Conductor reports us that Ritek, one of Taiwan's top two producers of optical discs, is ready to expand its production capacity of blank DVD-R/+R discs this year. Last year Ritek already expanded its monthly disc capacity to 20 million discs. According to DigiTimes Ritek will offer 12x DVDR discs next quarter and 16x DVDR discs in the second half of this year:
| To cope with the pressure of price competition, Ritek will differentiate its DVD discs by high speed and certification by OEM clients, Yeh noted. The company has begun delivering small volumes of 8x DVD-R/+R discs, which now account for 10-20% of its total DVD disc shipments. The proportion is expected to rise rapidly at the beginning of the third quarter. In addition, Ritek will keep focusing on OEM production for main international brands, Yeh said. More than 80% of Ritek's DVD disc output is for OEM clients and the remainder for large international retail chains such as hypermarkets. The OEM price, because of higher quality requirements, is higher and more stable than quotations for small Taiwanese makers in the copy market, Yeh added. |
Source: DigiTimes
