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Static Control Launches Improved e-Commerce Platform

Static Control Components has announced a newly improved e-commerce platform that it says will make it easier to purchase its OEM-alternative toner and ink cartridges, as well as other printer supplies and parts. The firm, which was acquired by Ninestar Corporation of Zhuhai, China, in 2015, says the new platform makes it easier to place orders and displays live stock availability. European users…

Ninestar Corporation Reports First-Half Results

On July 26th, Ninestar Corporation of Zhuhai, China, provided a brief report on its financial results for the first half of its fiscal year. For its first half, which ended on June 30, 2021, Ninestar recorded net revenue of about 9.937 billion yuan (U.S. $153 million), up 0.49 percent year-over-year. Net profit was around 446 million yuan (U.S. $68 million), up 24.39 percent year-over-year.…

ITC to Investigate Alternative Toner Cartridges at Canon Request

On April 8th, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) reported that it’s voted to institute two separate investigations into certain toner supply containers and components.  The products at issue in the investigations are described in the ITC’s notices of investigation (337-TA-1259; 337-TA-1260). The investigations are based on a complaint filed by Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan; Canon U.S.A.,…

Canon Files Patent-Infringement Complaints with ITC, U.S. Courts

Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, is back before the U.S.  International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that some 26 companies have violated its toner-container patents for Canon imageRUNNER copier/MFPs. Canon announced today that it had filed a complaint with the ITC against 26 manufacturers, distributors and sellers of toner supply containers, asserting infringement of Canon’s U.S. Patent Nos.…

Earnings Down for Ninestar’s First Half, But Home-Printer Sales Up

Ninestar Corporation of Zhuhai, China, has released financial results for the first half of its fiscal year, January to June 2020.

The company noted that the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect its financial results, and that while home workers increased, with home-printer demand increasing significantly, office-print volumes declined.

For the half year, operating income was RMB 9.988 billion…

Ninestar Corporation of Zhuhai, China, and parent company of Lexmark International, Static Control Components, and other subsidiaries, is forecasting a substantial year-over-year decline in profits for its first quarter (January 1 to March 31, 2020), due to the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Like many companies in China, Ninestar’s production and sales were affected by lockdowns…

Static Control Expands U.S. Distribution

On January 10th, Static Control announced that it’s increased distribution for the continental United States for cartridge customers. It also reported that now, over half of the U.S. population qualifies for its one-day delivery, and two-day delivery reaches more than 95 percent of the U.S. population.

In addition to its distribution centers in North Carolina, Nevada, and Texas, the company has…