Wholesale Finishing, Professional and Mass Retail segments of the consumer imaging marketplace.