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  Eastman Kodak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is an American multinational public company producing photographic materials and equipment.
Eastman Kodak's origins rest with Eastman Dry Plate Company, founded by inventor George Eastman and businessman Henry Strong in 1881.
The Eastman Dry Plate Company was responsible for the first cameras suitable for nonexpert use, such as the Brownie and Instamatic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kodak   (621 words)

  
 OSCN Found Document:ATLAS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. EASTMAN
Eastman, admitted on cross-examination that the insured was not in good health it is obvious that her answer was based on a conclusion, without scientific knowledge to support the same.
Eastman and that of Andrew Balch, the agent who filled in the answers in the application, as to whether certain answers concerning the health of the insured were given by the beneficiary or were filled in by the agent without her knowledge and without the questions being asked her.
Eastman, and the policies were issued to her by the company on each child; that the applications were written up in the dining room of the Gibson boarding house, where Mrs.
www.oscn.net /applications/oscn/deliverdocument.asp?citeid=30742   (2428 words)

  
 www.eastman.com - About Eastman - The Company - Eastman_Facts - ted_facts
Eastman is a Responsible Care® company striving to continually improve health, safety, environmental and security performance, and communications with the public.
Eastman's Community Advisory Panel of local citizens meets regularly with company management to share the public's concerns and interests regarding the impact of plant operations in the community.
Eastman contributes to nonprofit organizations and public supported institutions with a special emphasis on improving the quality of life in communities where Eastman men and women live and work.
www.eastman.com /About_Eastman/The_Company/Eastman_Facts/ted_facts.htm   (830 words)

  
 LUZ, Inc. -- Case study: Eastman Chemical Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Eastman is the world's largest supplier of polyester plastics for packaging; a leading supplier of coatings raw materials, specialty chemicals and plastics; and a major supplier of cellulose acetate fibers and basic chemicals.
Eastman had over 100 courses designed for US-based employees, but they were all in English and in an application that precluded Web-based TED (Technical Education and Documentation)-compliant usage.
Eastman needed a localization provider who could not only provide superior technical translation services, but also recreate the courses in a format that could be effectively deployed over an international Web-based system.
www.luz.com /solutions/eastman_cs.html   (397 words)

  
 The American Experience | The Wizard of Photography | People & Events | Josephine Dickman
The young George Eastman was thus raised mostly by his mother, Maria (Kilbourn) Eastman, from an early age, and entirely by her after his father died in 1862.
In the 1890s the Eastman company fell on hard times with the departure of Reichenbach and a national financial depression, but it had recovered by 1900, the year that the company introduced the Brownie camera, which sold for one dollar.
George Eastman never married, although he carried on a long platonic relationship with Josephine Dickman, a trained singer and the wife of business associate George Dickman, and he became especially close to her after the death of Maria Eastman in 1907.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/eastman/peopleevents/pande02.html   (737 words)

  
 Original Comments on Watershed-Based Trading: Eastman Chemical Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Eastman Chemical Company (Eastman) is pleased to submit comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the "Draft Framework for Watershed Based Trading" (EPA-800-R-96-001), as noticed in 61 Federal Register 29563 on June 11, 1996.
Eastman is a major manufacturer of organic chemicals, plastics and synthetic fibers with corporate headquarters in Kingsport, Tennessee, and other facilities in Arkansas, Texas, South Carolina, West Virginia and New York.
Eastman is concerned that the lack of defined legislative and regulatory controls of nonpoint sources may result in the point source partner of a point source - nonpoint source effluent trading agreement being held solely liable for violations of a water quality standard, even though the source of the violation may be the nonpoint source.
www.epa.gov /OWOW/watershed/tradecom/level3/ecc.html   (692 words)

