Moser Baer
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Moser Baer is the world's 2nd largest optical storage media
manufacturer and supplies to the world's top dozen brands. They now make CD-R's for Memorex
(2004, 2007–2008, 2010-), TDK
(2004, 2006), Verbatim
(2006-) Sony (2006, 2011-) and Agfa-Gevaert
(2008-). They used to make CD-R's for Imation
(2004–2006) and Staples (2003–2006). The company was founded in New Delhi
in 1983. 75% of its revenue comes from exports. Although most of that is from OEM
products. Their product range includes floppy disk
s, CDs
, and DVD
s.
Incorporated in 1983, Moser Baer has a presence in over 82 countries, serviced through six marketing offices in India, the US and Europe, and enjoys strong tie-ups with all major global technology brands.
Its four manufacturing facilities are located in Noida
, Uttar Pradesh
, India
. The company was among the first to set up a wholly owned subsidiary - Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Limited — in 2005, to focus on the high-growth solar energy segment in India
. It also plans to build an Rs 330 crore silicon PV manufacturing facility (near Delhi) and has tied up with Applied Materials Inc for technology transfer.
Moser Baer acquired 81 per cent stake in Dutch Company — O M & T B.V, the research and development unit of Phillips in the last quarter of 2006-07.
. It started as a Time Recorder unit in technical collaboration with Maruze Corporation, Japan and Moser Baer Sumiswald, Switzerland.
Moser Baer initially manufactured 5.25" Floppy Diskettes, graduating to 3.5" Micro Floppy Diskettes (MFD) in 1993. Today, Moser Baer is the world's fifth-largest manufacturer of MFDs.
In 1999, Moser Baer set up a 150-million unit capacity plant to manufacture Recordable Compact Disks (CD-Rs) and Recordable Digital Versatile Disks (DVD-Rs). The company is today the only large Indian manufacturer of magnetic and optical media data storage products, exporting approximately 90% of its production. Beginning early 2000, the company has diversified into several technologies and product lines. While this entails certain risks, it has been a successful attempt so far. The approach of the firm is succinctly illustrated by Mr. Puri's explanation below:
“…when you arrive at a crossroad,you have to do a calculated risk to turn in the right direction."
s and DVD
s of Indian movies. They sell VCDs from Rs.28 and DVDs from Rs.34 (1 US$ nearly equals Rs.45.65 at current exchange rates).
Moser Baer announced that its photovoltaic subsidiary is ready to start production of single junction thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) modules at its manufacturing plant in Greater Noida
, India. This follows final acceptance test (FAT) certification of Moser Baer Photovoltaic's SunFab Thin Film Line supplied by Applied Materials
.The 50-megawatt (MW) has the largest thin-film production capacity of any line in India .
Moser Baer is the producer of world class multi silicon modules with a capacity of 150 MW per year. The company has backed TUV 5 star rating for quality systems for continuously 2 years in a row, hence making it the world's only solar company to have been awarded with the prestigious 5 star rating.
in the European Commission
. After the case was thoroughly investigated, The Committee of European Disk Manufacturers withdrew its complaint in July 2002.
Optical storage
Optical storage is a term from engineering referring to the storage of data on an optically readable medium. Data is recorded by making marks in a pattern that can be read back with the aid of light, usually a beam of laser light precisely focused on a spinning disc. An older example, that does...
manufacturer and supplies to the world's top dozen brands. They now make CD-R's for Memorex
Memorex
Memorex began as a computer tape producer and expanded to become a major IBM plug compatible peripheral supplier. It is now a consumer electronics brand of Imation specializing in disk recordable media for CD and DVD drives, flash memory, computer accessories and other electronics.Established in...
(2004, 2007–2008, 2010-), TDK
TDK
, formerly , is a Japanese company which manufactures electronic materials, electronic components, and recording and data-storage media, and markets them globally. Their motto is "Contribute to culture and industry through creativity"...
(2004, 2006), Verbatim
Verbatim
Verbatim may refer to:*Verbatim Latin - the term "Verbatim" means, in a UK legal context: "word by word, exactly"*Verbatim Corporation, a US company that markets storage media and flash memory*Verbatim , a magazine edited by Erin McKean...
(2006-) Sony (2006, 2011-) and Agfa-Gevaert
Agfa-Gevaert
Agfa-Gevaert N.V. is a European multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, and distributes analogue and digital imaging products and systems, as well as IT solutions. The company has three divisions. Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress and industrial inkjet systems to the...
(2008-). They used to make CD-R's for Imation
Imation
Imation is a US based multi-national technology corporation that designs, manufactures and sells recordable data storage media, consumer electronics products and accessories.The company is a 1996 spin off of 3M and is headquartered in Oakdale, Minnesota...
(2004–2006) and Staples (2003–2006). The company was founded in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
in 1983. 75% of its revenue comes from exports. Although most of that is from OEM
OEM
OEM means the original manufacturer of a component for a product, which may be resold by another company.OEM may also refer to:-Computing:* OEM font, or OEM-US, the original character set of the IBM PC, circa 1981...
products. Their product range includes floppy disk
Floppy disk
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles...
s, CDs
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
, and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s.
Incorporated in 1983, Moser Baer has a presence in over 82 countries, serviced through six marketing offices in India, the US and Europe, and enjoys strong tie-ups with all major global technology brands.
