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|+ '''Key Worldwide Pressing Plants through the Late 1980s'''
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! Built By !! CC !! Location !! Opened !! Closed !! Notes
! Built By !! CC !! Location !! CDs Online !! Closed !! Notes
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| AmericanHelix || align="center" | US || [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania (American Helix)|Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] || 1987 || n/a || Bought by Kao Infosystems in 1993; now Dering Corp.
| AmericanHelix || align="center" | US || [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania (American Helix)|Lancaster, Pennsylvania]] || 1987 || n/a || Bought by Kao Infosystems in 1993; now Dering Corp.
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| [[Discovery Systems]] || align="center" | US || Dublin, Ohio || 1986 Q4? || 1988 || Bankrupted; Reorg'ed as "Metatek, Inc." in 1989, switched to CD-ROMs
| [[Discovery Systems]] || align="center" | US || Dublin, Ohio || 1986 Q4? || 1988 || Bankrupted; Reorg'ed as "Metatek, Inc." in 1989, switched to CD-ROMs
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| Disctek || align="center" | UK || Southern England? || 1986 Q4/1987 Q1? || ? ||
| Disctek || align="center" | UK || Horsham, West Sussex || 1986-07-01 || ? || Subsequent owners: Disctronics (mid-1987)
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| [[Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc)]] || align="center" | CA || Drummondville, Quebec || 1987? || ?
| [[Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc)]] || align="center" | CA || Drummondville, Quebec || 1987? || ?
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| DOCDisc || align="center" | NL || ? || 1986 Q4? || ? ||
| DOCDisc || align="center" | NL || ? || 1986 Q4? || ? ||
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| EMI || align="center" | UK || Swindon, Wiltshire || 1986-05-15 || ? ||
| EMI || align="center" | UK || [[Swindon, Wiltshire (EMI)|Swindon, Wiltshire]] || 1986-05-15 || ? ||
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| EVGA || align="center" | NO || Telemark || 1987? || ? ||
| EVGA || align="center" | NO || Telemark || 1987? || ? ||
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| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Huntsville, Alabama || 1986-11 || ? ||
| LaserVideo, Inc. || align="center" | US || Huntsville, Alabama || 1986-11 || ? ||
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| Memory-Tech Inc. || align="center" | US || Plano, Texas || 1987 Q2? || ? || Acquired by Disctronics; now U-TECH Dallas
| [[Memory-Tech Corporation]] || align="center" | JP || ? || 1986-09 || ? || Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium
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| Mitsubishi || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
| Memory-Tech Inc. || align="center" | US || Plano, Texas || 1987 Q2? || ? || Subsequent owners: Disctronics, U-TECH Dallas
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| MPO || align="center" | FR || Normandy || 1984 Q4 || ? ||
| MPO || align="center" | FR || Normandy || 1984 Q4 || ? ||
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| Nimbus || align="center" | UK || Wystone Leys, Wales || 1984 Q4? || ? ||
| [[Nimbus]] || align="center" | UK || Wyastone Leys, Wales || 1984-08 || ? ||
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| Nimbus || align="center" | UK || Cwmbran, Wales || 1987? || ? ||
| [[Nimbus]] || align="center" | UK || Cwmbran, Wales || 1986-09 || ? ||
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| Nimbus || align="center" | US || Greene County, Virginia || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
| [[Nimbus]] || align="center" | US || Greene County, Virginia || 1987 Q2? || ? ||
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| Nippon Columbia (Denon) || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
| Nippon Columbia (Denon) || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
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| TELDEC || align="center" | DE || ? || ? || ? || Became Record Service GmbH.
| TELDEC || align="center" | DE || ? || ? || ? || Became Record Service GmbH.
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| Toshiba-EMI || align="center" | JP || ? || ? || ?
| Toshiba-EMI || align="center" | JP || [[Gotemba, Shizuoka (Toshiba-EMI)|Gotemba, Shizuoka]] || ? || ? || Subsequent owner: Toemi Media Solutions
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| U.S. Digital Disc Corp. || align="center" | US || The Bronx, New York || Never opened? || ? || Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann
| U.S. Digital Disc Corp. || align="center" | US || The Bronx, New York || Never opened? || ? || Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann

Revision as of 15:05, 13 June 2010

Key Worldwide Pressing Plants through the Late 1980s
Built By CC Location CDs Online Closed Notes
AmericanHelix US Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1987 n/a Bought by Kao Infosystems in 1993; now Dering Corp.
