Digitimes reports that CD-R manufacturers are going to increase their prices in hope to maker higher profits. This will also be calculated in the end price to consumers:
First-tier companies Ritek, CMC Magnetics and Prodisc Technology, which focus on high-speed disc products, have marked up June contract prices by US$0.02 to US$0.025, or a 5-10% rise. Unit quotes for their 40x and 48x CD-R discs currently range from US$0.18 to US$0.22 |
The US$0.015 per-unit increase at smaller disc manufacturers also amounts to 10% on the lower price baseline of 24x and 32x CD-R discs by those manufacturers. CD-R discs of 24x and 32x speed are quoted at around US$0.14-0.15.
The price adjustments are being made amid rising prices of polycarbonate, the key plastic material used in CD-R substrate. However, industry sources said they also reflect the higher price points of high-speed discs, which are becoming the industry standard as major disc makers convert their lines to produce 48x discs.
Source: Digitimes.com
