58-567: Kenaf [etymology: Persian], Hibiscus cannabinus , is a plant in the family Malvaceae also called Deccan hemp and Java jute . Hibiscus cannabinus is in the genus Hibiscus and is native to Africa , though its exact origin is unknown. The name also applies to the fibre obtained from this plant. Kenaf is one of the allied fibres of jute and shows similar characteristics. Other names include Bimli , Ambary , Ambari Hemp , and Bimlipatum Jute . According to Miyake and Suzuta (1937), there are more than 129 names for kenaf worldwide. It
116-598: A "music city" on Toronto's waterfront. In 2005, Matsushita Toshiba Picture Display Co. Ltd. (a joint venture between Matsushita and Toshiba created in 2002 ) stopped production of CRTs at its factory in Horseheads , New York. A year later, in 2006, it stopped production at its Malaysian factory, following heavy losses. In 2007, it bought the venture from Toshiba, eventually ending all production. On January 19, 2006, Matsushita announced that it would stop producing analog televisions (then 30% of its total TV business) from
174-501: A 76.2% stake in FirePro Systems, an India-based company in infrastructure protection and security solutions such as fire alarm, fire suppression, video surveillance and building management. In April 2012, Panasonic spun off Sanyo DI Solutions, a digital camera OEM . In line with company prediction of a net loss of 765 billion yen, on November 5, 2012, the shares fell to the lowest level since February 1975 to 388 yen. In 2012,
232-498: A finer fibre in the core. The bast fibres are used to make ropes. Kenaf matures in 100 to 200 days. First grown in Egypt over 3000 years ago, the leaves of the kenaf plant were a component of both human and animal diets, while the bast fibre was used for bags, cordage, and the sails for Egyptian boats. This crop was not introduced into southern Europe until the early 1900s. Today, while the principal farming areas are China and India , Kenaf
290-426: A high percentage of linoleic acid (Omega-6) a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA). Linoleic acid (C18:2) is the dominant PUFA, followed by oleic acid (C18:1). Alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3) is present in 2 to 4 percent. Kenaf seed oil is 20.4% of the total seed weight, similar to that of cotton seed. Kenaf Edible Seed Oil Contains: The most common process to make kenaf paper is using soda pulping before processing
348-1105: A high-fidelity audio speaker in Japan in 1965 with the brand Technics . This line of high quality stereo components became a worldwide favorite, the most famous products being its turntables , such as the SL-1200 record player, known for its high-performance, precision and durability. Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Matsushita continued to produce high-quality specialized electronics for niche markets, such as shortwave radios, and developed its successful line of stereo receivers, CD players and other components. In 1968, Matsushita began to make rotary compressors for air conditioners, and, in 1971, it began to make absorption chillers, also for air-conditioning applications. In 1972, Matsushita established its first overseas factory, in Malaysia. In 1973, Matsushita established "Anam National", joint venture with Anam Group in South Korea. In 1983, Matsushita launched
406-919: A leader in the film industry as well. However, Matsushita subsequently sold 80% of MCA to Seagram Company for US$ 7 billion in April 1995, demoralized by the high volatility of the film industry. In 1992, Matsushita made the Panasonic FS-A1GT, the last model of the MSX turbo R computer. In 1993, Matsushita released the CF-V21P , the first notebook computer to have an integrated CD-ROM drive as an option (although only up to 80mm/3.5 inch diameter mini CDs instead of standard 120mm/4.7 inch diameter discs). In 1998, Matsushita sold Anam National to Anam Electronics. On May 2, 2002, Panasonic Canada marked its 35th anniversary in that country by giving $ 5 million to help build
464-525: A line of bicycle lamps that were the first to be marketed with the National brand name. During World War II , the company operated factories in Japan and other parts of Asia which produced electrical components and appliances such as light fixtures , motors , electric irons , wireless equipment and its first vacuum tubes . After the war, the Matsushita group, largely having been split into MEI and MEW by
522-469: A paper plant having a capacity of 200 tons per day. Over 20 years, 1-acre (4,000 m) of farmland can produce 10 to 20 times the amount of fiber that 1-acre (4,000 m) of Southern pine can produce. As one of the world's important natural fibres , kenaf is covered by the International Year of Natural Fibres 2009. The first novel to be published using 100% kenaf paper was The Land of Debris and
