- CEO
- Sekiyama Takayuki
- Full Time Employees
- 485
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Electronic equipment/Instruments
- Address
- No.53, Minquan West Road Taipei TPE Taiwan 104
- IPO Date
- Feb 17, 1992
- Business
- CMC Magnetics Corporation manufactures and distributes optical storage media, consumer electronic peripherals and related products worldwide. The company, founded in 1978 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, operates through Storage Media, Other Optoelectronics, Investment and Other segments; it produces CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM, Blu-ray discs including BD-R, BD-R DL and BD-R XL variants such as Shiny Silver Lacquer, Inkjet Printable, WaterShield, Thermal and HardCoat; M-Disc; floppy diskettes; data storage solutions comprising USB drives, micro SD cards, solid state drives and control cards; and serves as the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and distributor for HP branded optical media with inventory in the Americas. CMC Magnetics also engages in content production and distribution including film agency rights acquisition, digital disc and Blu-ray production for sales and rentals, motion picture distribution, Vieshow Cinemas operations; general investments; real estate development such as Beaumont Park in Yangmingshan; shopping mall management; touch panel production and sales; electronic information supply; advertising services; internet-related services; and plastic packaging products like boxes and baskets. The company maintains manufacturing facilities in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with sales across Taiwan, the Americas, Japan, Mainland China, rest of Asia and Europe. In 2019, CMC Magnetics acquired the Verbatim business from Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, expanding into global electronic brands covering storage media, peripherals, LED lighting and cloud products on four continents; Verbatim subsequently accounted for over 50% of consolidated revenue in 2020, shifting focus from pure storage media manufacturing to international electrical brands. Recent activities include subsidiary CHC International Investment's acquisition of shares in Silicon Integrated Systems and portfolio investments such as in Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.