Jan. 2005 was the date when Polychrome name disappeared altogether. That was when Kodak acquired the other half of share held by DIC and the Kodak Polychrome became a part of Kodak.
Dr Oe commented later that he was opposed to the plan proposed by Kodak to buy Creo Inc. and decided to sell the share. I am sure this was a heavy decision made by him as he was the principal architect of the printing plate manufacturing plant in Gunma Japan and with this background he rose to the president and CEO of DIC. Yet his decision is understandable as he viewed the hardware business to be risky and Creo's best days were over. Although the name Polychrome disappeared altogether, our fellow Polychromers may be happy to note that our Polychrome lives on within Kodak label. The three Polychrome production plants are the main remaining production locations in US, Germany and Japan as well as two Polychrome research labs, in Osterode Germany and Gunma Japan are continuing to support the business. With the demise of silver halide film, color paper, camera and the predicted demise of Xray film, motion picture film, etc. thanks to the digital revolution, printing plates produced at these locations will continue to be the backbone of the remaining and renewed Kodak.