Does AGFA still have the machinery to produce photographic film?

[RalphLambrecht]

Color film is obviously not a common commodity these days, with most the fresh supply being made by Kodak, and then whatever Fuji is still making. Though I'm confident Ferrania will get there operations going, and for whatever reason, the FPP store has a svema color film for sale- I'm wondering about AGFA.
Ferrania's kickstarter mentioned AGFA as one of the last places on the planet color film can be made. I've read somewhere that AGFA still makes aerial film, and that crossbird 200 is that film rebranded. I also read here somewhere that Ilford bought AGFA but I have no idea if that's actually true. Either way, would anyone know if AGFA can still produce color and bw photographic films itself?

I thought they sold their equipment to Foto Impex in Berlin?

 

[TheGreatGasMaskMan]

I thought they sold their equipment to Foto Impex in Berlin?

maybe that's where it came from?

 

[Henning Serger]

I don't know why I haven't shared this yet, but both the 120 and 35mm (I don't have any 110s right now) of lomochrome metropolis say made in Germany. This kind of has me intrigued...

You are confusing the remaining, current Agfa company in Belgium ( www.agfa.com ), which has been and still is producing industrial film materials (like X-ray films, aerial films, micro films, PCB films) with the former German Agfa plant in the city of Leverkusen, in which all the professional and amateur photo films were produced. The German Agfa factory stopped production at the end of 2005. Later it was dismantled. Important machinery was sold to other film manufacturers like e.g. InovisCoat, ADOX and Ilford Photo.

Concerning "Made in Germany":
There are currently three film manufacturers in Germany:
1. InovisCoat / Inovisproject (mainly former Agfa Germany / Leverkusen engineers using former Agfa machinery in their own new built factory).
2. ADOX is building up a new plant at their headquarter in Bad Saarow; they also have bought and are operating a coating machine in Marly, Switzerland (bought from Ilford Imaging).
3. FilmoTec.
InovisCoat / Inovisproject is producing both colour and BW materials. ADOX and FilmoTec are focussed on BW.

Best regards,
Henning

 

[Henning Serger]

I thought they sold their equipment to Foto Impex in Berlin?

No, nothing from the Agfa factory in Belgium was sold.
Lots of the machinery of the German Agfa factories in Leverkusen and Windhagen (which were closed) was sold. Mainly to InovisCoat, but also to ADOX and Ilford Photo / Harman technology.

Best regards,
Henning

 

[Henning Serger]

maybe that's where it came from?

No, please see my posting above about the current three German film manufacturers.

Best regards,
Henning