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Revision as of 21:50, 8 August 2010
| Built By / Subsequent Owners | CC | Location | Online | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americ Disc Inc. | US | Miami, FL | tbd | tbd | Bought by MPO International |
| AmericanHelix / Kao Infosystems (1993) / Dering Corp. | US | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1987 | still open | |
| ASR Recording Services | US | Canoga Park, CA | tbd (1990s?) | tbd | |
| AstralTech | US | Boca Raton, FL | tbd (1990s?) | tbd | |
| Capitol-EMI | US | Jacksonville, Illinois | ca. Oct 1986 | mid-2004 | |
| CBS / Sony Disc Manufacturing | US | Pitman, New Jersey | ca. 1988 | tbd | Converted LP plant. |
| CBS/Sony / DADC | JP | Shizuoka? | Q3 1982 | tbd | |
| CD Plant | SE | Malmö | ca. 1986 | tbd | |
| Cinram | CA | Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario | ca. Q1 1987 | tbd | |
| CTA Co. Ltd. | JP | tbd | tbd | tbd | |
| Daio Kosan Co. Ltd. | JP | Chuo-Ku, Tokyo | tbd | tbd | |
| DENON America | US | Madison, Georgia | ca. Jan 1987 | tbd | |
| Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) / Sony DADC AG | AT | Anif, Salzburg | ca. 1987 | tbd | |
| Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) | US | Terre Haute, Indiana | 21 Sep 1984 | still open | 12 presses a/o late 1986 |
| Disc Makers | US | Pennsauken, New Jersey | tbd | tbd | |
| Discovery Systems (bankrupt) / Metatek (1989) | US | Dublin, Ohio | ca. Oct 1986 | 1988 | CD-ROM only 1989+ |
| Disctek / Disctronics (mid-1987) | UK | Horsham, West Sussex | 1 Jul 1986 | tbd | |
| Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc) | CA | Drummondville, Quebec | ca. 1987 | tbd | Acquired by MPO International |
| DOCDisc | NL | tbd | Q4? 1986 | tbd | |
| EMI | UK | Swindon, Wiltshire | 15 May 1986[1] | tbd | |
| EMI Compact Disc (Holland) / MediaMotion (2004) | NL | Uden | tbd | tbd | |
| EVGA | NO | Telemark | ca. 1987 | tbd | |
| Hauppage | US | tbd | tbd | tbd | |
| ICM | SZ | tbd | Oct 1985[2] | tbd | |
| JVC | US | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Q1 1987 | tbd | |
| Kao Infosystems | US | Fremont, California | 1 Apr 1994 | tbd | |
| Koch Digitaldisc | AT | tbd | Apr 1986[3] | tbd | |
| LaserVideo / Disctronics (Jan 1988) / Disc Mfg. (DMI) (May 1990) / Cinram (Mar 1997) | US | Anaheim, California | Nov 1983 | tbd | Also produced LaserDiscs |
| LaserVideo / Disctronics (Jan 1988) / Disc Mfg. (DMI) (May 1990) / Cinram (Mar 1997) | US | Huntsville, Alabama | Nov 1986 | tbd | |
| Matsushita-Technics | JP | tbd | By late 1984 | tbd | |
| Mayking | UK | Battersea | Summer 1992 | tbd | Used equipment from Nimbus |
| Memory-Tech Corporation | JP | tbd | Sep 1986 | tbd | Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium |
| Memory-Tech Inc. / Disctronics / U-TECH Dallas | US | Plano, Texas | Q2? 1987 | tbd | |
| MPO / Mayking | FR | Averton, Mayenne | Dec 1984 | tbd | |
| MPO Iberica | ES | Madrid | tbd | tbd | |
| MPO Siam | TH | Bangkok | tbd | tbd | |
| Nimbus | UK | Wyastone Leys, Wales | Aug 1984 | tbd | |
| Nimbus | UK | Cwmbran, Wales | Sep 1986 | tbd | |
| Nimbus | US | Greene County, Virginia | Q2? 1987 | tbd | |
| Nippon Columbia (Denon) | JP | tbd | ca. 1983 | tbd | |
| Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) / PMDC (1992) / Universal M&L / EDC | US | King's Mountain, North Carolina | ca. Dec 1986 | tbd | |
| Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC | UK | Blackburn, England | tbd | 31 Dec 2009 | |
| Pilz GmbH. | US | Concordville, Pennsylvania | Jul 1993 | Q3 1996 | |
| PolyGram / PDO / PMDC / Universal M&L / EDC | DE | Hanover, Niedersachsen | 17 Aug 1982 | tbd | |
| Praxis Technologies | CA | Mississauga, Ontario | Jun 1986 | tbd | |
| Record Service GmbH / TELDEC(?) / WEA Manufacturing | DE | Alsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen | ca. 1987 | tbd | |
| Sanyo | JP | tbd | Late 1984 | tbd | |
| Sanyo / Optical Disc Solutions | US | Richmond, Indiana | ca. Q2 1987 | tbd | |
| SHAPE Optimedia | US | Kennebunk, Maine | ca. 1986 | tbd | |
| SHAPE Optimedia / DOCData / U.S. Optical Disc | US | Sanford, Maine | ca. 1986 | tbd | |
| Sonopress | DE | Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen | Q4'85/Q1'86 | tbd | |
| Sonopress | US | Weaverville, North Carolina | 1991 | tbd | |
| Sony DADC Australia | AU | Huntingwood, NSW | tbd | tbd | |
| Technidisc | US | Troy, Michigan | tbd | 12 Aug 1996 | Best (worst?) known for LaserDiscs |
| Toshiba-EMI / Toemi Media Solutions | JP | Gotemba, Shizuoka | By late 1984 | tbd | |
| U.S. Digital Disc Corp. | US | The Bronx, New York | Never? | tbd | Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann |
| Victor Corporation of Japan (JVC) | JP | tbd | By late 1984 | tbd | |
| Virgin Megastore | UK | London | tbd | tbd | |
| WEA Manufacturing / Specialty Records Corp. / Cinram | US | Olyphant, Pennsylvania | Sep 1986[4] | tbd |