Canon Inc.(7751.T)
HQ JP
Camera maker; die-casts magnesium-alloy and molds polycarbonate camera bodies.
manufactured · input
Camera Body (Magnesium Alloy / Polycarbonate)
Die-cast magnesium and molded polymer camera bodies/chassis.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on camera body (magnesium alloy / polycarbonate) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CNChina | 30% |
| THThailand | 29% |
| VNVietnam | 7% |
| ITItaly | 7% |
| JPJapan | 4% |
| TWTaiwan | 4% |
| GBUnited Kingdom | 3% |
| MXMexico | 3% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 2% |
| INIndia | 2% |
| FIFinland | 2% |
| CACanada | 2% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
3 companies produce camera body (magnesium alloy / polycarbonate).
Covestro AG(COV)
HQ DE
German specialty polymer and coating company (XETRA: 1COV), spun out of Bayer AG in 2015. Became the dominant global fiber optic coating supplier when it acquired DSM's Resins & Functional Materials business for €1.61B (announced Sep 2020, closed April 1, 2021) — absorbing DSM's 40-year legacy in optical fiber coatings. Then acquired JSR Corporation's 30% stake in Japan Fine Coatings Co., Ltd. (Tsukuba) in January 2022, becoming sole owner. Now self-states it "produces more than 50% of the world's optical fiber coatings." Brands: DeSolite® (primary/secondary UV-cure acrylate coatings), Cablelite® (ribbon matrix/inks), Bufferlite® (tight buffer). Key production sites: Elgin, Illinois USA (former DSM Desotech; main global volume plant); Tsukuba, Japan (Japan Fine Coatings, 100% owned, ~65 staff); Zwolle, Netherlands (coating resins). Also a leading polycarbonate and polyurethane supplier for automotive, electronics, and construction — fiber optic coatings are a small but strategically critical business unit.
US Magnesium LLC
HQ US
Only US primary magnesium producer (Great Salt Lake); domestic near-monopoly shielded by antidumping duties on imports.