CD-R and DVD-R media
manufacturer Ritek has announced that it will invest US$ 30 million in a new
CD-R factory in China. The factory will produce CD-R discs for the local market
there and the monthly production capacity will be around 20 to 30 million discs.
The factory will begin volume production in the second half of this
year.
 Ritek currently operates two factories in China. One is a joint
venture in Chongqing, Sichuan Province, with capacity to produce 30-40
million CD-R discs for domestic sales, the other, fully owned and located
in an export processing zone of Kunshan, produces optical passive
components and CD-Rs for export.
The factory to be set up in Kunshan will use dyestuff
developed by Ritek itself and PC (polycarbon), a main material of CD-Rs,
produced by a nearby factory established by the Taiwanese company Nan Ya
Plastics.
In addition to China, Ritek has overseas factories in the US,
the UK, Australia, and Germany. This year, the company plans to expand the
DVD production capacity of its factory in the
UK. |
Source: DigiTimes
