View source for Blackburn, England (PDO)

{{Infobox pressing plant
| Name          = PDO Blackburn
| Location      = Blackburn, Lancashire, UK
| Online        = 1980 <small>(LaserDisc only)</small><br/>Dec 1986 <small>(CD production)</small>
| Operators     = [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)|PDO]] <small>(Dec 1986 - ??)</small><br/>[[Universal Manufacturing|Universal Mfg.]] <small>(?? - 1 Jun 2005)</small><br/>[[Entertainment Distribution Company (EDC)|EDC]] <small>(1 Jun 2005 - 31 Dec 2009)</small>
| Shutdown      = 31 Dec 2009
| Formats       = Laserdisc, CD, [[CD Video]], CD-ROM
}}

== Pre-CD ==
The Blackburn plant initially opened as a LaserDisc manufacturing facility in 1980.

== Bronzing ==
During the early 1990s, CDs manufactured at PDO Blackburn began using a new reflective coating that was made with silver rather than the usual aluminum. Over time, this coating tended to change tint from silver to a yellowish-bronze, and in many cases deteriorated further to a deep copper hue that made the affected disc difficult or impossible to play. The phenomenon became known as bronzing.

== See Also ==
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48163177101&v=wall I Survived PDO (Philips Du Pont Optical) Blackburn] (Facebook group)

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