Kapoor Imaging is Kodak’s channel partner for India

Expanding thermal CtP and process-free plate solutions in India

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The Kodak and Kapoor Imaging teams at Printpack India 2025.
The Kodak and Kapoor Imaging teams at Printpack India 2025.

Kodak and Kapoor Imaging announced the signing of a reseller agreement on 1 February 2025, the first day of the Printpack exhibition in Greater Noida’s India Expo Centre.

The agreement was signed by Masaya Kori, channel program director – Asia-Pacific Region and product marketing manager, Japan cluster at Kodak, and Sunil Kapoor, managing director – Kapoor Imaging.

As part of the agreement, graphic arts trading company Kapoor Imaging will be Kodak’s channel partner for the Indian market.

Kapoor Imaging will add Kodak’s entire range of thermal platesetters and associated automation equipment, Kodak Sonora process-free plates and workflow software solutions to its sales portfolio.

Balchandra Nikumb, print solutions sales director at Kodak India, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Kapoor Imaging as our channel partner for India. Their almost 50 years of expertise and strategically distributed geographical presence in the Indian market make them a highly valuable partner for us.”

Kodak and Kapoor Imaging officials sign the deal at Printpack India
Kodak and Kapoor Imaging officials sign the deal at Printpack India.

By leveraging Kapoor’s proven expertise and robust sales network, Kodak will now be able to expand its thermal CtP and process free plate solutions in India, addressing the evolving demands of the local printing industry, he added.

Sunil Kapoor, managing director of Kapoor Imaging, said, “Kapoor Imaging sees the new partnership with Kodak as a crucial step for future business success. The addition of Kodak’s portfolio to our range will significantly strengthen our position as a supplier of CtP solutions and plates in the domestic market.”

As a Kodak channel partner, Kapoor imaging can now support printers with advanced prepress and plate solutions from a world-class brand, he said.

Established in 1976, Kapoor Imaging is a sales and service company serving India’s imaging and prepress industry. Headquartered in Chennai, Kapoor Imaging has 14 offices in major Indian cities across the country with 300 employees. Kapoor Imaging Solutions distributes a portfolio of prepress solutions, printing plates and essential pressroom consumables.

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