In a letter subsequently sent out to its silver halide photo retailer customers, Sean Souri, general manager of Southpoint, said these changes were set to impact the ‘entire silver halide industry’.įujifim US has confirmed it is aware of the circulation of the Sino Promise letter to US dealers and its potential impact: ‘We are getting inquiries from virtually all lab customers…It could not have come at a worse time,’ a leading Fujifilm US executive revealed. Sino Promise, the new Chinese owner of the Kodak-branded silver halide paper and photochemistry business, which it acquired from Kodak Alaris just last year, has warned of critical supply constraints into the US market from the fourth quarter of this year.ĬOVID challenges, ongoing issues obtaining raw materials, and cash flow issues have been identified as the underlying issues facing Sino Promise.Īccording to leading US photo consummables distributor, Southpoint, Sino Promise notified the majority of its accounts in the US in early September that ‘ due to the challenges as stated above, they will not be able to supply the market in the foreseeable future.’
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