Technicolor, Australia

This profile refers to optical disc manufacturing plants in Australia, active under the name Technicolor from 2002-22.

Technicolor had invested significantly into Southern Star Duplitek (SSD), a disc manufacturer located in Sydney, in August 2000. This allowed SSD to acquire rival disc manufacturer PMI, located in Melbourne, and gave Technicolor to option to take 100% ownership of SSD at a later date. In April 2002, it was announced that Technicolor had exercised this option, acquiring full ownership of SSD from parent company Southern Star Group Ltd. The manufacturing plants in Melbourne and Sydney were then rebranded Technicolor.

It was announced on 27 September 2022 that some of Technicolor's activities, including the disc manufacturing plant in Melbourne, would continue under the new name Vantiva. (The plant in Sydney appears to have been closed sometime before this.) For releases manufactured/released after this time which no longer name Technicolor in the matrix, please credit Vantiva, Melbourne, Australia.

Identification:
This profile can be identified and credited based on the combination of 'TECHNICOLOR' or Technicolor's logo in the disc matrix in combination with SID codes listed below. The lowercase 'technicolor' logo came into use around 2016.

Mastering SID codes: ifpi L281, L283, L284, L285, L286 [often misread as ifpi L20* due to small font]

Mould SID codes:
· IFPI 46** (inherited from PMI's Braeside plant)
· IFPI 65** (inherited from Sony DADC Australia after that plant closed in 2018)
· IFPI 6L** (inherited from SSD's Alexandria plant)

--> In addition, Technicolor, Australia can be identified by the presence of these SID codes when it is not specifically named in the matrix, but only for discs with a confirmed manufacturing period of 2002-22 (as these SID codes were used by predecessor and successor names of the plant(s)). Where the release date is unknown, Technicolor should not be identified by matrix information when it is not specifically named in the matrix.

LCCN roles:
Glass Mastered At - with ifpi L28*
Pressed By - with IFPI 46**, IFPI 65**, or IFPI 6L**