Svema (Ukrainian: Свема) is a registered trade mark of Shostka chemical plant, located in Shostka, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Sumy Oblast (Сумська область, Sums’ka oblast’ or Сумщина, Sumshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) in the north-east of Ukraine. ...

Svema used to be the major film manufacturer in USSR, but their film lost competition to imported product during late 1990s. They still make black and white photo film and photo paper which has a steady demand among photography enthusiasts as an easy and sturdy product for beginners in home film development and printing, although this become a side business for the company.

There B&W Photofilms are

Type 1981

Swema FN 32; 32 GOST 16DIN (today not in Production)

Swema FN 64; 64 GOST 19DIN; sheet films 6,5x9-30x40, KB, 6x9,bulkware

Swema FN 125; 125 GOST 22DIN; KB,bulkware

Swema FN 250; 250 GOST 25 DIN (probably not in production); KB,bulkware

Swema Reporter 200 GOST 24DIN (actually cinematographic filmstock); KB, bulkware

Type 1990

Swema Foto 50; 50 GOST 18 DIN (today not in production)

Swema Foto 100; 100GOST 21DIN;KB, 6x9, bulkware

Swema Foto 200; 200GOST 24 DIN ;KB, bulkware

Swema Foto 400; 400GOST 27DIN;KB, bulkwareware

At the moment, the plant is legally bankrupt, although still working. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ...