Customer: Fluor Daniel
Owner: Kodak (China) Company Ltd.
Location: Xiamen City,Fujian-PRC
Material Standard: ASTM
Fabrication Code: AISC AWS
Tonnage: 7,500MT
Duration: Jul.1998~May1999
USSL Project No.: 8810
Project Description:
To capture the huge market in China for photographic materials (film and paper), Kodak (China) Company Ltd., a joint venture of Eastman Kodak and its Chinese partners was formed in early 1998 to invest US$1 billion, which included the construction of a modern film production base in the People’s Republic of China. At that time, it was the largest investment by a U.S. company in China. Called the Kodak China Program, the facilities consisting of a combination of emulsion manufacturing, film and paper sensitizing and finishing, packaging and shipping, utility systems, and site infrastructure required to support the operation, were constructed in two phases and at three separate locations: Xiamen, Shantou, and Haicang.
The quality standards established by Kodak required that the plant facilities be world-class and the products indistinguishable from those produced by other Kodak plants. To meet market demand and to fulfill the agreement with the Chinese government, Kodak also established a critical construction schedule of 26 months.