First, need to understand that Datalife CD-R is sold through
Mitsubishi Chemical Media in Japan and Verbatim in the rest of the
world, both of them are wholly owned subsidiaries of Mitsubishi
Chemical Corporation.
Mitsubishi Chemical Media contact:
website- http://www.mcmedia.co.jp
Corporate telephone: JAPAN - 03-5484-3972
Corporate fax: JAPAN - 03-5484-8224
If you are looking for actual factories, etc.. it depends on the CD-R
media you have they could be manufactured in any of the following
locations:
It depends on what composes the CD-R media. Some are outsourced.
Please refer below:
DLP made in singapore: real mitsubishi discs.
DLP made in mexico: real mitsubishi discs.
DLP made in Taiwan: mitsubishi dye and ATIP, but made by CMC.
DLP made in India: mitsubishi dye and ATIP, but made by moser baer.
DLP made in EU: rumours is that these is made at the old Kodak factory
in Ireland - but it may also be moser baer manufactured.
DL made in taiwan: CMC all the way - not good.
DL made in China: CMC - not good.
DL made in china, type 2: misleading label as I'm pretty sure these is
actually made in Mexico and is real mitsubishi discs.
DL made in Japan: Taiyo Yuden - the best you could get.
DL made in India: Moser Baer - ok, but not more.
DL made in EU: Moser Baer - ok, but not more.
Below is some information on Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation:
Enhancement of CD-R Business
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Head Office: Chiyodaku, Tokyo, Japan,
President: Akira Miura) decided to increase the supply capacity of
CD-R (recordable compact disk) from current 6 million pieces per month
to 11 million.
CD-R is a recordable compact disk which can write only once and the
world annual consumption jumped to 500 to 600 million pieces this year
from 180 million last year. The estimate of consumption in 1999 is 800
to 1,000 million and further sharp increase is expected in the next
several years. Mitsubishi Chemical is now manufacturing 6 million
pieces per month of CD-R both in Mitsubishi Chemical Infonics of
Singapore (4.2 million pieces per month) and in Mitsubishi Chemical
Infonics Ireland (1.8 million pieces per month). Mitsubishi Chemical
investigated how to respond to the marvelous growth of worldwide
demand including the addition of new manufacturing lines. As a result,
It is decided to consign the toll manufacturing of 5 million pieces
per month to CMC Magnetic Corporation of Taiwan (Head Office: Taipei,
Taiwan, President: Bob M. S. Wong) for the expansion of supply
capacity.
CMC Magnetic Corporation is manufacturing and selling floppy disk
(FD), video tape and CD-R and is world No. 1 manufacturer of FD. With
the agreement of consignment, CMC Magnetic Corporation construct new
manufacturing line (of 5 million pieces per month) exclusively for
toll manufacturing for Mitsubishi Chemical and is scheduled to start
the manufacturing in October 1998. Mitsubishi Chemical is going to
cooperate with CMC Magnetic Corporation by supplying the expertise of
manufacturing technologies and experienced personnel, inspecting the
products based on the quality standards of Mitsubishi Chemical to
secure the same quality with the own product of Mitsubishi Chemical.
(The conventional manufacturing line of CMC Magnetic Corporation will
be independently operated of the new exclusive toll manufacturing line
by CMC Magnetic Corporation.)
By the toll manufacturing agreement with CMC Magnetic Corporation,
Mitsubishi Chemical establishes the third manufacturing base following
Singapore and Ireland keeping the position of world top CD-R
manufacturer of 11 million pieces per month capacity.
Mitsubishi Chemical has very close relationship with CMC Magnetic
Corporation in the wide range business alliances in the toll
manufacturing and the transfer of manufacturing facilities as a link
of the restructuring of Verbatim, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Mitsubishi Chemical America for FD and data tape. |
