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Fuji South Carolina to Close 4 of 5 Plants

The offset printing plate market is shrinking/ changing - and this is what this reflects. Agfa shut a plant in France last year for similar reasons. I wouldn't be surprised if the inkjet/ photo paper/ disposable camera assembly were already essentially concentrated on only one of the sites - and all the rest was dedicated to commercial/ offset printing materials manufacture.
 
I wonder if this is the end of cut sheets of Crystal Archive color negative paper? The paper is manufactured in Netherlands, not sure where it is cut and finished.
 
The title of the thread is somewhat misleading. Fuji is reducing capacity at the site by 80%. Essentially they are closing 4 buildings and consolidating into 1 remaining building (and outsourcing everything else).
 
Wallendo said:
The title of the thread is somewhat misleading. Fuji is reducing capacity at the site by 80%. Essentially they are closing 4 buildings and consolidating into 1 remaining building (and outsourcing everything else).
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I edited title. Thanks
 
Ko.Fe. said:
In China.
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No, most of Fuji's premium papers (for the non-Japan market at least) seem to be coated in Tilburg. I'm not entirely sure which papers they make/ coat in the Greenwood plant other than a version of CAII.

mshchem said:
cut sheets of Crystal Archive color negative paper
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If anyone from Fuji is watching, it would be nice if some Maxima was made available cut and packed by Harman into sheet form - along with the DPII Velvet finish...
 
If Harman is watching, thanks to the team! I loaded up some 8x10 holders with some of your film last night
 
Tilburg being Netherlands?? I suppose I could Google it
 
mshchem said:
Tilburg being Netherlands?? I suppose I could Google it
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Yes. There's also a Fuji plant in Sint Niklaas in Belgium which is where the processing chemicals are made/ assembled.

I suspect that Fuji was expected to invest across the Benelux area when it moved to set up manufacturing in Europe.
 
Lachlan Young said:
Yes. There's also a Fuji plant in Sint Niklaas in Belgium which is where the processing chemicals are made/ assembled.

I suspect that Fuji was expected to invest across the Benelux area when it moved to set up manufacturing in Europe.
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One thing I have found in the US. I can buy the Fuji 5L Fujichrome Pro 6 chemistry from Freestyle, this is the EU, Belgium material. If I want bigger quantities I get the US produced variety from Unique Photo, that has the older pre bleach and final solution, I think the US version has formalin?, EU Miconazole.
 
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