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The Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing Industry's Revenue for the Year 2006 Was Approximately $9 Billion US Dollars

Posted on: Friday, 26 October 2007, 09:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c72776) has announced the addition of "Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1997-2009)" to their offering.

The Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemical Manufacturing Industry report is an in-depth analysis of the industry's structure, competitive landscape, internal financial performance, and trends and opportunities. This October's release contains data as recent as September, 2007.

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Revenue, Profitability, Market Size & Foreign Trade

The industry's revenue for the year 2006 was approximately $9 billion US dollars. The gross profit was around 41%. Market sizes for the photographic film, paper, plate, and chemical manufacturing industry are: photographic sensitized film/plates/etc., silver halide type (45.1%); sensitized photographic film/plates/etc., not silver halide type (24.5%); prepared photographic chemicals (26.9%); and photographic film, paper, plate, and chemical manufacturing, not specified by kind, total (3.5%). Import was valued at $1.60 billion US dollars from 52 countries. The industry also exported $2.87 billion US dollars worth of merchandises to 152 countries.

Definition & Classification

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing sensitized film, sensitized paper, sensitized cloth, sensitized plates, toners (i.e., for photocopiers, laser printers, and similar electrostatic printing devices), toner cartridges, and photographic chemicals. This 6-digit NAICS industry (325992) is under the hierarchy of All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing Industry (32599), Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing Industry Group (3259), Chemical Manufacturing Subsector (325), and the Manufacturing Sector (31-33). Its SIC equivalent code is: 3861 - Photographic Equipment and Supplies (photographic films, paper, plates and chemicals).

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Source: Business Wire

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