  
 Eastman Kodak Company Profile
Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) is engaged primarily in developing, manufacturing and marketing traditional and digital imaging products, services and solutions for consumers, professionals, healthcare providers, the entertainment industry and other commercial customers.
The Company is a major participant in the "info imaging" industry, which is composed of devices (digital cameras and personal data assistants), infrastructure (online networks and delivery systems for images) and services and media (software, film and paper enabling people to access, analyze and print images).
Eastman Kodak has been one of the most consistent companies of the last 100 years and they continue to remain stable to this day.
www.bsu.edu /web/MTEVERETT/profile.html   (1116 words)

  
 Eastman has sponsored TEHCC for 58 years
The company was begun in 1920 as part of the Eastman Kodak industrial empire, providing chemicals to George Eastman’s New York-based photographic company.
In 2002, Eastman, which was spun off from Kodak as an independent company in the 1990s, received the Tennessee governor’s award of excellence for hazardous-waste management.
Eastman has spent a total of $200 million on environmental improvements in the past 10 years, and $90 million was spent in 2002, an Eastman spokesperson said.
www.tehcc.org /Eastman2005.htm   (1084 words)

  
 Eastman Chemical Company - Eastman Announces 1st Quarter Earnings In Line With Earlier Guidance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Company pretax earnings for first quarter 2002 were also negatively impacted by a $12 million charge related to the continued devaluation of the Argentine peso.
The company generated $88 million in cash flow from operating activities, of which $49 million was used for capital expenditures and directed investments.
The company continues its emphasis on cash flow and expects capital expenditures and directed investments for small acquisitions and other ventures for 2002 to be no more than depreciation and amortization.
pelv2003.packexpo.com /pelv2003/packaging_suppliers/ve/pr/34334/2181.html   (1237 words)

  
 George Eastman House :: Collections :: Eastman Legacy :: Biography of George Eastman
George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Company, is heralded as the father of popular photography and inventor of motion-picture film.
Eastman was also a very generous man, and during his life he donated more than $100 million to educational and arts institutions, public parks, hospitals, dental clinics, and charitable organizations around the world.
Eastman’s generosity and love for Rochester continues to be reflected through his gifts, such as the University of Rochester’s Eastman Dental Center and Eastman School of Music.
www.eastmanhouse.org /inc/collections/ge-biography.php   (1202 words)

  
 George Eastman House :: The Museum :: History of George Eastman House
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film combines the world’s leading collections of photography and film with the stately pleasures of the landmark Colonial Revival mansion and gardens that George Eastman called home from 1905 to 1932.
Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak Company, is heralded as the father of modern photography and the inventor of motion picture film.
Eastman’s formal gardens have been restored, and the remaining areas of the grounds will be restored or adapted to Museum’s needs.
www.eastmanhouse.org /inc/the_museum/history.php   (986 words)

  
 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY HISTORY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Provenance: The Eastman Chemical Company History was donated to the university by the company and transferred to the Archives of Appalachia in December 1992 by Dr. Roy S. Nicks, interim president, East Tennessee State University.
In 1920 George Eastman of Eastman Kodak Company purchased a wood distillation plant in Kingsport, Tennessee and founded the Tennessee Eastman Corporation to make Eastman Kodak independent of European sources of chemicals critical to the manufacture of photographic film.
Tennessee Eastman Company became part of the Eastman Chemicals Division in 1968, and in 1990 Eastman Chemical Division became Eastman Chemical Company, a division of Eastman Kodak Company.
cass.etsu.edu /ARCHIVES/afindaid/a418.html   (246 words)

  
 Eastman Kodak Company History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In 1892 the Eastman Kodak Company of New York was formed, and in 1901 the Eastman Kodak Company of New Jersey was formed under the New Jersey laws.
Company sales exceeded $1 billion in 1962 and Kodak film recorded John Glenn's reactions as he travelled through space at 17,400 miles per hour.
From 1884 to 1919, George Eastman was treasurer and manager and served a president of the New Jersey company.
www.bsu.edu /web/plvanarsdale/companyhistory.html   (360 words)

