One of the rumours is that J&C bought the factory, and getting it online is the main reason for the shutdown. Nobody knows for sure though, and J&C certainly isn't talking.
-Adam Scott Loveless wrote: > Forte's done. Last I heard they were shopping for a buyer. Adam said > they may have found one. > > J and C Photo was offering "Classic Pan" film, which was made by > Forte. Right now, they're closed while they relocate their business. > There are more rumors that they may actually be tooling up to coat > their own film. Wheee! > > On 2/8/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> There's been rumors of Forte's demise but their web site is still up and >> they list a bunch of film products. >> >> Scott Loveless wrote: >>> On 2/8/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article1343516.ece >>>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/373zmj >>>> >>>> >>> So who's down and out so far? Agfa and Forte? Anyone else? I really >>> expected Kodak to be the last man standing. >>> >>> This could be good or bad. With any luck the old men in the white >>> tower in Rochester will sell off the film division. Hopefully to a >>> company who has an interest in making film products. I'd like to >>> think that Fuji or Ilford may have an interest in Kodak's technology, >>> at the very least. >>> >>> My instinct tells me that Kodak doesn't have a clue, though, and will >>> probably just shut it down. >>> >>> Either way, this makes what's left of the film market a bit less >>> competitive. The few players remaining may have a better chance of >>> surviving it longer. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> -- >> >> The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. >> -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