Capitol-EMI US Jacksonville, Illinois 1986 Q4 ?
CBS US Pitman, New Jersey 1988? ? Vinyl plant through late 1986; converted
CBS/Sony JP Shizuoka? 1982?? ? Became DADC
Cinram CA Scarborough, Ontario 1986 Q2 ?
Cinram CA ?? 1987 Q1?? ?
CTA Co. Ltd. JP ? ? ?
Daio Kosan Co. Ltd. JP ? ? ?
Denon America US Madison, Georgia 1987 Q1? ?
Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) AT Salzburg 1987? ?
Digital Audio Disc Corp. (DADC) US Terre Haute, Indiana 1984-09 n/a 12 presses a/o late 1986
Discovery Systems US Dublin, Ohio 1986 Q4? 1988 Bankrupted; Reorg'ed as "Metatek, Inc." in 1989, switched to CD-ROMs
Disctek UK Horsham, West Sussex 1986-07-01 ? Subsequent owners: Disctronics (mid-1987)
Disques Americ Inc. (Americ Disc) CA Drummondville, Quebec 1987? ?
DOCDisc NL ? 1986 Q4? ?
EMI UK Swindon, Wiltshire 1986-05-15 ?
EVGA NO Telemark 1987? ?
Hauppage US ? Unconfirmed ?
ICM SZ ?? 1985-10 ?
JVC JP ?? ? ?
JVC US Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1987 Q1 ?
Kao Infosystems US Fremont, California 1994-04-01 ?
Koch Digitaldisc AT ? 1986 Q1? ?
LaserVideo, Inc. US Anaheim, California 1983-11 ? Also produced LaserDiscs
LaserVideo, Inc. US Huntsville, Alabama 1986-11 ?
Memory-Tech Corporation JP ? 1986-09 ? Mitsubishi/Tokyo Denka consortium
Memory-Tech Inc. US Plano, Texas 1987 Q2? ? Subsequent owners: Disctronics, U-TECH Dallas
MPO FR Normandy 1984 Q4 ?
Nimbus UK Wyastone Leys, Wales 1984-08 ?
Nimbus UK Cwmbran, Wales 1986-09 ?
Nimbus US Greene County, Virginia 1987 Q2? ?
Nippon Columbia (Denon) JP ? ? ?
Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) US King's Mountain, North Carolina 1986 Q4/1987 Q1 ? Subsequent owners: PMDC, Universal Manufacturing, EDC.
Philips and DuPont Optical (PDO) UK Blackburn, England ?? 2009-12-31 Subsequent owners: PMDC, Universal Manufacturing, EDC.
Pilz GmbH. US Concordville, Pennsylvania 1993-07 1996 Q3
PolyGram DE Hanover, Niedersachsen 1983? ? Subsequent owners: PDO, PMDC, Universal Manufacturing, EDC.
Praxis Technologies CA Mississauga, Ontario 1986 Q2 ?
Sanyo JP ? ? ?
Sanyo US Richmond, Indiana 1987 Q2? ?
SHAPE Optimedia US Kennebunk, Maine 1986? ?
SHAPE Optimedia US Sanford, Maine Never opened? ?
Sonopress DE Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen 1985 Q4/1986 Q1? ?
Sonopress US Weaverville, North Carolina 1991 ?
Technidisc US Troy, Michigan ? 1996-08-12 Best (worst?) known for LaserDiscs
TELDEC DE ? ? ? Became Record Service GmbH.
Toshiba-EMI JP Gotemba, Shizuoka ? ? Subsequent owner: Toemi Media Solutions
U.S. Digital Disc Corp. US The Bronx, New York Never opened? ? Cofounded by Ken Pohlmann
Virgin Megastore UK London ? ?
WEA DE Alsdorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen 1987? ?
WEA US Olyphant, Pennsylvania 1986 Q4 ?