This aims to be a complete list of optical disc manufacturers, including pre-recorded/pressed/replicated, record-able/write-once and re-writable discs. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see a manufacturer that should be here but is not (or one that should not be here but is), please update the page accordingly. This list only lists manufacturers - not brands. For example, many Maxell DVDs are made by Ritek or CMC magnetics. Many companies use equipment from Singulus Technologies. This list includes both CD, DVD and Blu-ray recordable and rewritable media manufacturers (like Ritek), and disc replicators (companies that replicate discs with pre-recorded content, like Sony DADC).
A Anwell Technologies (Defunct in 2019)
B BeAll
C CDA, Inc CD Video Manufacturing, Inc. Cinram (went bankrupt due to shrinking demand, purchased by Technicolor SA) CMC Magnetics
D Discmakers Daxon Technology Disc Tarra Discovery Systems (Defunct) Dyntara (Defunct)
E EMI (sold to Cinram)
F Fujifilm FAS Development Corp. (stopped in 2017)
G Gigastorage Corporation
H Hitachi Maxell (Maxell, stopped)
I Imation (stopped) Infodisc (stopped)
L Lead Data Inc.
M Memory-Tech Micro-works Technology (defunct) Mitsui Chemicals (MAM-A) Moser Baer (Defunct since 2018 due to bankruptcy; Its assets have been liquidated) Mitsubishi Kagaku Media/Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation / Verbatim (sold in 2019 to CMC Magnetics)
O Optodisc Ltd.
P PSI Media and Fulfillment Services Pandisk Technologies Philips Plasmon Data Systems (Defunct in late 1990's) PrimeDisc Princo Corp (seems to have stopped, as of 2020 they no longer appear on their home page) Panasonic (Matsushita) (made DVD-RAM, stopped due to shrinking demand; made Blu-ray discs for recording until Feb 2023)
R Ricoh Ritek
S SKC Sky Media Manufacturing SA Sonopress Sony (withdrew making recordable discs in 2024) Sony DADC Summit Creations Pte. Ltd.
T JVC / Taiyo Yuden (stopped due to shrinking demand, assets sold to CMC magnetics) TDK Corporation (former) Technicolor SA Toshiba-EMI (sold to EMI Music Japan in 2006) Traxdata
U Umedisc Group
V Verbatim Vivastar (defunct)
W WEA Manufacturing (sold to Cinram)
References
See also Blu-ray Disc authoring Blu-ray Disc Blu-ray Disc Association Blu-ray Disc recordable Blu-ray Region Code CBHD Based on HD DVD format. Comparison of high definition optical disc formats Digital rights management HD DVD HD NVD High definition optical disc format war Optical disc PlayStation 3