This aims to be a complete list of optical disc manufacturers, including pre-recorded/pressed/replicated, record-able/write-once and re-writable discs. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see a manufacturer that should be here but is not (or one that should not be here but is), please update the page accordingly. This list only lists manufacturers - not brands. For example, many Maxell DVDs are made by Ritek or CMC magnetics. Many companies use equipment from Singulus Technologies. This list includes both CD, DVD and Blu-ray recordable and rewritable media manufacturers (like Ritek), and disc replicators (companies that replicate discs with pre-recorded content, like Sony DADC).
A
edit- Anwell Technologies (Defunct in 2019)
B
edit- BeAll [1]
- Bluray Korea
C
edit- CD Video Manufacturing Inc.
- CDA, Inc[2]
- Cinram (went bankrupt due to shrinking demand, purchased by Technicolor SA)
- CMC Magnetics
D
edit- Discmakers
- Daxon Technology
- Discovery Systems (Defunct)[3]
E
edit- EMI (sold to Cinram)
F
editG
edit- Gigastorage Corporation[7]
H
edit- Hitachi Maxell (Maxell, stopped)[8][9]
I
editL
edit- Lead Data Inc.[11]
M
edit- Memory-Tech [12][13]
- Micro-works Technology (defunct)[14]
- Mitsui Chemicals (MAM-A)[15][16][17][18]
- Moser Baer (Defunct since 2018 due to bankruptcy; Its assets have been liquidated)
- Mitsubishi Kagaku Media/Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation / Verbatim (sold in 2019 to CMC Magnetics)
N
editO
edit- Optodisc Ltd.[19]
P
edit- Pandisk Technologies[20]
- Philips
- Plasmon Data Systems (Defunct in late 1990's)[21]
- Prodisc
- Pressing-Media www.pressing-media.com
- PrimeDisc [22]
- Princo Corp[23] (seems to have stopped, as of 2020 they no longer appear on their home page)[24]
- Panasonic (Matsushita) (made DVD-RAM, stopped due to shrinking demand; made Blu-ray discs for recording until Feb 2023[25][26])
R
editS
editT
edit- JVC / Taiyo Yuden (stopped due to shrinking demand, assets sold to CMC magnetics)
- TDK Corporation (former)[32]
- Technicolor SA
- Toshiba-EMI (sold to EMI Music Japan in 2006)[33]
- Traxdata
U
edit- Umedisc Group[34]
V
editW
edit- WEA Manufacturing (sold to Cinram)
References
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- ^ Peralta, Katherine (12 April 2019). "Two manufacturers are laying off nearly 400 people across the Charlotte region". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Discovery Systems". Discogs.
- ^ "Fujifilm [Global]" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "F.A.S. Development Corporation".
- ^ "F.A.S." Discogs.
- ^ "Gigastorage Corporation - Corporate History".
- ^ "Production of recording media such as Hitachi Maxell and DVD-R is finished". GIGAZINE. 4 March 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Maxell to no longer manufacture discs, blow customers away". Engadget. 4 March 2008.
- ^ DVD6C terminated DVD license agreement cdrinfo.com
- ^ "Lead Data Inc - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Home". memory-tech.co.jp.
- ^ "Memory-Tech". Discogs.
- ^ "Company Profile". www.microworks.com.sg. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Mitsui Gold Archival DVD-R and DVD R". www.conservationresources.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Mitsui/MAM-A Gold DVD-R & DVD R". Media Supply. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "MAM-A Inc., The Gold Standard". www.mam-a.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "[Disc-Connect] MAM-A Discs explained". www.disc-connect.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "OptoDisc- High Quality Duplication Grade Media".
- ^ "PARI: Articles".
- ^ "History (1997): Plasmon Withdraws CD-R Production - StorageNewsletter". 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Produce Lasting Media | PrimeDisc".
- ^ "Hiring: Princo Optoelectronics Corporation". Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Princo Corp - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Panasonic Advantages | Blu-ray Disc™ | Panasonic". panasonic.net.
- ^ "Panasonic to End Production of Blu-Ray Discs for Recording | Nippon.com". Nippon.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "DVD-Video Disc and Burner Formats; DVD-R vs DVD R". The Digital FAQ. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "SKY".
- ^ "SKY Media Manufacturing (Switzerland) SA".
- ^ "OPTICAL DISC | Summit Creation".
- ^ "SM". Discogs.
- ^ GmbH, finanzen net. "TDK Corporation Announces Withdrawal From the Manufacturing of Recordable CD&DVD Accelerating the Restructuring Recording Media Business | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Toshiba EMI Outsources its CD Production to Memory-Tech | Cdrinfo.com".
- ^ "Company Profile_XhongHang YuMing (AnYang) ScienceTechnology LTD".
- ^ "VIVASTAR".
- ^ "USA - Vivastar DVD-R | Afterdawn Discussion Forums".
- ^ "Disc quality is key to CD-Rs". 21 May 2001.