580-436: A press release following its announcement at IFA 2013, Panasonic announced that it had acquired the "Cameramanager video surveillance service" with the intention of expanding its reach to cloud-based solutions. In 2014, Panasonic Healthcare was bought by KKR . Panasonic Healthcare was renamed PHC in April 2018. In July 2014, it was announced that Panasonic has reached a basic agreement with Tesla Motors to participate in
638-658: A primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX 100 indices. It has a secondary listing on the Nagoya Stock Exchange . From 1925 to October 1, 2008, the company's corporate name was "Matsushita Electric Industrial Co." (MEI). On January 10, 2008, the company announced that it would change its name to "Panasonic Corporation", in effect on October 1, 2008, to conform with its global brand name "Panasonic". The name change
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#1732855869111696-616: A product brand for MEI and subsequently the Panasonic Corporation. In September 2014, Panasonic announced the revival of the Technics brand, first in European markets in December of that year. Panasonic, then Matsushita Electric, was founded in 1918 by Kōnosuke Matsushita as a vendor of duplex lamp sockets. In the 1920s, Matsushita began regularly launching products. In 1927, he produced
754-489: A vein ends at the tip of each tooth (malvoid teeth). Stipules are present. The stems contain mucous canals and often also mucous cavities. Hairs are common, and are most typically stellate . Stems of Bombacoideae are often covered in thick prickles. The flowers are commonly borne in definite or indefinite axillary inflorescences , which are often reduced to a single flower, but may also be cauliflorous , oppositifolious, or terminal. They often bear supernumerary bracts in
812-579: Is also grown in countries including the US, Mexico, and Senegal. The main uses of kenaf fibre have been rope , twine , coarse cloth (similar to that made from jute ), and paper . In California, Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, 3,200 acres (13 km) of kenaf were grown in 1992, most of which was used for animal bedding and feed. Uses of kenaf fibre include engineered wood ; insulation ; clothing -grade cloth; soil-less potting mixes; animal bedding; packing material; and material that absorbs oil and liquids. It
870-622: Is also useful as cut bast fibre for blending with resins in the making of plastic composites, as a drilling fluid loss-preventive for oil drilling muds, and for a seeded hydromulch for erosion control. Kenaf can be made into various types of environmental mats, such as seeded grass mats for instant lawns and moldable mats for manufactured parts and containers. Panasonic has set up a plant in Malaysia to manufacture kenaf fibre boards and export them to Japan. Additionally, as part of an overall effort to make vehicles more sustainable, Ford and BMW are making
928-505: Is an annual or biennial herbaceous plant (rarely a short-lived perennial ) growing to 1.5–3.5 m tall with a woody base. The stems are 1–2 cm diameter, often but not always branched. The leaves are 10–15 cm long and variable in shape; leaves near the base of the stems are deeply lobed (3 to 7 lobes) and leaves near the top of the stem are shallowly lobed or unlobed lanceolate . The flowers are 8–15 cm in diameter. The flower base color can be white, yellow, or purple, and
986-1266: Is based on the second circumscription, as presented by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website . The Malvaceae s.l. (hereafter simply "Malvaceae") comprise nine subfamilies. A tentative cladogram of the family is shown below. The diamond denotes a poorly supported branching (<80%). Byttnerioideae : 26 genera, 650 species, pan-tropical, especially South America Grewioideae : 25 genera, 770 species, " pantropical " Sterculioideae : 12 genera, 430 species, pan-tropical Tilioideae : three genera, 50 species, northern temperate regions and Central America Dombeyoideae : about 20 genera, about 380 species, palaeo-tropical, especially Madagascar and Mascarenes Brownlowioideae : eight genera, about 70 species, especially palaeo-tropical Helicteroideae : eight to 12 genera, 10 to 90 species, tropical, especially Southeast Asia Malvoideae : 78 genera, 1,670 species, temperate to tropical Bombacoideae : 12 genera, 120 species, tropical, especially Africa and America Until recently, relationships between these subfamilies were either poorly supported or almost completely obscure. Continuing disagreements focused primarily on
1044-425: Is developing and producing sustainable raw materials made from the kenaf plant (Hibiscus cannabinus) in an effort to decarbonize the construction sector without reducing product quality. Kenaf seeds yield an edible vegetable oil . The kenaf seed oil is also used for cosmetics, industrial lubricants and for biofuel production. Kenaf oil is high in omega polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Kenaf seed oil contains
1102-399: Is required to create a brighter sheet of paper. Hydrogen peroxide , an environmentally-safe bleaching agent that does not create dioxin , has been used with much success in the bleaching of kenaf. Various reports suggest that the energy requirements for producing pulp from kenaf are about 20 percent less than those for wood pulp , mostly due to the lower lignin content of kenaf. Many of
1160-413: Is superior, with axial placentation, with capitate or lobed stigma. The flowers have nectaries made of many tightly packed glandular hairs , usually positioned on the sepals. The fruits are most often loculicidal capsules , schizocarps or nuts . Self-pollination is often avoided by means of protandry . Most species are entomophilous (pollinated by insects). Bees from the tribe Emphorini of
1218-535: Is the fruit of the durian . A number of species, including Hibiscus syriacus , Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and Alcea rosea are garden plants. Panasonic Panasonic Holdings Corporation is a Japanese multinational electronics company, headquartered in Kadoma , Osaka , Japan. It was founded in 1918 as Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works in Fukushima , Osaka by Kōnosuke Matsushita . In 1935, it
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#17328558691111276-524: Is thick (6.3 μm). Kenaf fibre from bast could be gained as long as 2 meters and it becomes more widespread in polymer composite and concrete industry . The kenaf fiber needs to be treated properly to remove the lignin. The tensile strength of the kenaf fiber is about 800 MPa, which makes it suitable natural fiber in engineering applications . The core is about 60% of the plant and has fibre cells that are thick (≈38 μm) but short (0.5 mm) and thin-walled (3 μm). Paper pulp can be produced using
1334-560: The Apidae (including Ptilothrix , Diadasia , and Melitoma ) are known to specialize on the plants. A number of species are pests in agriculture , including Abutilon theophrasti and Modiola caroliniana , and others that are garden escapees. Cotton (four species of Gossypium ), kenaf ( Hibiscus cannabinus ), cacao ( Theobroma cacao ), kola nut ( Cola spp. ), and okra ( Abelmoschus esculentus ) are important agricultural crops. The fruit and leaves of baobabs are edible, as
1392-660: The Gigafactory , the battery plant that the American electric vehicle manufacturer plans to build in the U.S. In August 2014, Tesla said the plant would be built in the Southwest or Western United States by 2020. The $ US5 billion plant would employ 6,500 people, and reduce Tesla's battery costs by 30 per cent. Due to increased competition from China, Panasonic's Li-ion automotive market share decreased from 47% in 2014 to 34% in 2015. In June 2016, Tesla announced that Panasonic would be
1450-569: The Panasonic brand, having phased out the Sanyo brand in the first quarter of 2012. It uses the marketing slogan "A Better Life, A Better World". The company has sold products under a number of other brand names during its history. In 1927, Matsushita adopted the " National " brand name for a new lamp product. In 1955, the company began branding audio speakers and lamps as " PanaSonic " for markets outside of Japan. Further refined to Panasonic, taken from
1508-764: The Panasonic Senior Partner , the first fully IBM PC compatible Japanese-made computer. A year later, Panasonic released the Executive Partner , the first affordable portable computer with a plasma display . Around this time the company also introduced inverter air conditioners. In 1984, Matsushita established the Panasoft software label, which published software for MSX computers from 1984 to 1989. The company also manufactured MSX computers of their own, such as Panasonic FS-A1. In November 1990, Matsushita agreed to acquire an American media company, MCA Inc. ,
1566-494: The "core Malvales" families used to be defined on the basis of shared "malvean affinities". These included the presence of malvoid teeth, stems with mucilage canals, and stratified wedge-shaped phloem. These affinities were problematic because they were not always shared within the core families. Later studies revealed more unambiguous synapomorphies within Malvaceae s.l.. Synapomorphies identified within Malvaceae s.l. include
1624-685: The Home of Alfredo by Kenn Amdahl (1997, Clearwater Publishing Company). David Brower , former Executive Director of the Sierra Club , in chapter 8 of his semi-autobiographical environmental book Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run: A Call to Save the Earth (1995, Harper Collins), titled "Forest Revolution," advocated for kenaf paper use and explained its many advantages over wood pulp. The first edition of
