The reasons why instant photo paper is expensive include higher production costs, market monopoly and patented technology.
1. The production cost is high: Polaroid photo paper has a multi-layer structure, and the photo paper layer contains chemical components such as display agents. Its complex process allows the photo paper to immediately develop the photos taken. In addition, the silver halide photosensitive emulsion and silver salt in the photo paper have high costs, which all lead to the relatively high production cost of instant photo paper.
2. Market monopoly and patented technology: The market share of instant photo paper is relatively small. In addition, affected by the patented technology of instant equipment and photo paper, few manufacturers can enter this market. , so the market is basically monopolized by a few companies. This monopoly has also led to an increase in the price of photo paper.
3. Instant, also known as Polaroid, is a famous brand of fast imaging cameras. It was founded by American physicist Alvin Rand in 1937 and developed by Polaroid Company in 1944. Developed instant photography technology and launched the world's first instant imaging camera, Polaroid 95, on November 26, 1948.