"NOYB" wrote in message
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The situation at Eastman Chemical Co. may be sort of unique among large
companies. This huge plant, one of the largest chemical plant sites in
the world, was originally a division of Eastman Kodak.
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Does Eastman Chemical make the chemicals that are used for film
processing...like developing x-rays, etc? If that's the case, then
they're
just a victim of new technology. The world is going digital. I see it
first hand in the health fields. We haven't developed a radiograph in our
office in over 4 years.
Recently, Kodak made the decision not to spend any more R&D money on film
technology. In the dental field, they just acquired Practiceworks, Inc.
and
Trophy Radiologie...two companies that played a large role in the
obsolescence of dental film. They've accepted the fact that digital has
taken over. I suspect the Eastman plant is just a victim of that
technology.
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/pres...30721-01.shtml
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No, Eastman Chemical Co. doesn't make photographic chemicals. Many of their
products are used in the plastics industry. They are the world's largest
producer of PET plastics that soft drinks are packaged in. They also make a
very large percentage of the cigarette filters produced. They developed a
very large chemicals-from-coal plant (coal gasification) that produces
acetic anhydride/acetic acid among other things, very important feedstocks
for the petrochemical industry. Also chemical for food preservatives and
many, many other chemicals. The plant site is over 1,000 acres and produces
all of
it's electrical needs through several huge fossil plants. It has many miles
of private road, large railroad system, fire & rescue departments, medical
facilities, movie theatres and a first rate concert hall. The whole plant
is located right in the edge of the main part of the city. Folks seeing it
for the first time at night remark that it looks like a very large city in
itself. The daylight view convinces them. See:
www.eastman.com
David S.