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A surprising report has revealed that Kodak Alaris, specifically its film unit responsible for bringing back Ektachrome 35mm film products, is up for sale. The business move was revealed by Inside Imaging, which reports that at least part of Kodak Alaris may be split off and sold as soon as next month.
Though the company had not publicly revealed its plans, some details emerged from a recently discovered financial report lodged with the UK's Companies House in December 2018. According to the report, which covers a time period of January 1 to March 31, 2017, Kodak Alaris' Paper, Photochemicals and Film (PPF) unit has been up for sale since January 2018 following the board's decision to 'actively divest the business to a buyer with greater market synergies.'
The report indicates the unit has a conservatively estimated value of $34 million and that 'advanced discussions with a bidder' for the PPF unit are currently underway. Kodak Alaris, at least based on the financial report, anticipates the sale will happen by March 31, 2019, but with the potential for spilling over to a later date.
Kodak Alaris' sole shareholder is the Kodak Pension Plan, a UK pension fund referred to as KPP2 that acquired Kodak Alaris from Eastman Kodak for $325 million in 2013. With Kodak Alaris came £1.5 billion / $2.7b in debt, and though Kodak Alaris is a profitable business, its bottom line after taxes has seen huge losses.
Kodak Alaris CEO Marc Jourlait confirmed to Inside Imaging that the company has 'privately briefed' potential customers on its intention to 'explore sale of some or all of our assets.' The PPF unit is already 'at an advanced stage of negotiations with a potential buyers [sic].'
https://www.dpreview.com/news/3179427253/kodak-alaris-is-looking-to-sell-off-its-paper-and-film-unit
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Photo chemistry manufacturer and supplier Tetenal Europe GmbH is reportedly set to close up shop after a prolonged search for new investors failed to secure its future. Under voluntary insolvency protection since last October, the German-based firm is set to complete its current production run and close its doors at the end of the financial year on April 1st, according to a report on the German imaging + foto contact website.
The closure could have serious consequences for the film processing industry as Tetenal manufactures chemicals under its own name as well as for many third party brands across Europe. It is also the main supplier of materials for the Kodak Express chain across the continent and the only supplier of consumables and service for Konica Minolta minilabs. It is also the distributor of Kodak Aerial Imaging Films and Chemicals in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
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The company can trace its roots back to 1847 when drug wholesaler Theodor Teichgraber started distributing chemicals for wet collodion plates. Since then it has moved into the production of film chemistry for professional, high street and home users. It also has branched in to other chemical areas, such as agriculture, but has also become an important distributor for Epson, Eizo, Kodak and a range of inkjet and dye sub media.
The company had a change of management in April 2017 when Matthias Hübener stepped down from the day-to-day running of the firm for make way for Daniel Middendorf, who was still MD until this month. Hübener, who remains the business’ main shareholder, managed Tetenal for 24 years from 1993, taking over from his father Fritz who had become CEO and the main shareholder in 1960.
It isn’t clear at this stage how the closure of the Europe HQ will impact subsidiary companies in France, Poland and the UK. For more information see the Tetenal Europe GmbH website.
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