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Tuesday 16 December 2008
Polycarbonate price drops boost optical disc makers' margins, says newspaper
International prices of optical-grade polycarbonate (PC) have further slipped from US$2.5/kg in November 2008 to about US$2.0/kg currently, and consequently Taiwan-based makers of...
Wednesday 10 December 2008
Taiwan ODD sector – 3Q 2008

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Monday 1 December 2008
Pioneer showcases 16-layer 400GB optical disc
Pioneer is exhibiting its super multi-layer read-only optical disc which features 16 separate layers on a single side with 25GB storage capacity on each layer for a total capacity...
Friday 28 November 2008
Optical disc makers benefit from polycarbonate price drops
International prices of optical-grade polycarbonate (PC) have dropped by 11-17% from US$2.8-2.9/kg in the third quarter of 2008 to US$2.4-2.5/kg in the fourth quarter due to falls...
Tuesday 21 October 2008
Taiwan maker U-Tech Media obtains OEM orders for BD movie discs from Hollywood
U-Tech Media, the largest Taiwan-based OEM maker of pre-recorded optical discs, recently received urgent orders for several thousand Blu-ray Disc (BD) movie discs from major movie...
Monday 29 September 2008
Taiwan ODD sector – 2Q 2008

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Wednesday 24 September 2008
CMC and Ritek to hike DVD+R/-R OEM quotes for 4Q08
CMC Magnetics and Ritek will increase OEM quotes for DVD+R/-R discs for the fourth quarter of 2008, with CMC to raise prices by 10-15% while Ritek will look at order volumes before...
Monday 1 September 2008
CMC and Ritek suffer losses in 1H08
CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top-two Taiwan-based optical disc makers, on August 29 released their financial reports for the first half of 2008, posting a net loss of NT$3.243 billion...
Tuesday 26 August 2008
CMC Magnetics still seeing demand exceed supply
CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based OEM maker of blank optical discs, has received orders with the total volume exceeding its production capacity by 8%, despite the company increasing...
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Optical disc makers see capacities booked despite price hikes
Although CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based OEM maker of blank optical discs, has raised its OEM quotes for CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs by 10% on average and some fellow makers in...
Friday 8 August 2008
CMC and Ritek see July revenue rise
CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top two Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, both reported a sequential revenue increase for July, with Ritek's revenues hitting its highest monthly...
Thursday 7 August 2008
Prodisc to continue optical disc production following request for corporate restructuring
Prodisc Technology asserted that it will continue producing optical discs following its request with a local court for corporate restructuring and emergency measures, according to...
Thursday 31 July 2008
CMC Magnetics looking to hike optical disc OEM prices again in 4Q08
CMC Magnetics, who plans to adjust its OEM quotes for blank CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs up by 10% on average in August according to a previous report,...
Wednesday 30 July 2008
CMC Magnetics and Ritek to raise OEM prices for blank optical discs in August
CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top-two Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, have decided to upward adjust their OEM quotes for blank CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs in August 2008. CMC...
Thursday 19 June 2008
Taiwan optical disc makers face hike in polycarbonate costs
While the third quarter of each year is traditionally an off-peak period for Taiwan-based blank CD-R and DVD+R/-R disc makers, the third quarter of 2008 will potentially see makers...