While the third quarter of each year is traditionally an off-peak period for Taiwan-based blank CD-R and DVD+R/-R disc makers, the third quarter of 2008 will potentially see makers...

CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the top two Taiwan-based producers of blank optical discs, will each raise additional capital of US$200 million from target investors, according to the com...

Second-tier Taiwan-based CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs producers are facing short supplies of TFP (tetrafluoro-propanol), a dye solvent used in the manufacture of optical discs, and consequently...