Mumbai: Canon India, India’s No.1 Complete Digital Imaging Company announced the Eastern market to have registered the highest growth in most product categories in the first 5 months of 2009 over the same period last year. Canon also announced that it has become a leading player in East in the digital camera and digital copier multifunctional categories with 30% market share in both.

The announcement also included Canon’s achievement of 30% market share for laser printer nationally during April 2009. This results in the East being a 32% contributor in printer consumable sales.

The region's revenues are expected to grow at 30% and generate Rs 150 crore in 2009.

Ace cricketer and Canon’s brand ambassador Sachin Tendulkar visited Kolkata to be a part of ‘Thrill of Thirty’ - an event organised to celebrate the landmark.

Kensaku Konishi, President & CEO, Canon India said, “At Canon we always aim at providing products with innovative technologies making the products user friendly. We are thrilled to announce that all our three product divisions have grown higher than the industry in East and have generated highest market share from the Eastern market. At the same time we aim to further increase penetration and sustain momentum in these markets. These markets continue to be crucial to our overall growth and we plan to expand further to reach out to our end users.”