# Eastman Kodak Company

> Eastman Kodak Company is a 140-year-old Rochester, New York manufacturer that George Eastman built by putting a camera in everyone's hands. After a 2012 bankruptcy erased the consumer film empire, Kodak reorganized around three businesses that still pay the bills: commercial print equipment and workflow software, motion-picture and still film manufactured in-house, and a growing advanced-materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals arm. It trades on the NYSE as KODK, employs roughly 3,500 people, and posted about $1.07 billion in 2025 revenue - selling more film than in any year since 2014.

- **Founded:** 1892
- **Headquarters:** Rochester, New York, United States
- **Founders:** George Eastman (Founder), Henry A. Strong (Co-founder / First President)
- **Team size:** ~3,500 employees
- **Products:** Motion picture film, Still film (Gold, Ultramax, Ektar, Tri-X, T-Max, Ektachrome, Ektacolor Pro), PROSPER inkjet presses, NEXFINITY digital press, SONORA process-free plates
- **Notable:** 9 Academy Awards of Merit for technical achievement, plus numerous scientific and technical Oscars and Emmy engineering awards, Coined the phrase 'Kodak moment' and democratized photography for the mass market, 2025 was Kodak's strongest film-selling year since 2014

## Products & services

- **Motion picture film** — Camera and print film stocks manufactured in Rochester and supplied to studios and filmmakers worldwide; supply agreement extended through 2028.
- **Still film (Gold, Ultramax, Ektar, Tri-X, T-Max, Ektachrome, Ektacolor Pro)** — Consumer and professional photographic film; distribution brought back in-house by Eastman Kodak beginning in 2025.
- **PROSPER inkjet presses** — High-speed continuous inkjet web presses, including the Prosper Ultra 520 using Ultrastream technology.
- **NEXFINITY digital press** — Digital sheetfed color press platform for commercial printers.
- **SONORA process-free plates** — Offset printing plates that skip chemical processing, including the faster, higher-resolution SONORA XTRA.
- **PRINERGY workflow software** — Prepress workflow automation, available as on-premise and cloud/subscription software.
- **Advanced Materials & Chemicals** — Specialty coatings, KODALUX light-blocking fabric coatings, and industrial chemicals produced at Eastman Business Park.
- **Pharmaceuticals (cGMP manufacturing)** — FDA-registered cGMP facility in Rochester producing regulated products such as Phosphate Buffered Saline; production began in 2025.
- **Brand licensing** — Royalty licensing of the Kodak trademark for consumer cameras, tablets and electronics built by third-party licensees such as JK Imaging and Sakar.

## Achievements

- 9 Academy Awards of Merit for technical achievement, plus numerous scientific and technical Oscars and Emmy engineering awards
- Coined the phrase 'Kodak moment' and democratized photography for the mass market
- 2025 was Kodak's strongest film-selling year since 2014
- Completed a pension reversion delivering over $1 billion, moving to a net-positive cash position and paying down term debt
- Supplied custom film for major theatrical releases including Oppenheimer

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — CNBC profiles Kodak's turnaround; KODK stock rallies sharply (Forbes cites a ~96% run) amid the film resurgence and debt paydown.
- **2026-03** — Kodak rebrands the film formerly known as Portra as 'Ektacolor Pro.'
- **2026-01** — Ektar and Tri-X move to direct distribution by Eastman Kodak.
- **2025-09** — Kodak begins selling and distributing still film directly rather than through Kodak Alaris, starting with Kodacolor.
- **2025-06** — Kodak completes its pension reversion, reverting over $1 billion in excess KRIP assets and prepaying term loans.
- **2025-01** — New FDA-registered cGMP pharmaceutical facility in Rochester begins production.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kodak.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eastman-kodak
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Kodak
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kodak
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Kodak/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kodak

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Last updated: 2026-08-13