GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us that the prices of high speed CD-R discs are set to go up after OEM prices for discs went up by $0.01 to $0.09 from $0.08 last week. The reason behind the price increase is due to the rising cost of polycarbonate (PC) a key material of CD-R discs. The price hike in OEM costs specifically targets 48x and 52x media while prices for lower speed discs will remain at $0.08.
Competition had increased earlier this year between Taiwan and Chinese disc makers after Chinese makers lowered OEM prices earlier in the year. The lowering price by the Chinese led to a price war with Taiwan 's disc makers. The increase in price by Chinese may show that OEM disc prices will rebound from their record lows.
| China-based optical disc makers increased their CD-R disc Due to intense competition, Chinese makers began reducing their CD-R OEM prices in the second quarter of this year, which started a price war with Taiwan makers, the Taiwan makers noted. With Chinese makers now increasing their prices, it may be a signal that CD-R disc OEM prices will rebound. |
Source: DigiTimes
