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| BuiltBy      = [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]]
| BuiltBy      = [[Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)]]
| Online        = January 1987?
| Online        = January 1987?
| Operators    = PDO <small>(1984-??)</small><br/>PMDC <small>(??-??)</small><br/>Universal Mfg. <small>(??-Present)</small>
| Operators    = PDO <small>(1987 - Jun 1992)</small><br/>PMDC <small>(Jun 1992 - ??)</small><br/>[[Universal Manufacturing|Universal M&L]] <small>(?? - 1 Jun 2005)</small><br/>[[Entertainment Distribution Company (EDC)|EDC]] <small>(1 Jun 2005 - May 2009)</small>
| Shutdown      = May 2009
}}
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== Shutdown ==
EDC shut down the Kings Mountain plant in 2009 following sale of most of their US holdings to Sony DADC US<ref>[http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2008/11/03/daily6.html "EDC to close Kings Mountain plant"], Charlotte Business Journal, 3 Nov 2008</ref>.  Sony elected not to continue operating the plant, but did purchase some manufacturing equipment for use at their other US facilities.
== References ==
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[[Category: Pressing plant]]

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PDO Kings Mountain
Location 700 South Battleground Avenue
Grover, NC 28073
USA
Built By Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO)
Online January 1987?
Operators PDO (1987 - Jun 1992)
PMDC (Jun 1992 - ??)
Universal M&L (?? - 1 Jun 2005)
EDC (1 Jun 2005 - May 2009)
Shutdown May 2009

Shutdown

EDC shut down the Kings Mountain plant in 2009 following sale of most of their US holdings to Sony DADC US[1]. Sony elected not to continue operating the plant, but did purchase some manufacturing equipment for use at their other US facilities.

References

  1. ^ "EDC to close Kings Mountain plant", Charlotte Business Journal, 3 Nov 2008