List of CD pressing plants
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| Built By | CC | Location | Opened | 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 | Southern England? | 1986 Q4/1987 Q1? | ? | |
| 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 Inc. | US | Plano, Texas | 1987 Q2? | ? | Acquired by Disctronics; now U-TECH Dallas |
| Mitsubishi | JP | ? | ? | ? | |
| MPO | FR | Normandy | 1984 Q4 | ? | |
| Nimbus | UK | Wystone Leys, Wales | 1984 Q4? | ? | |
| Nimbus | UK | Cwmbran, Wales | 1987? | ? | |
| 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 | ? | ? | ? | |
| 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 | ? |