List of CD pressing plants

Europe/UK

Hanover, Germany (PolyGram)

PolyGram: ?? -- 1986; PDO (Philips/DuPont Optical): 1986 -- ??

Gutersloh, Germany (Sonopress)

Online late 1985/early 1986?

Austria (Koch Digitaldisc)

Online early 1986

Switzerland (ICM)

Online October 1985

Wynstone Leys, England (Nimbus)

Online Q4 1984?

Cwmbran, Wales (Nimbus)

Online 1987?

Swindon, England (EMI)

Online 15 May 1986

Southern England (Disctec)

Online late 1986/early 1987?

Normandy, France (MPO)

Online Q4 1984

Holland (DOCDisc)

Online Q4 1986?

Telemark, Norway (EVGA)

Online 1987

Salzburg, Austria (DADC)

Online mid-1987?

Alsdorf, West Germany (WEA)

Online 1987?

US

Terre Haute, Indiana (DADC)

12 presses a/o late 1986

King's Mountain, North Carolina (PDO)

PDO: opened late 1986/early 1987?

Madison, Georgia (Denon America)

Production started Q1 1987?

Pitman, NJ (CBS)

Converted from vinyl, launched early 1988?

Olyphant, Pennsylvania (Warner Communications, Inc.)

Online Q4 1986

Jacksonville, Illinois (Capitol-EMI)

Online Q4 1986

Huntsville, Alabama (LaserVideo, Inc.)

Online Q1 1987?

Dublin, Ohio (Discovery Systems)

Online Q4 1986?

Kennebunkport, Maine (Shape Optimedia)

Online 1986?

Tuscaloosa, Alabama (JVC)

Online Q1 1987?

Greene County, Virginia (Nimbus)

Online Q1/Q2 1987?

Plano, Texas (Memory-Tech Inc.)

Online summber 1987?

Richmond, Indiana (Sanyo)

Online summer 1987?

Japan

Shizuoka, Japan (CBS/Sony)

Online 1982??

Canada

Mississauga, Ontario (Praxis Technologies)

Online Q2 1986

Scarborough, Ontario (Cinram)

Online Q1 1987?

Drumondville, Quebec (Americ Disc / Disques Americ Inc.)

Online early 1987? 2525 Canadien St. Drummondville, Quebec J2B 6Y4