September sales at Taiwan CD-R disc makers set to rise
CMC Magnetics has announced a slight increase in September revenues from August, and other Taiwanese CD-R disc makers are set to report similar results, aided...
Taiwan CD-R disc makers advance into high-speed products
Major Taiwanese CD-R disc makers are scaling up 48x disc production, with some advancing into 52x discs, while small manufacturers still struggle to improve yield...
Second-tier CD-R disc makers step up October price increase
The proposed increase of CD-R disc prices is taking a more definite shape in Taiwan, as two second-tier disc companies said they will match moves...
Ineos Phenol plant fire to have limited effect on Taiwan CD-R disc makers
A recent explosion at a US plant of Ineos Phenol, a unit of British chemical supplier Ineos Group, will have limited impact on the raw...
CD-R disc makers see weak sales for August
August proved to be yet another disappointing month for CD-R disc makers, and some companies are speeding moves beyond their core operations – with mixed...
CD-R disc makers ramp up China production
Taiwan’s three largest CD-R disc makers, after receiving Chinese government approval for their China facilities, are aiming to beef up monthly output to multi-million units...
CD-R disc makers post declines in 1H earnings
Taiwan’s major CD-R disc makers all reported sharp declines in first-half net profit from a year ago, hurt by slumping disc prices. Meanwhile, the future...
PIDA: CD-R disc demand to ease this year
Worldwide demand for CD-R discs is forecast to ease in 2002 after years of staggering growth, rising 12.3% from last year to 5.639 billion units,...
CD-R makers predict prices will rebound in September
The expected sales boom in July from back--to-school orders for local recordable compact disc (CD-R) producers looks like it will fail to materialize, because overseas...
Taiwan: Domestic material sources lower CD-R production costs
Thanks to continued domestic development of upstream materials, Taiwan’s CD-R disc sector has been able to reduce production costs in a big way. First-tier manufacturers...
