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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983; 42 years ago (1983) |
| Headquarters | 1800 N Fruitridge Ave, Terre Haute IN 47804,United States |
| Parent | Sony Corporation of America |
| Website | Official website |
Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation (Sony DADC) is a manufacturer ofCDs,DVDs,UMDs, andBlu-ray Discs. The company has many plants worldwide. Although it primarily servicesSony Music Entertainment-ownedrecord labels,Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, andSony Interactive Entertainment, it also manufactures discs for other labels, home entertainment distributors, and video game publishers.
Sony DADC's first plant, inTerre Haute, Indiana, opened May 2, 1983,[1] and produced its first CD,Bruce Springsteen'sBorn in the U.S.A., in September 1984.[2] It was the first CD manufacturer in the United States, is the company's principal CD manufacturing facility, and is the company's research and development center.[1]
The plant was initially a subsidiary ofCBS/SonyGroup, but Sony bought out CBS's stake in October 1985.[3]
WhenSony bought CBS Records in 1988, it acquired that company's manufacturing facilities, some of which later became part of Sony DADC. Among these are the plants inPitman, New Jersey (closed in 2011)[4]Terre Haute, Indiana;Toronto, Ontario, Canada (plant closed in 2011);Mexico City (plant closed 2015);Salzburg, Austria;Mumbai, India; andManaus, Brazil—all of which were originally manufacturers of vinylgramophone records. These plants began manufacturing CDs later: Pitman in 1988, Manaus in 1992,[5] and Toronto[6] and Mexico City[7] in 1994.
LaserDiscs, primarily 12-inch disc prints of feature films and concerts, were manufactured by Sony DADC in the 1980s and 1990s. Some of the laserdiscs made at DADC currently showlaser rot, more than those from anyother manufacturer.[8]
Sony DADC now manufactures the majority of CDs sold in the United States.[citation needed] In November 2008, the company bought the American disc-manufacturing capabilities ofGlenayre Technologies, which manufactured the discs ofUniversal Music Group.[9] In the summer of 2009, the company assumed the physical distribution ofEMI's North American operations.[10] This leftWEA as the only major label whose discs are not manufactured by the company,[citation needed] as its discs are manufactured by the operations of the formerWEA Manufacturing that were sold toCinram.
On August 8, 2011, a Sony DADC distribution center inEnfield was destroyed during the2011 England riots.[11][12] The warehouse was used byindependent music distributorPIAS Entertainment Group to distribute CDs, LPs, and DVDs for over 100 European independent labels.[13] The total stock loss in the fire was reported to be between 3.5 million[14] and 25 million units.[15]
On January 17, 2018, the DADC plant inTerre Haute, Indiana, announced that they would be laying off 375 employees, and shifting manufacturing of audio discs to another manufacturer,Sonopress. It was later determined that manufacturing of most audio discs would be facilitated by CDA Inc. The majority of audio discs manufactured forUniversal Music Group US andSony Music Entertainment US are presently manufactured by CDA Inc, while the discs are packaged and assembled intojewel cases in the US.Technicolor sometimes also assists in the facilitation of disc manufacturing for Universal Music Group US.
On January 13, 2022, the DADC plant inTerre Haute, Indiana, announced that they would be laying off 100 employees, and shifting gaming and disc manufacturing capacity out of Terre Haute toSalzburg, Austria. Assembly and distribution will remain inTerre Haute, Indiana.[16]
| Parent | Subsidiary | Location[17] | Status |
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| Sony DADC Japan Inc.[18] | |||
| DADJ-Y (Yoshida) | Shizuoka | Operational | |
| DADJ-O (Oigawa) | |||
| DADJ-I (Ibaraki) | Ibaraki | ||
| Sony DADC Americas[19] | |||
| Sony DADC US Inc. | Pitman, NJ | Shut down(2011) | |
| Terre Haute, IN | Operational | ||
| Sony DADC Americas Distribution | Bolingbrook, IL | Shut down(2021) | |
| Sony DADC Canada Co. | Toronto | Shut down(2011) | |
| Sony DADC Brasil Industria, Comercio e Distribuicao Video-Fonografica Ltda. | Manaus | Shut down(2018) | |
| Sony DADC México S.A. de C.V | Sony DADC México | Mexico City | Shut down(2015)[20] |
| Sony DADC International[19] | |||
| Sony DADC Europe GmbH (formerly Sony DADC Europe Limited,Zweigniederlassung Österreich) | Thalgau | Operational | |
| Anif | Shut down(2019) | ||
| Salzburg | Operational | ||
| Sony DADC UK Limited (formerly Sony DADC Europe Limited) | Southwater | Shut down(2018); Re-opened(2020) | |
| Enfield | Shut down(2020) | ||
| Derry Street | Shut down(2020) | ||
| Rathbone Place | Shut down(2015) | ||
| Market Place | Shut down(2013) | ||
| Sony DADC France S.A.S. | Paris | Operational | |
| Sony DADC Iberia S.L. | Alcorcón | Shut down(2021) | |
| Sony DADC Czech Republic s.r.o.[21] | Úherce | Shut down(2022) | |
| Prague | Operational | ||
| Plzeň | Operational | ||
| Štěnovice | Operational | ||
| OOO Sony DADC Russia[22] | Borovsk | Shut down(2020) | |
| Sony DADC Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd. | Mumbai | Shut down(2016) | |
| Entertainment Network Scandinavia AB | Borås | Operational | |
| Sony DADC China Co. Ltd. | Shanghai | Non-Operational Holding Co. | |
| Shanghai Epic Music Entertainment Company Ltd. | Operational | ||
| Sony DADC Hong Kong Ltd. | Hong Kong | Shut down(2015) | |
| Sony DADC Australia Pty Ltd. | Eastern Creek, NSW | Operational | |
| Erskine Park, NSW | Operational | ||
| Huntingwood, NSW | Shut down(2018) |
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Printed on the discs or packaging of Sony DADC-manufactured CDs are codes indicating master copies (matrix numbers) of discs. These codes begin with a 4-letter prefix followed by a series of digits. Common prefixes include the following:
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