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Thursday 7 June 2012
Ritek to undertake licensed production of M-DISC for Millenniata
Ritek, a Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on June 6 announced that it has obtained licensing from US-based Millenniata for OEM production of M-DISC, permanent storage discs...
Monday 14 May 2012
Global demand for BD discs may grow to 400 million units in 2012, says PIDA
Taiwan-based Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA) has indicated global demand for Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs is likely to grow from 210 million units in...
Wednesday 11 April 2012
CMC, Ritek post mixed sequential growth in March revenues
CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the two largest Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, saw revenues for March rise 16.09% and fall 6.74% respectively on month, according to the compa...
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Industry sources link uptick in CMC, Ritek optical disc orders to concerns surrounding MBI financial issues
Optical disc makers CMC Magnetics and Ritek have received new orders worth more than NT$10 billion (US$339 million) in total since early March.
Monday 16 January 2012
CMC Magnetics, Ritek expected to land OEM orders for optical discs from Mitsubishi Chemical, says paper
CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the largest Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, are expected to receive OEM orders for DVD and CD-R discs from Japan-based Mitsubishi Chemical which...
Thursday 17 November 2011
Taiwan optical disc makers expect 10-20% sequential growth in 4Q11 revenues
CMC Magnetics, Ritek and Gigastorage have fully utilized their optical disc production capacities and have received many orders, and therefore expect their revenues for the fourth...
Friday 7 October 2011
PV Taiwan 2011: An exhibition with an uplifting atmosphere
The annual PV Taiwan 2011 taking place in Taipei from October 5-7 features many industry leading firms such as Siemens, GCL-Poly, OCI and Roth&Rau. The exhibition is divided into...
Thursday 11 August 2011
Fire in Sony London warehouse to further worsen blank disc shortages
Sony's warehouse in London, the UK, which stores blank optical discs, was recently struck by fire and is expected to cause the optical disc market, which is already suffering from...
Monday 8 August 2011
Taiwan optical disc makers using more capacity to make CD-Rs
Taiwan-based optical disc makers, mainly CMC Magnetics, Ritek and Gigastorage, have increased proportions of their total production capacities for CD-R discs from 30% to 60-70% because...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Taiwan BD makers facing strong competition from India-based MBI
Despite global Blu-ray disc (BD) sales are rising in 2011, since Taiwan-based BD makers including CMC Magnetics and Ritek, will only have limited capacity growth in 2011, while competitor...
Monday 23 May 2011
Taiwan 2Q11 optical disc capacity falls 50% on year
Total production capacity of CD-R and DVD blank optical discs in Taiwan in the second quarter of 2011 has decreased by an estimated 50% from the same period of 2010, according to...
Friday 13 May 2011
Optical disc makers cut output to stabilize prices
As first-tier Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, including CMC Magnetics, Ritek and Gigastorage, have reduced output by 20-30% since the beginning of 2011 and most second-tier...
Wednesday 13 April 2011
CMC, Ritek may hike optical disc quotes to reflect hiked cost
In response to continual hikes in the cost of optical-grade polycarbonate (PC), which now stands at US$3/kg, Taiwan-based blank optical disc makers CMC Magnetics and Ritek are likely...
Thursday 24 February 2011
Fire strikes Ritek plants causing tight supply of Blu-ray discs
A fire broke out at optical disc maker Ritek's plants in Hsinchu, Taiwan before the Lunar New Year holidays. Despite the company announcing that the fire would not impact its operations,...
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Taiwan optical disc production value expected to rise in 2011
Although total unit shipments to the global optical disc market are shrinking, the growth for the Blu-ray Disc (BD) segment is expected to boost Taiwan-based makers' production value...