Kodak Alaris, the spin-off of Eastman Kodak that produces the photographic film products the Kodak name is known for, may be in trouble. The company plans to shut down one of its five major manufacturing facilities by the end of this year.
Born out of the Kodak bankruptcy, Kodak Alaris was created in 2013 to “keep the Kodak legacy alive.” But according to getwestlondon, the company is already in trouble.
Alaris is moving to shutter one of only 5 major manufacturing plants listed on the Kodak Alaris website. Apparently the plant, which is located in Harrow UK, is being shut down due to a “drop in demand coming into the factory over the last 18 months,” and will affect about 250 of the 3,000 people Alaris employs worldwide.
In an optimistic report from December of 2013, then head of the company Lee Palmer told the Harrow Times that the Harrow plant was “vital to the future of the company” because “all the global manufacture of all colour negative paper is done in Harrow.”
We’re not sure if the word “vital” still applies, but this move can’t bode well for the young company. “The site is unfortunately unable to develop a viable business plan for the future going forward,” explained head of Kodak Alaris operations Brian McGowan.
The full impact of this closure on Kodak’s remaining product line is still unknown—it doesn’t seem that any of Kodak’s photographic film is produced in Harrow—but we’ll be keeping an eye on the situation and updating you as more news breaks.
Image credits: Photograph of Kodak Alaris plant by Martin Addison
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