Difference between revisions of "Kodak's international plants"
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| + | ||French [[Kodak Brownie Flash|Brownie Flash]] | ||
| + | |align=center|Canadian [[Vest Pocket Kodak|Vest Pocket]] | ||
| + | |align=center|Spanish [[Kodak Instamatic 25 Camera|Instamatic 25]] | ||
| + | ||Brazilian [[Kodak Rio-400]] | ||
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For ¾ of the 20th century [[Kodak]] was the world's dominating power in [[photography]] industry. It was based in the [[United States of America|USA]]'s optics industry capital [[Rochester]]. Soon after its first successes it founded plants elsewhere in the world. Mainly the plants in [[Great Britain]] and [[Germany]] were developing own Kodak camera types. So this article is dedicated to the Kodak plants in other parts of the world. The British and the German plants and their products are covered in the articles [[Kodak Ltd.]] and [[Kodak AG]]. | For ¾ of the 20th century [[Kodak]] was the world's dominating power in [[photography]] industry. It was based in the [[United States of America|USA]]'s optics industry capital [[Rochester]]. Soon after its first successes it founded plants elsewhere in the world. Mainly the plants in [[Great Britain]] and [[Germany]] were developing own Kodak camera types. So this article is dedicated to the Kodak plants in other parts of the world. The British and the German plants and their products are covered in the articles [[Kodak Ltd.]] and [[Kodak AG]]. | ||
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||Australian [[Kodak Brownie Flash II, III and IV|Kodak Brownie Flash II]] | ||Australian [[Kodak Brownie Flash II, III and IV|Kodak Brownie Flash II]] | ||
| − | |align=center|Mexican Kodak KB 10 | + | |align=center|Mexican [[Kodak KB 10]] |
||Argentinian [[Kodak Instamatic 154X|Instamatic 154X]] | ||Argentinian [[Kodak Instamatic 154X|Instamatic 154X]] | ||
||Chinese [[Kodak Advantix 2000 AUTO]] | ||Chinese [[Kodak Advantix 2000 AUTO]] | ||
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===France=== | ===France=== | ||
*adress: '''Kodak Pathé''', plants in Vincennes, Sevran, and Chalon-sur-Saône | *adress: '''Kodak Pathé''', plants in Vincennes, Sevran, and Chalon-sur-Saône | ||
| − | *products: photographic [[film]]s, papers, chemicals and magnetic tape | + | *products: photographic [[film]]s, papers, chemicals, cameras and magnetic tape |
===Australia=== | ===Australia=== | ||
*adress: '''Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd.''', Coburg (Melbourne) | *adress: '''Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd.''', Coburg (Melbourne) | ||
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===China=== | ===China=== | ||
*adress: '''Kodak (China) Co. Ltd.''', plants in Chengdu, Xiamen<ref>[http://www.china.org.cn/english/BAT/94973.htm world's largest disposable camera production in Xiamen]</ref>, Shantou, Wuxi, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou | *adress: '''Kodak (China) Co. Ltd.''', plants in Chengdu, Xiamen<ref>[http://www.china.org.cn/english/BAT/94973.htm world's largest disposable camera production in Xiamen]</ref>, Shantou, Wuxi, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou | ||
| − | *products: [[disposable camera]]s, [[digital camera]]s, "document imaging products", photographic | + | *products: [[disposable camera]]s, [[digital camera]]s, [[APS]] cameras, "document imaging products", photographic materials |
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[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] | ||
[[Category:China]] | [[Category:China]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:39, 16 January 2010
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| image by MaitreYoda | image by Awcam | image by jgs4309976 | image by J. Kratz |
For ¾ of the 20th century Kodak was the world's dominating power in photography industry. It was based in the USA's optics industry capital Rochester. Soon after its first successes it founded plants elsewhere in the world. Mainly the plants in Great Britain and Germany were developing own Kodak camera types. So this article is dedicated to the Kodak plants in other parts of the world. The British and the German plants and their products are covered in the articles Kodak Ltd. and Kodak AG.
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| Australian Kodak Brownie Flash II | Mexican Kodak KB 10 | Argentinian Instamatic 154X | Chinese Kodak Advantix 2000 AUTO |
| image by aussie julie "life through a lens" | image by Capt Kodak | image by Lean (inkel) | image by U. Kulick |
In 1980 the international plants outside U.S., U.K. and Germany were (according to the 1980 Kodak brochure "Kodak Milestones"):
Canada, France, Australia, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Further plants are or were in Spain and China.
Canada
- adress: Kodak Canada Limited, Toronto
- products: photographic films, papers, chemicals and cameras
France
- adress: Kodak Pathé, plants in Vincennes, Sevran, and Chalon-sur-Saône
- products: photographic films, papers, chemicals, cameras and magnetic tape
Australia
- adress: Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd., Coburg (Melbourne)
- products: photographic films, papers, chemicals and cameras
Argentina
- adress: Kodak Argentina S.A.I.C., Buenos Aires
- products: cameras
Brazil
- adress: Kodak Brasileira Comércio e Indústria Ltda., Sao Paolo
- products: photographic papers
Mexico
- adress: Kodak Industrial, S.A. de C.V., Guadalajara
- products: photographic films
Spain
- adress: Kodak S.A., Madrid
- products: cameras
China
- adress: Kodak (China) Co. Ltd., plants in Chengdu, Xiamen[1], Shantou, Wuxi, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou
- products: disposable cameras, digital cameras, APS cameras, "document imaging products", photographic materials
