ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Eastman Kodak, battling a steep drop in demandfor photographic film and paper, is scaling back film manufacturingin China and closing various businesses in Rochester and WestVirginia, eliminating about 1,000 jobs.
Kodak, which is navigating a tough transition to digitalphotography, said Thursday it will consolidate North American colorphotographic paper manufacturing at factories in Windsor, Colo., andHarrow, England, by shutting down an operation in Rochester by theend of October.
It said manufacturing of consumer film products will be cut backin Xiamen, China.
By year-end, the company also will close another business inRochester that …
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