  
 EASTMAN REACHES AGREEMENT TO CLOSE UK MANUFACTURING SITE IN BURY
Eastman Company UK has reached agreement with employees at its Bury, England, site to close the facility.
Eastman Chemical Company, through its subsidiary Eastman Company UK Limited, has announced that it has reached agreement with employees at its Bury, England, site to close the facility.
Eastman’s coatings organization is part of the company’s coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers and inks segment.
www.newmaterials.com /news/343.asp   (434 words)

  
 All About Eastman
After countless patents and improvements from the first cutter built in 1888, Eastman’s current product line includes over 100 machines that are sold worldwide and are the standard by which all cutting machines are judged.
Charles P. Stevenson was one of the original investors in George Eastman’s new company and after 10 years acquired full ownership.
Eastman is one of only a few manufacturing companies that can lay claim to thriving through three centuries, an accomplishment credited to upholding a tradition of delivering durable machinery, superior service and expertise.
www.eastmancuts.com /aboutus.htm   (710 words)

  
 Eastman Chemical Company Relies on Mercury Interactive's Testing Tools for Problem Free SAP Software Upgrades   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Using WinRunner and TestDirector, Eastman verified the functionality of the upgraded version of their SAP applications and managed the testing process across their organization.
By using Mercury Interactive's testing tools, Eastman was able to complete the testing and implementation of their new SAP system with no disruptions in service to customers or suppliers.
Other product and company names are used herein for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
www.mercury.com /us/company/pr/press-releases/080201eastman.html   (834 words)

  
 Eastman Strings
Eastman Strings is widely recognized as a leading maker and distributor of fine stringed instruments and bows ranging from fractional size instruments for young beginners to outstanding master instruments and bows for advanced and professional players.
Bows provided by Eastman Strings are made by hand in small master workshops using traditional Permnambuco and Brazilwood sticks and ebony frogs with authentic nickel, silver, and mother-of-pearl fittings.
Eastman Strings donates a percentage of the proceeds from ALL bow sales to the important conservation efforts of the International Pernabuco Conservation Initiative.
www.eastmanstrings.com   (306 words)

  
 Prepared Witness Testimony: Ferguson, J. Brian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Eastman's most visible asset today is arguably our large portfolio of products, but certainly one of our most valuable future assets is an expanding portfolio of ideas.
Eastman supports this program because we believe that the government must lead the way in demonstrating both the feasibility of large-scale hydrogen production from coal and the sequestration of carbon dioxide from coal-based power plants.
Eastman supports the CCPI program and we thank the members of this committee for including a nine-year, $200 million per year, authorization for the CCPI within H.R.6, the omnibus energy bill passed by the House of Representatives earlier this year.
energycommerce.house.gov /108/Hearings/06242003hearing968/Ferguson1547.htm   (2501 words)

  
 The History of the Kodak Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Eastman felt that the cameras of his day were too bulky, heavy, and not user friendly to the average person; so in 1879 he left the United States for London to start a company that would solve this problem and revolutionize the photography industry.
Strong was so impressed by Eastman, that he invested into Eastman's company to form a partnership.
Eastman became the company's treasurer and general manager, while Strong took the position of President.
www.otal.umd.edu /~vg/amst205.S97/vj19/Project5-2.html   (469 words)

  
 Eastman Chemical Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Eastman and Joint Venture partner Yangzin Petrochemical Industrial Corporation have invested US$30 million to produce hydrocarbon tackifier resins.
Eastman Chemical Company is an international company, with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, that produces a wide range of plastics, chemicals and fibers.
Eastman is the world leader in polyester plastics for packaging, a major supplier of cellulose acetate tow and basic chemicals and a leading supplier of coatings raw materials, fine chemicals, and many specialty chemicals and plastics.
www.chemicalregister.com /Eastman_Chemical_Company/Supplier/sid2937.htm   (184 words)

  
 Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company has established an Investors Choice Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase and Sale Plan (the "Plan") for the convenience to our investors and shareholders.
  Eastman Chemical Company shares that are held in the Plan may be sold directly without the issuance of physical certificates or the involvement of a broker.
If you own Eastman Chemical common stock and it is held at a broker, bank, or trust company in a name other than yours, request that entity to transfer at least one share of stock into your name.
www.amstock.com /company/11519.html   (3768 words)

