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About Eastman Kodak Company

Kodak Company was founded in 1880 by inventor George Eastman and is headquartered in Rochester, New York, USA. Kodak is one of the major players in the "information imaging" industry, a $385 billion industry that includes equipment (such as digital cameras and PDAs), infrastructure (such as online networks and imaging systems), and services and media (such as software, film and photo paper to access, analyze and print images). Kodak leverages advanced technology, broad market coverage and a series of industry partnerships to provide customers with innovative products and services that meet their needs for the rich information contained in images. In January 2012, Kodak, which has a history of more than 130 years, declared bankruptcy protection. The company has the following major business areas: photography - providing digital and traditional products and services to consumers, professional photographers and cinematographers; medical imaging - providing traditional and digital image acquisition, storage and output products to the medical and health industry and services; commercial imaging - providing image acquisition, output and storage products and services to businesses and governments; components - providing optical components and photosensitive chips to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); and displays - world-leading design and manufacturing organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays and other special materials.

The company's global turnover in 2002 reached US$12.8 billion, more than half of which came from markets outside the United States. Kodak has approximately 70,000 employees worldwide, 39,000 of whom are in the United States. The company has production bases in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia and China, and sells a wide range of imaging products to almost every country in the world. By 2012, the number of global employees dropped sharply to just over 10,000.

Kodak is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of imaging products and related services. It has always been a world leader in the fields of image shooting, sharing, output and display, helping countless people retain beautiful memories, Exchange important information and have fun.

Kodak has long led the development of the imaging market, providing products and services including OLED, professional imaging, business solutions, commercial printing, commercial imaging, entertainment imaging, consumer products, retailers and printing, film arts, etc. , the company operates in more than 150 countries and regions around the world, with more than 80,000 employees