Eastman Kodak Company Centennial Celebration

1880, george eastman and the businessman Strong established Eastman Dry Board Company in partnership. 188 1 At the end of the year, Hysmans resigned from the Rochester Savings Bank and continued to study ways to simplify photography. 1883, Eastman invented the film, and the photography industry has undergone revolutionary changes. 1888 introduced Kodak camera, and Eastman laid the foundation for the popularization of photography. 1889 Eastman photographic materials co., ltd was established in London. 189 1 year, Hysmans built a photosensitive material factory in Harrow near London. 1900, Kodak's sales network has spread all over France, Germany, Italy and other European countries. 192 1 year, Kodak entered China and established a photography school. Kodak developed the digital camera technology in 1976, and applied the digital imaging technology to the aerospace field. 199 1 year, Kodak has a1300,000 pixel digital camera. In 2000, Kodak sold only $3 billion in digital products, accounting for only 22% of its total revenue. In 2002, the digitization rate of Kodak products was only about 25%. On September 26, 2003, Kodak announced the implementation of a major strategic shift: the shift to emerging digital products. 200413 October, 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 manufacturing advanced photographic systems and 35mm film cameras. In the early morning of 201110, Heasman-Kodak Company (EK) may file for bankruptcy protection. 20 12 1.3 Kodak announced that it had received a warning from the new york Stock Exchange that Kodak would face delisting. 20 12 10 19 Eastman Kodak company of the United States announced that it had filed for bankruptcy protection in new york. 20 13 On May 3rd, Kodak filed for bankruptcy protection and reorganized the company. On August 2, 2065438, Allan Gropper, an American bankruptcy judge, approved Kodak's plan to get out of bankruptcy.