  
 Pharmaceutical Technology - Arkansas Pharmaceutical Plant Construction by Eastman Chemical Company - USA
Eastman Chemical Company believes that the pharmaceutical industry has excellent future growth prospects, especially in the USA.
Eastman's investment in the USA complements its cGMP manufacturing facilities in Europe and Asia Pacific and allows it to strengthen its presence in the pharmaceutical market.
Eastman Chemical Company broke ground on its good manufacturing practice (cGMP) facility, the first of two US cGMP manufacturing facilities to be built at Eastman's Arkansas site, in 1999.
www.pharmaceutical-technology.com /projects/arkansas   (636 words)

  
 Eastman Restructures To Support Growth Strategy
Kingsport, TN - Eastman Chemical Company recently announced changes to its organizational structure that will help it more efficiently and quickly take full advantage of growth opportunities.
Eastman is the largest supplier of polymers for packaging, as well as the largest acetate fibers supplier, in the world.
Eastman’s integrated polyester strategy redeploys production assets and intermediates to develop unique co-polyester products for new markets.
www.chemicalonline.com /content/news/article.asp?docid={0E26B84F-4E00-440F-BF41-0EEA73E4A882}&VNETCOOKIE=NO   (382 words)

  
 NYSE Group, Inc. > About the NYSE > Listed Companies > Listed Company Directory Eastman Chemical Co.
Eastman Chemical Company (Eastman) is a chemical company engaged in the manufacture and sale of a portfolio of chemicals, plastics and fibers.
Eastman is a producer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymers for packaging, and a supplier of raw materials for coatings, adhesives, specialty plastic products and other formulated products, and of cellulose acetate fibers.
Eastman is aligned into three divisions: Eastman, Voridian and Developing Businesses, with a total of six operating segments.
www.nyse.com /listed/emn.html   (184 words)

  
 Eastman Announces Name for New PET Plastics, Acetate Fibers Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Eastman Chemical Company is pursuing a previously announced plan to separate into two public companies - a specialty chemicals and plastics company that will be known as Eastman Company and the newly named Voridian (pronounced vo-RID-e-un) for PET plastics, acetate fibers and polyethylene products.
Voridian will be an international company with nine strategically located manufacturing sites in seven countries on three continents, as well as two contract manufacturing sites in Asia and one in North America.
More information about Eastman Chemical Company and the pursuit of its plan to separate into two public companies by the end of 2001 can be found on www.eastman.com in the news center section.
www.fibersource.com /f-info/More_News/Eastman3.htm   (521 words)

  
 Eastman Chemical Company @ ChemBuyersGuide.com, Inc.
Eastman supplies plastics products for credit and debit cards; electrical connectors, medical devices, vending machines, signs, display cases, carpet fiber; binder fiber for car interiors and upholstery, heavy-duty shipping sacks and pond liners; toothbrushes and tool handles; sports equipment; and photographic, movie and X-ray film.
Eastman is a world leader in the efficient, low-cost manufacture of basic chemicals for artificial sweeteners, pain medication, bleach activators in laundry detergent, safety glass, wallpaper, pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, medical devices, vinyl flooring, acrylic paints, plasticizers in disposable gloves and toys, and countless other consumer products.
Eastman Chlorinated Polyolefin 515-2 (40% in Aromatic 100)
www.chembuyersguide.com /partners/eastman.html   (1514 words)

  
 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY: BETTER BY DESIGN
Eastman Chemical Company has launched the Eastman Innovation Lab, a web site for the Design community and a first step toward realizing Eastman’s vision of becoming an innovative partner for designers and brand owners.
Eastman Chemical Company is a leading chemical manufacturing company, producing hundreds of chemicals, fibres and plastics that go into thousands of products that consumers come into contact with every day.
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN), headquartered in Kingsport, Tenn., manufactures and markets chemicals, fibers and plastics worldwide.
www.newmaterials.com /news/306.asp   (722 words)

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