The development course of Kodak

1880, george eastman, then a bank employee, began to use his patented technology to mass-produce photographic negatives, which was the predecessor of Eastman Kodak Company.

Eastman achieved great success in dry printing business, and the following year he set up Eastman dry printing company in partnership with businessman Strong.

188 1 At the end of the year, Hysmans resigned from Rochester Savings Bank and devoted all his energy to running his own new company, while continuing to study ways to simplify photography.

1883, Eastman invented the film, and the photography industry has undergone revolutionary changes.

1892, renamed Eastman Kodak Company.

From 65438 to 0896, Kodak Company became the main sponsor of the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece.

By 1900, Kodak's sales network has spread all over France, Germany, Italy and other European countries.

In addition, the sales office in Japan is already under planning, and the production factory in Canada has also started construction with the establishment of Kodak Co., Ltd. in Canada.

Today, Kodak has production plants in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Britain, France, Germany, India, China and the United States.

At the same time, Kodak products are sold to 150 countries through subsidiaries around the world.

198 1 Kodak (China) co., ltd set up an office in Beijing.

1986 65438+1On October 9th, Kodak lost its patent lawsuit with Polaroid, so it quit the instant camera industry.

1994 Kodak rapid color printing shop entered the China market, and now it has grown to more than 8,000.

1995 Kodak electronics (Shanghai) co., ltd was established and put into production the following year.

Kodak Imaging Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. was also established.

1996 Taiwan Province baosheng optical co., ltd was established to further develop optical products.

1998 Kodak promised to invest1200 million dollars to upgrade China's photosensitive industry in an all-round way, and Kodak (China) Co., Ltd. and Kodak (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. were established.

In June of the same year, Kodak Xiamen Haicang production base broke ground to build Kodak Asia's largest photosensitive product production base.

In 2000, Kodak (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. obtained ISO9002 certification and ISO 1400 1 international environmental protection certification in the same year, confirming the value of Kodak's environmental protection facilities in Wuxi. The Shantou factory of Kodak (China) Co., Ltd. has obtained ISO 1400 1 international environmental protection certification.

In June 2000, Kodak Xiamen Haicang Factory was officially put into production, producing world-class color film and photographic paper.

In July 2000, Kodak (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. was established to produce disposable cameras.

200 1, Kodak opened a Kodak digital image fast color shop to provide users with comprehensive digital image services.

20065438+0 February Kodak and Shanghai Seagull Camera Co., Ltd. jointly established Shanghai Dahai Camera Co., Ltd. to produce traditional cameras.

EasyShare series cameras produced by Shanghai Dahai Camera Co., Ltd. are listed grandly.

In September of 20001year, Shanghai Sea Camera Co., Ltd. increased its capital, and Kodak officially launched the first domestic digital camera production project.

June+10/October 65438+March 2004, Kodak announced that it would stop producing traditional film cameras in the United States, Canada and Western Europe.

At the end of 2004, Kodak will stop producing cameras using advanced camera systems and 35mm film.

Film production will continue.