With increased demand for CD-R discs, manufacturers have started to raise
OEM quotations. The good news is that the retail price of CD-R discs have not followed this trend yet.
Although CMC Magnetics
and Ritek have raised their OEM quotations for blank CD-R discs by 8-10% for the first quarter of 2007 and second-tier makers, including
Prodisc Technology, Lead Data and Gigastorage, have followed suit by hiking their OEM prices by 5-8%, retail prices in Taiwan currently
remain unchanged, according to retail channels.
Retail prices of CD-R discs in Taiwan, in the wake of an OEM price increase, went
up slightly by NT$30-50 to NT$499-799 (US$15-25) for a pack of 100 discs in November and December of 2006, the sources indicated. This
was mainly due to increased demand during the traditional peak sales period, the sources pointed out. As retail channels and outlets
currently have a CD-R disc inventory for four to six weeks, there is no room for them to hike retail prices, the sources
noted.
The article also points out that CD-R discs currently being sold at retail are without Veeza licensing. Once Veeza
CD-R discs make their way to retail channels, the price will most likely go up. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes.
