List of optical disc manufacturers explained

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

• Anwell Technologies (Defunct in 2019)

B

• BeAll ^[1]
• Bluray Korea

C

• CD Video Manufacturing Inc.
• CDA, Inc^[2]
• Cinram (went bankrupt due to shrinking demand, purchased by Technicolor SA)
• CMC Magnetics

D

• Discmakers
• Daxon Technology
• Discovery Systems (Defunct)^[3]

E

• EMI (sold to Cinram)

F

• Fujifilm^[4]
• FAS Development Corp. (stopped in 2017)^{[5] [6]}

G

• Gigastorage Corporation^[7]

H

• Hitachi Maxell (Maxell, stopped)^{[8] [9]}

I

• Imation (stopped)
• Infodisc (stopped)^[10]
• Infosmart Technologies

L

• Lead Data Inc.^[11]

M

• Memory-Tech ^{[12] [13]}
• Micro-works Technology (defunct)^[14]
• Mitsui Chemicals (MAM-A)^{[15] [16] [17] [18]}
• Moser Baer (Defunct due to bankruptcy; Its assets have been liquidated)
• Mitsubishi Kagaku Media/Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation / Verbatim (sold in 2019 to CMC Magnetics)

N

• New Cyberian

O

• Optodisc Ltd.^[19]

P

• 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) (last made DVD-RAM, stopped due to shrinking demand, still makes Blu-rays^[25]) Ending production of blu-ray discs for recording in Feb 2023^[26]

R

• Ricoh^[27]
• Ritek
• River Pro Audio

S

• SKC
• Sky Media Manufacturing SA^{[28] [29]}
• Sonopress
• Sony
• Sony DADC
• Summit Creations Pte. Ltd.^{[30] [31]}

T

• 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

• Umedisc Group^[34]

V

• Verbatim
• Vivastar (defunct) ^{[35] [36] [37]}

W

• WEA Manufacturing (sold to Cinram)

See also

• Blu-ray Disc authoring
• Blu-ray Disc
• Blu-ray Disc Association
• Blu-ray Disc recordable
• Blu-ray Region Code
• CBHD Based on HD DVD format.
• Comparison of high definition optical disc formats
• Digital rights management
• HD DVD
• HD NVD
• High definition optical disc format war
• Optical disc
• PlayStation 3

Notes and References

1. Web site: BeAll Developers - About DVD-R.
2. Web site: Peralta . Katherine . Two manufacturers are laying off nearly 400 people across the Charlotte region . Charlotte Observer . 12 April 2019 . 8 August 2023.
3. Web site: Discovery Systems. Discogs.
4. Web site: Fujifilm [Global] . 2020-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200413022923/https://www.fujifilm.com/products/storage/pdf/fujifilm_datamedia_catalog_dvd_01.pdf . 2020-04-13 . live .
5. Web site: F.A.S. Development Corporation.
6. Web site: F.A.S.. Discogs.
7. Web site: Gigastorage Corporation - Corporate History.
8. Web site: Production of recording media such as Hitachi Maxell and DVD-R is finished. GIGAZINE. 4 March 2008 . 2020-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200411180555/https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20080304_maxell/. 2020-04-11. live.
9. Web site: Maxell to no longer manufacture discs, blow customers away. Engadget. 4 March 2008 .
10. https://cdrinfo.com/d7/content/dvd6c-terminated-dvd-license-agreement-infodisc DVD6C terminated DVD license agreement
11. Web site: Lead Data Inc - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets. Bloomberg News.
12. Web site: Home . memory-tech.co.jp.
13. Web site: Memory-Tech . .
14. Web site: Company Profile. www.microworks.com.sg. 2022-07-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20071005140544/http://www.microworks.com.sg:80/coyprofile.htm. 2007-10-05. live.
15. Web site: Mitsui Gold Archival DVD-R and DVD+R. www.conservationresources.com. 2020-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126040727/http://www.conservationresources.com/Main/section_6/section6_12.htm. 2018-11-26. live.
16. Web site: Mitsui/MAM-A Gold DVD-R & DVD+R. Media Supply. 2020-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010180512/http://www.mediasupply.com/mam-gold-dvd.html. 2017-10-10. live.
17. Web site: MAM-A Inc., The Gold Standard. www.mam-a.com. 2020-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20191111201057/http://www.mam-a.com/. 2019-11-11. live.
18. Web site: [Disc-Connect] MAM-A Discs explained]. www.disc-connect.com. 2020-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20110116004418/http://www.disc-connect.com/MAM-A/MAM-A.html. 2011-01-16. live.
19. Web site: OptoDisc- High Quality Duplication Grade Media.
20. Web site: PARI: Articles.
21. Web site: History (1997): Plasmon Withdraws CD-R Production - StorageNewsletter. 31 October 2021 .
22. Web site: Produce Lasting Media PrimeDisc.
23. Web site: Hiring: Princo Optoelectronics Corporation. 2020-04-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811122335/http://www.pinoyrefresher.com/2017/11/hiring-princo-optoelectronics.html. 2019-08-11. live.
24. Web site: Princo Corp - Company Profile and News - Bloomberg Markets. 2020-09-17. Bloomberg.com.
25. Web site: Panasonic Advantages | Blu-ray Disc™ | Panasonic. panasonic.net.
26. Web site: Panasonic to End Production of Blu-Ray Discs for Recording Nippon.com. www.nippon.com. 2023-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20230125151712/https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2023012401037/panasonic-to-end-production-of-blu-ray-discs-for-recording.html. 2023-01-25. live.
27. Web site: DVD-Video Disc and Burner Formats; DVD-R vs DVD+R. The Digital FAQ. 2020-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200201063017/http://www.digitalfaq.com/guides/media/dvd-formats.htm. 2020-02-01. live.
28. Web site: SKY.
29. Web site: SKY Media Manufacturing (Switzerland) SA.
30. Web site: OPTICAL DISC Summit Creation.
31. Web site: SM. Discogs.
32. Web site: TDK Corporation Announces Withdrawal From the Manufacturing of Recordable CD&DVD Accelerating the Restructuring Recording Media Business | Markets Insider. finanzen net. GmbH. markets.businessinsider.com. 2020-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200413022836/https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/tdk-corporation-announces-withdrawal-from-the-manufacturing-of-recordable-cd%26dvd-accelerating-the-restructuring-recording-media-business-16879. 2020-04-13. live.
33. Web site: Toshiba EMI Outsources its CD Production to Memory-Tech Cdrinfo.com.
34. Web site: Company Profile_XhongHang YuMing (AnYang) ScienceTechnology LTD..
35. Web site: VIVASTAR.
36. Web site: USA - Vivastar DVD-R Afterdawn Discussion Forums.
37. Web site: Disc quality is key to CD-Rs. 21 May 2001 .