Digital BW, The Print

To make it perfectly clear, which it doesn't seem to be--
Ilford, is a division of Oji. Their US offices are in Springfield, Mass.

Harman, (the Ilford Executives buyout group in England) markets the
B&W paper and film only under the Ilford name . Their inkjet offerings
are their own development & manufacturing, marketed under the Harman
name, according to Gregg LaNoue of Ilford.

Could not tell you where Harman's US offices are.

John Nollendorfs
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "djon43"
<djon43@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Rick...wasn't me... Sinar001 mentioned Boston. 
> 
> The way I read it, 1) NO "Ilford" appears to remain in the paper biz
> (maybe film and paper) 2) the Swiss factory is owned by Oji, a huge
> Japanese company 3)"Harman" is the buy out group's name for what
> appears to be a technical design, branding, and distribution company. 
> 
> My guess is that Oji manufactures paper for Harman, which might be
> good news for everybody because Harman could also contract with 
> cheaper paper manufacturing/coating operations globally (such as in
> China or Eastern Europe), which would lower prices.
> 
> If the "buy out" group played a role in Oji's purchase of the Swiss
> factory, it might have been as former Ilford executives facilitating
> the deal as front men. Their payoff might have been the "Harman" name
> and rights to technology (eg baryta) they created while still working
> for the late lamented Ilford. 
> 
> Whew. That kind of thing was common in the US during the Reagan years,
> but junk bonds were used back then, whereas the Japanese would have
> used "carry trade" money, an entirely different game.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Rick Colson
> <colson@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi John -
> > 
> > You wrote:
> > 
> > "Closed their Bingham, NY shipping & distribution, Closed their New
> Jersey
> > office. New US headquarters is in the Boston area. Distribution is
> through a
> > 3rd party now."
> > 
> > Their September 2006 press release said that the headquarters was
in NJ.
> > What makes you believe it to be in the Boston area? (I'm not saying
> you're
> > wrong... I just couldn't find any evidence of that. Im an industry
> > consultant and if it's in Boston (my backyard) I'd like to know.)
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Rick
> >
>