Digital BW, The Print

> Subject: Re: Re: Ilford
>
> Informations from the Ilford French Marketing Manager :
> Doughty-Hanson (english fund who is the main shares holder of
> Ilford in England) plan to restructure the Mobberley plant. Heavy
> cuts will be done in the products line. Delta 100/400/3200 will
> be still produced in 35mm and 120 but not for sheet film. PanF,
> PlusX and SFX200 will be discontinued.
> In grade paper, Ilfobrom Galerie will be discontinued, Ilfospeed
> should carry on but with less grades.
> For Multigrade, Cooltone and Portofolio will stop, the other
> products like Multigrade IV, FB, Warmtone FB should be still produced.
>
> This what it should be, see what happen.

And Ilfochrome? (which is made in Switzerland isn't it?)

The above also seems to indicate FP4 and HP5 will continue to be made in
sheets?

BTW - as I understand it part of the problem is the massive overcapacity of
the mobberley plant (one reason in the last few years they were selling so
much film to third parties to be rebranded). I can't find the information
right now, but it's production lines produce millions of sq ft of film per
year.

tim