1682-884: The National brand in Japan by March 2010. In September 2013, the company adopted a new tagline to better illustrate their vision: "A Better Life, A Better World." The Chinese company Shun Hing Electric Works and Engineering Co. Ltd (信興電工工程有限公司) has sold imported Panasonic and National branded product under the brand name Rasonic since the Matsushita Electric Industrial era. They have also sold MEI and Panasonic products under their original brand names. In June 1994, Panasonic Shun Hing Industrial Devices Sales (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (松下信興機電(香港)有限公司) and Panasonic SH Industrial Sales (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (松下電器機電(深圳)有限公司) were established by joint venture between Matsushita Electric Industrial and Shun Hing Group respectively, making Rasonic
1740-608: The National brand outside North America from the 1950s to the 1970s (the trademark could not be used in the United States because it was already in use). The inability to use the National brand name led to the creation of the Panasonic brand in the United States. Over the next several decades, Matsushita released additional products, including black and white TVs (1952), electrical blenders, fridges (1953), rice cookers (1959), color TVs, and microwave ovens (1966). The company debuted
1798-400: The United States and met American dealers. The company began producing television sets for the U.S. market under the Panasonic brand name, and expanded the use of the brand to Europe in 1979. Its plant in 1963 produced eight TV sets per minute, accounting for 21.8% of Japan's production of cathode ray tube television sets at the time, the largest share out of any company. The company used
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1856-413: The acquisition of Sanyo by Panasonic. The merger was completed in December 2009, and resulted in a corporation with revenues of over ¥11.2 trillion (around $ 110 billion). With the announcement that Pioneer would exit the production of its Kuro plasma HDTV displays, Panasonic purchased many of the patents and incorporated these technologies into its own plasma displays . In April 2011, it
1914-429: The basis that genetics studies have shown the commonly recognised families Bombacaceae , Tiliaceae , and Sterculiaceae , which have always been considered closely allied to Malvaceae s.s. , are not monophyletic groups. The Malvaceae can be expanded to include all of these families so as to compose a monophyletic group. Adopting this circumscription, the Malvaceae incorporate a much larger number of genera. This article
1972-541: The book was printed on kenaf paper. Malvaceae See List of Malvaceae genera Malvaceae ( / m æ l ˈ v eɪ s i ˌ aɪ , - s iː ˌ iː / ), or the mallows , is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra , cotton , cacao , roselle and durian . There are also some genera containing familiar ornamentals, such as Alcea (hollyhock), Malva (mallow), and Tilia (lime or linden tree). The genera with
2030-429: The correct circumscription of these subfamilies, including the preservation of the family Bombacaceae. A study published in 2021 presented a fully resolved phylogenetic framework for Malvaceae s.l. using genomic data for all nine subfamilies. Regarding the traditional Malvaceae s.s. , the subfamily Malvoideae approximately corresponds to that group. 245 genera are currently accepted. The relationships between
2088-435: The dissolution imposed by the occupation force, imperfectly regrouped as a Keiretsu and began to supply the post-war boom in Japan with radios and appliances, as well as bicycles. Matsushita's brother-in-law, Toshio Iue , founded Sanyo as a subcontractor for components after World War II. Sanyo grew to become a competitor to Matsushita, but was later acquired by Panasonic in December 2009. In 1961, Matsushita traveled to
2146-474: The exclusive supplier of batteries for its mass market vehicle Model 3. Batteries for the higher-end Model S sedan and Model X SUV will also be supplied by Panasonic. In early 2016, Panasonic president Kazuhiro Tsuga confirmed a planned total investment of about $ 1.6 billion by the company to construct Gigafactory to full capacity. However, after the number of Model 3 reservations became known in April, Panasonic moved production plans forward and announced
2204-488: The facilities that now process Southern pine for paper use can be converted to accommodate kenaf. An area of 1-acre (4,000 m) of kenaf produces 5 to 8 tons of raw plant bast and core fibre in a single growing season. In contrast, 1-acre (4,000 m) of forest (in the US) produces approximately 1.5 to 3.5 tons of usable fibre per year. It is estimated that growing kenaf on 5,000 acres (20 km) can produce enough pulp to supply
