Fuji South Carolina to Close 4 of 5 Plants

[mshchem]

https://petapixel.com/2021/07/01/fujifilm-to-close-four-u-s-photo-equipment-plants-and-cut-400-jobs/

 

[Lachlan Young]

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.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

... 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.

In China.

 

[mshchem]

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.

 

[Tom Kershaw]

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.

As far as I know, the Fuji paper is cut and finished by Harman in Cheshire, England.

 

[mshchem]

As far as I know, the Fuji paper is cut and finished by Harman in Cheshire, England.

That would be good news. I have a box of 8x10 in the refrigerator I bought from B&H around a year ago.

 

[Wallendo]

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).

 

[mshchem]

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).

I edited title. Thanks

 

[Lachlan Young]

In China.

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.

cut sheets of Crystal Archive color negative paper

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...

 

[mshchem]

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.



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

 

[mshchem]

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.



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...

Tilburg being Netherlands?? I suppose I could Google it

 

[Lachlan Young]

Tilburg being Netherlands?? I suppose I could Google it

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.

 

[mshchem]

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.

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.