Foma papers

HISTORY of FOMA

FOMA is a long established Czech Republic photographic manufacturer, the present company, FOMA Bohemia Ltd founded in March 1995 through the privatization of the National Enterprise FOMA (FOTOCHEMA before 1990). FOMA Bohemia owns the
subsidiary companies FOTON A.S. in Poland, FOMA Slovakia Ltd. in Slovakia, FOMA RUS Ltd.in the Russian Federation and FOMAMURES S.R.L. in Romania.

The firm's origin is dated from 1921 when a company named FOTOCHEMA Ltd. in Hradec Králové was founded. Its products were delivered with a brand name FOMA.
At first only photographic plates and processing chemicals were produced.
After ten years the black-and-white papers were in production, followed by black-and-white roll film manufacturing a year later.
In 1949 after the National Enterprise FOTOCHEMA was established, the range of products has extended comprising X-ray films, black-and-white positive copy film, black-and-white papers for industrial use, black-and-white reversal film, colour paper, colour negative film and colour reversal film.
After 1990 essential changes were made and the production of bålack-and-white light sensitive materials has become the dominant production program of the company.

PRESENT TIMES

At the present time at about 400 employees work for FOMA, making it comparable in size to Ilford Ltd.
At the same time as the new production tendency was defined, a lot of attention was paid to improvement of new technologies with an aim to develop materials of new generation to be able to stand up to competition with foreign materials on the market.
Since September 1997, when this has been confirmed with a certificate all activities of FOMA comply with the international standard ISO 9001.
FOMA Bohemia Ltd now produce a wide range of products;
for amateur and professional photographers FOMAPAN black-and-white negative films, FOMASPEED black-and-white papers with fixed and variable contrast, FOMABROM black-and-white papers with fixed contrast, FOMATONE black-and-white papers with warm tone;
Medical Use
MEDIX X-ray films for medical use - for conventional and up-to-date diagnostic methods, in a wide choice of general and special types including dental X-ray films.
Industrial Defectoskopy
INDUX X-ray films for industrial use – for non-destructive testing (NDT), completed by an additional assortment of products, service and consulting;
Special Materials
Papers and fotopapers for inkjet printers, films for dosimetry, black-and-white films for aerial photography, films for surveillance of indoor spaces and traffic, foil for use in criminal investigations, registration paper for tachographs of motorized rail vehicles;
Processing chemicals for all kinds of delivered materials as liquid concentrates or in solid form, toning solutions and wetting agents.

Size	Sheets	Glossy	Matt	Net	+VAT
9.5x12	10	49 045	49 060	9.27	10.89
9.5x12	50	49 072	49 084	36.05	42.36

12x16	10	49 097	49 129	14.41	16.93
12x16	50	49 143	49 168	61.79	72.60

16x20	10	49 170	49 182	24.72	29.05

20x24	10	55 065	55 077	37.09	43.58

NEW 43" x 10m Roll		56 052	56 064	95.00	111.63

Size	Sheets	code	Net	+VAT
9.5x12	10	55 797	9.77	11.48
9.5x12	50	55 721	46.58	54.73

12x16	10	55 662	16.54	19.43
12x16	50	55 686	78.65	92.41

16x20	10	55 699	26.22	30.81

20x24	10	55 719	39.41	46.31

Size	Sheets	Code	Net	+VAT

16x20	10	49 227	25.28	29.70

20x24	10	49 239	37.44	43.99

43" x 10m Roll		56 076	107.44	126.24

Size	Sheets	Glossy	Semi-Matt	Net	+VAT
9.5x12	50	49 254	49 266	25.75	30.26

12x16	50	49 278	49 280	41.18	48.39

16x20	10	596	597	16.00	18.80

20x24	10	598	599	22.00	25.85

The Hungarian manufacturer Forte has now ceased production, and at the time of writing (15/3/07) the last stocks are being sold. We recommend as the closest substitute range of traditional materials that of FOMA, manufacturing in the Czech Republic. This is a downloadable PDF which gives Foma equivalent products to those from the Forte range.
Download FORTE-FOMA PDF

FOMA FOMATONE FB A variable contrast paper with a chloro-bromide emulsion system. Fomatone produces extremely warm tones, and may be unique in that it has not yet been reworked to remove trace elements which are beneficial to chloro-bromide characteristics, including good shadow separation, deep blacks, and reactivity to ‘lith’ development. Tim Rudman, the foremost expert on lith techniques rates this paper as the front runner for lith work. The paper has a warm-white base which complements the image colour. Grade range attainable can extend from about G1 to G4. Fomatone can be developed to give a very warm colour using a warm developer such asIlford Warmtone, Kodak D163 or Agfa Neutol WA, especially if it is substantially over-exposed and the development curtailed. Overdevelopment can be used to give a cooler image, and to increase the contrast. Available in semi-matt and gloss surfaces.
Download Fomatone PDF

FOMA FOMATONE 532 'NATURE ll' A new variable contrast paper, replacing the previously discontinued Fomatone Nature' It has a chloro-bromide emulsion system, and offers a unique lustrous matt finish coupled with great warmth and richness, on an extra heavy base.
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FOMA 'VARIANT' In 2005 FOMA began production of a new photographic paper, FOMABROM VARIANT III. This is a black-and-white, variable-contrast enlarging photographic paper manufactured on a 180 gsm baryta paper base using silver chlorobromide emulsion with neutral to medium-warm tones. Surfaces are Glossy (code 111) and Matt (code 112)
Download Variant 111 PDF