2262-435: The fibrous kenaf plant has been offered in the United States since 1992. Again in 1987, a Canadian mill produced 13 rolls of kenaf newsprint which were used by four U.S. newspapers to print experimental issues. They found that kenaf newsprint made for stronger, brighter and cleaner pages than standard pine paper with less detriment to the environment. Due partly to kenaf fibres being naturally whiter than tree pulp, less bleaching
2320-426: The flowers, with the main axis developing first. Bracts on the peduncle subtend axillary buds that become these lateral stalks. One bract within this whorl is a sterile bract. The bicolor unit is a variable structure in complexity, but the presence of fertile and sterile bracts is a salient characteristic. The English common name 'mallow' (also applied to other members of Malvaceae) comes from Latin malva (also
2378-425: The inner surface of the sepals, but flowers of the subfamily Tiliodeae also have present nectaries on the petals. Malvean flowers also share a unifying structure known as a bicolor unit, named for its initial discovery in the flowers of Theobroma bicolor . The bicolor unit consists of an ordered inflorescence with determinate cymose structures. The inflorescence can branch off the main axis, creating separate orders of
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2436-470: The largest numbers of species include Hibiscus (434 species), Pavonia (291 species), Sida (275 species), Ayenia (216 species), Dombeya (197 species), and Sterculia (181 species). The circumscription of the Malvaceae is controversial. The traditional Malvaceae sensu stricto comprise a very homogeneous and cladistically monophyletic group. Another major circumscription, Malvaceae sensu lato , has been more recently defined on
2494-476: The material for the automobile bodies in part from kenaf. The first implementation of kenaf within a Ford vehicle was in the 2013 Ford Escape . The BMW i3 uses kenaf in the black surrounds. The use of kenaf is anticipated to offset 300,000 pounds of oil-based resin per year in North America and should reduce the weight of the door bolsters by 25 percent. Reported in 2021, Kenaf Ventures, an Israeli company,
2552-577: The next month, to concentrate on digital televisions. In 2008, all models of electric shavers from the Panasonic factory were called Panasonic shavers, and they dropped Matsushita and National from their name. In late 2006, Matsushita began talks with Kenwood Corporation to sell and spin off JVC. As of October 1, 2008, JVC and Kenwood merged to create the JVCKenwood Corporation. On November 3, 2008, Panasonic and Sanyo announced that they were holding merger talks, which eventually resulted in
2610-632: The obtained pulp in a paper machine . The use of kenaf in paper production offers various environmental advantages over producing paper from trees. In 1960, the USDA surveyed more than 500 plants and selected kenaf as the most promising source of tree-free newsprint . In 1970, kenaf newsprint produced in the International Paper Company 's mill in Pine Bluff, Arkansas , was successfully used by six U.S. newspapers. Printing and writing paper made from
2668-536: The predecessor of both Universal Music Group and Universal Pictures , for US$ 6.59 billion. The acquisition was preceded by the takeover of Columbia Pictures by Sony , the arch rival of Matsushita. At the time, Matsushita had dominated the home video market with the company's leading position in the electronics market. It had been strengthened by VHS , the de facto standard of consumer videotape that Matsushita and JVC co-introduced. Inspired by Sony's bold quest for Hollywood, Matsushita believed it could become
2726-562: The presence of tile cells, trichomatous nectaries, and an inflorescence structure called a bicolor unit. Tile cells consist of vertically positioned cells interspersed between and dimensionally similar to procumbent ray cells. Evidence of Malvean wood fossils has confirmed their evolutionary link in Malvaceae s.l. , as well as explained their diverse structures. Flowers of Malvaceae s.l . exhibit nectaries consisting of densely arranged multicellular hairs resembling trichomes. In most of Malvaceae s.l. , these trichomatous nectaries are located on
2784-472: The process. Also, it sold some of Sanyo's home appliances business to Haier . In January 2012, Panasonic announced that it had struck a deal with Myspace on its new venture, Myspace TV . Myspace TV would allow users to watch live television while chatting with other users on a laptop, tablet or the television itself. With the partnership, Myspace TV would be integrated into Panasonic Viera televisions. On May 11, 2012, Panasonic announced plans to acquire
