None of this stuff is quite the same as Gold Fibre Silk, once you read the specs, and the pricing is likely higher depending on where you buy it. This bankruptcy of Ilford Imaging (Marly, CH) is very bad news for more reasons than them alone. I am given to understand that their coating mill coats papers on contract to other suppliers selling papers under different brand names, so more of your favorite papers may be affected than these alone. Unless restored, this recent development will cause a realignment of manufacturing arrangements across a broader swath of the industry than may be apparent to us, because there are very few coating mills in Europe. The implications for competitive conditions in the market remain to be seen. I don't quite understand what kind of factors have deterred the many groups who were looking over the Marly operation from rescuing it from bankruptcy. There could be many such factors, but given how low the acquisition cost should be at this stage and the usual desire of bankruptcy receivers to see their sick patients restored to health as expeditiously as possible, one wonders why it is not happening.
