Keith (M) Posted December 6, 2018 Share #1 Posted December 6, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) Tetenal is in Trouble Not a user myself, but presumably others here are. From the article:- Due to some bad business practices from their suppliers, Tetenal is in a state of insolvency. We learn the film resurgence is real; however, it is still in a very fragile state. Their collapse could potentially decimate film photography industry. How the heck did this happen? Well, unfortunately suppliers were unable to deliver on their goods in a timely manner and their business customers pulled their orders. Like a bad date, Tetenal was dumped with a dinner tab they couldn’t pay. In the past, when these situations occurred, businesses would get emergency loans to pay back once their inventory sold. However, these are different times. Financial institutions are more reluctant to act in these situations and getting the funds are difficult. It’s very risky with very little guarantee the strategy is successful for both Tetenal and the banks. What is the result? Similar to a bankruptcy, Tetenal’s management is going through a restructuring process and looking for new ways to generate revenue. Traditionally, Tetenal’s marketing model was B2B (Business to Business), by converting raw materials into chemicals which were sold to large photo businesses. This is changing and Tetenal has an ace up their sleeve. They are looking into expanding their direct to consumer marketing model, thus opening up the opportunity in delivering new ideas and resurrecting some old ideas. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pico Posted December 6, 2018 Share #2 Posted December 6, 2018 48 minutes ago, Keith (M) said: Their collapse could potentially decimate film photography industry. Decimate? Loosing 10% of a specialized niche market will not hurt so much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted December 6, 2018 Share #3 Posted December 6, 2018 2 hours ago, pico said: Decimate? Loosing 10% of a specialized niche market will not hurt so much. Hello Pico, Not necessarily accurate. Losing 10% of a Fragile Market Share is sometimes different than losing 10% of a Stronger Market Share. On top of which: 10% is a Significant Percentage. Best Regards, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted December 7, 2018 Share #4 Posted December 7, 2018 https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2012/09/10/does-decimate-mean-destroy-one-tenth/ But in any case - I have noticed that a lot of my chemicals these days (E.G. Kodak HC-110, Rapid Fix, and Photo-Flo 200; Ilford Multigrade developer and WashAid) are tagged in the fine print as "Made in Germany." Quite probably by Tetenal. And that's the rub - if Tetenal goes under, all the other manufacturers that have shut their own chemical factories and outsourced chemistry production to Tetenal (to save money, and focus all the ecological and work-place hazards of chemistry in one factory) may end up with no products available either. It could well decimate (in the modern sense - destroy all but 10% of something) chemical photography. At least until Ilford and Kodak find new sources that can produce their proprietary formulas. I'm gonna grab a few extra bottles/boxes of everything tomorrow - just in case there is a hiatus in availability. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwino Posted December 7, 2018 Share #5 Posted December 7, 2018 7 hours ago, adan said: I'm gonna grab a few extra bottles/boxes of everything tomorrow - just in case there is a hiatus in availability. Time to stock up on Rodinal! And fixer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Georgia Posted March 20, 2023 Share #6 Posted March 20, 2023 has anyone heard about any new problems and Tetenal . One of there distributors in Australia says that they have pre-paid for an order have been waiting for also 12 months. Is Tetenal still in business Peter G Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotoklaus Posted March 20, 2023 Share #7 Posted March 20, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, Tetenal is still in business. After the bancrupty proceedings in 2018, the new "Teneal 1847 GmbH" was founded in 2019, with the help of Peter E. Rasenberger, a swiss investor. They produce chemicals for B&W, RA4, E6 for consumer- and professional use and also chemicals for the imaging industry. They launched also new products like fixer and developer in form of tablets for easy use. https://tetenal.com/en/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted March 20, 2023 Share #8 Posted March 20, 2023 I have purchased yet another Tetenal C41 kit only two weeks ago. I didn't really see any lack of availability even during the bankruptcy period. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted March 20, 2023 Share #9 Posted March 20, 2023 I use Tetenal Protectan spray in my developer bottles, but that doesn’t seem to be available any more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einst_Stein Posted March 20, 2023 Share #10 Posted March 20, 2023 I moved to Kodak Vision 3 movie film and ECN-2 process. I bought 35mm long roll of 50D and 200T, and the raw material to make enough ECN-2 for the films. I can get the raw material for C41 too, but I want to stay with Vision 3, no more C41 color film. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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