The consumer segment will include the old consumer digital segment, plus paper and output systems, event imaging solutions, consumer film and intellectual property.
Reduced flow rates on China's greatest rivers have made hydro plants reduce badly needed power output: many smelters, paper mills and petrochemical plants are no longer sure of getting the huge amounts of water they require.
He said the closely held firm's executives used to think their oversight of the factory's output was relatively sophisticated, though they were relying on paper-based systems.