2842-717: The shares plunged 41 per cent. On November 14, 2012, Panasonic said it would cut 10,000 jobs and make further divestments. On May 18, 2013, Panasonic announced that it would invest $ US40 million in building a factory in Binh Duong , Vietnam , which was completed in 2014. In July 2013, Panasonic agreed to acquire a 13% stake in the Slovenian household appliance manufacturer Gorenje for around €10 million. That same month, Panasonic signed an agreement with Sony Corporation to develop Archival Disc , described as an optical disc format for long-term data archival purposes. In
2900-659: The source for the English word " mauve "). Malva itself was ultimately derived from the word for the plant in ancient Mediterranean languages. Cognates of the word include Ancient Greek μαλάχη ( malákhē ) or μολόχη ( molókhē ), Modern Greek μολόχα ( molókha ), modern Arabic : ملوخية ( mulukhiyah ) and modern Hebrew : מלוחיה ( molokhia ). Most species are herbaceous plants or shrubs , but some are trees or lianas . Leaves are generally alternate , often palmately lobed or compound and palmately veined. The margin may be entire, but when dentate ,
2958-466: The structure of a bicolor unit. They can be unisexual or bisexual, and are generally actinomorphic , often associated with conspicuous bracts, forming an epicalyx . They generally have five valvate sepals , most frequently basally connate , with five imbricate petals . The stamens are five to numerous, and connate at least at their bases, but often forming a tube around the pistils . The pistils are composed of two to many connate carpels . The ovary
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#17328558691113016-440: The white and yellow flowers are dark purple in the center. The fruit is a capsule 2 cm in diameter and contains several seeds . The fibres in kenaf are found in the bast (bark) and core (wood). The bast constitutes 40% of the plant. "Crude fibre" separated from the bast is multi-cellular, consisting of several individual cells stuck together. The individual fibre cells are about 2–6 mm long and slender. The cell wall
3074-474: The whole stem, and therefore contains both bast and core fibres. The pulp quality is similar to that of hardwood . Kenaf is cultivated for its fibre in India , Bangladesh , United States of America , Indonesia , Malaysia , South Africa , Vietnam , Thailand , parts of Africa , and to a small extent in southeast Europe . The stems produce two types of fibre: a coarser fibre in the outer layer ( bast fibre ), and
3132-575: The words "pan" – meaning "all" – and "sonic" – meaning "sound", the brand was created for the Americas because the National brand was already registered by others. Panasonic also sold the first bread machine . The company began to use the brand name " Technics " in 1965 for audio equipment. The use of multiple brands lasted for some decades. While National had been the premier brand on most Matsushita products, including audio and video, National and Panasonic were combined as National Panasonic in 1997 after
3190-416: The worldwide success of the Panasonic name. In 1974, Motorola sold its Quasar brand and facilities to Matsushita. In May 2003, the company announced that Panasonic would become its global brand, and launched the global tagline "Panasonic ideas for life." By March 2004, Matsushita replaced the National name for products and outdoor signboards, except for those in Japan. They would eventually phase out
3248-464: Was announced that Panasonic would cut its work force by 40,000 by the end of fiscal 2012 in a bid to streamline overlapping operations. The curtailment is about 10 percent of its group work force. In October 2011, Panasonic announced that it was going to trim its money-losing TV business by ceasing production of plasma TVs at its plant in Amagasaki , Hyogo Prefecture by March 2012, cutting 1,000 jobs in
3306-612: Was approved at the shareholders' meeting on June 26, 2008. In 2022, Panasonic announced a reorganization plan which split the company into Panasonic Holdings Corporation (the former Panasonic Corporation) and conversion of its divisions into subsidiaries; the Lifestyle Updates Business Division being the division that took the Panasonic Corporation name after the reorganization. The reorganization took effect on April 1, 2022. Panasonic Corporation currently sells virtually all of its products and services worldwide under
3364-503: Was incorporated and renamed Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. In 2008, it changed its name to Panasonic Corporation . In 2022, it became a holding company and was renamed. In addition to consumer electronics , of which it was the world's largest maker in the late 20th century, Panasonic offers a wide range of products and services, including rechargeable batteries , automotive and avionic systems, industrial systems, as well as home renovation and construction. Panasonic has
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