盘点：柯达留下的企业后代

伊士曼化学公司

    这家公司可算是所有子公司的祖师爷。公司位于田纳西州的金仕堡，2011年以72亿美元的营业收入位列“财富500强”榜单的第346位。该公司主要生产各种原材料、添加剂、化学制品和纤维。1920年，乔治•伊士曼为了应对一战期间从欧洲进口的原材料短缺情况创建了这家公司。

    除了摄影所需的化学制剂和材料外，公司早期开发的产品是醋酸纤维，这种产品由高硫煤和木纤维制成，至今仍用于服装和卷烟过滤嘴。时任柯达首席执行官的乔治•费舍尔1994年出售了这家公司，这个决策也是很多事后诸葛亮津津乐道的一件事。如果当初保留该公司，那就意味着柯达原本可以像富士胶卷公司（Fuji Film）那样更多地转向材料科学开发。

Eastman Chemical

    This could be considered the granddaddy of all the spin-offs. Based in Kingsport, Tenn., the firm was ranked 346 on the Fortune 500 with 2011 revenue of $7.2 billion. The company, which produces a range of materials, additives, chemicals, and fibers, was founded in 1920 by George Eastman in response to a shortage of raw materials coming from Europe during World War I.

    Beyond photographic chemicals and materials, one of the company's early developments was acetate yarn, which is manufactured from high sulfur coal and wood pulp and is still used in clothing and cigarette filters. Kodak's CEO at the time, George Fisher, sold Eastman Chemical (EMN, Fortune 500) in 1994 -- a decision that has been subject to much second guessing. Keeping it would have meant that Kodak could turn more toward material sciences, as Fuji Film did.