Its four manufacturing facilities are located in Noida
Noida
Noida , short for the New Okhla Industrial Development Area, is an area in India under the management of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority . Noida came into administrative existence on 17 April 1976 and celebrates 17 April as "Noida Day". It was set up as part of an urbanization...
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The company was among the first to set up a wholly owned subsidiary - Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Limited — in 2005, to focus on the high-growth solar energy segment in India
Solar power in India
India is densely populated and has high solar insolation, an ideal combination for using solar power in India. India is already a leader in wind power generation...
. It also plans to build an Rs 330 crore silicon PV manufacturing facility (near Delhi) and has tied up with Applied Materials Inc for technology transfer.
Moser Baer acquired 81 per cent stake in Dutch Company — O M & T B.V, the research and development unit of Phillips in the last quarter of 2006-07.
History
The company was founded in New Delhi in 1983 by Mr. Deepak PuriDeepak Puri
Deepak Puri is the founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Moser Baer, the world's second largest optical storage media manufacturer.-References:...
. It started as a Time Recorder unit in technical collaboration with Maruze Corporation, Japan and Moser Baer Sumiswald, Switzerland.
Moser Baer initially manufactured 5.25" Floppy Diskettes, graduating to 3.5" Micro Floppy Diskettes (MFD) in 1993. Today, Moser Baer is the world's fifth-largest manufacturer of MFDs.
In 1999, Moser Baer set up a 150-million unit capacity plant to manufacture Recordable Compact Disks (CD-Rs) and Recordable Digital Versatile Disks (DVD-Rs). The company is today the only large Indian manufacturer of magnetic and optical media data storage products, exporting approximately 90% of its production. Beginning early 2000, the company has diversified into several technologies and product lines. While this entails certain risks, it has been a successful attempt so far. The approach of the firm is succinctly illustrated by Mr. Puri's explanation below:
“…when you arrive at a crossroad,you have to do a calculated risk to turn in the right direction."
Timeline
- 1983-Year of Incorporation
- 1985-Production of 8.0"/5.25" disks commences
- 1987-Production of 3.5" disks commences
- 1998-Moser Baer India gets ISO 9002 certification
- 1999-Production of CD-Rs commences
- 2000-Production of CD-RWs commences
- 2002-Production of cake and jewel boxes begins
- 2003-Entry into DVD-R formats Commissioning of the world's single-largest optical media production facility in Greater Noida Largest-ever Indian manufacturing deal with Imation Corp, USA.Introduction of the 'moserbaer' brand in the Indian market
- 2004-Technology license agreement with Hewlett-Packard to manufacture optical media using 'Lightscribe' technology Private equity firm Warburg PincusWarburg PincusWarburg Pincus, LLC is an American private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe, Brazil and Asia. It has been a private equity investor since 1966...
invests $149 million (about Rs 675 crore) in Moser Baer Agreement with Hewlett Packard to manage the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of HP-branded DVD+Rs, DVD+RWs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs, storage media in India and the SAARC region Moser Baer named as contributing member of the Blu-ray Disc Association.
- 2005-ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 certification for Moser Baer plants.
- 2007-Moser Baer and Philips entered into a definitive agreement under which Moser Baer acquired OM&T B.V., a specialised technology company for optical R&D, which currently was a 100 per cent subsidiary of Philips. Moser Baer then started production of Blue Ray Disk and most important next gen media Holographic Data StorageHolographic data storageHolographic data storage is a potential technology in the area of high-capacity data storage currently dominated by magnetic and conventional optical data storage. Magnetic and optical data storage devices rely on individual bits being stored as distinct magnetic or optical changes on the surface...
.
- 2009-Introduction of low cost MP3 players in Indian Market.
Moser Baer Home Videos
They have recently acquired license to manufacture and distribute VCDVCD
VCD is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* VCD Athletic, semi-professional football team* Video CD* Voice command device* Value change dump * Vocal cord dysfunction* Visual Communication and Design...
s and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
s of Indian movies. They sell VCDs from Rs.28 and DVDs from Rs.34 (1 US$ nearly equals Rs.45.65 at current exchange rates).
Act against piracy
The Moser Baer Home Videos is a business initiative. It is a move by the company to reduce piracy by offering DVDs and VCDs at affordable prices. This initiative does not force the common man to buy a pirated DVD or download the movie illegally. Moser Baer began selling DVDs and VCDs of old Hindi movies and then started adding latest Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu movies. Moser Baer Home Videos has been a different yet successful concept.PV products
- Thin-film photovoltaic module production
Moser Baer announced that its photovoltaic subsidiary is ready to start production of single junction thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) modules at its manufacturing plant in Greater Noida
Greater Noida
Greater Noida is located in the Gautam Budh Nagar district of the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It is under the purview of the National Capital Region of India...
, India. This follows final acceptance test (FAT) certification of Moser Baer Photovoltaic's SunFab Thin Film Line supplied by Applied Materials
Applied Materials
Applied Materials, Inc. is a capital equipment producer serving the semiconductor, TFT LCD display, Glass, WEB and solar manufacturing industries....
.The 50-megawatt (MW) has the largest thin-film production capacity of any line in India .
- Multi crystalline modules
Moser Baer is the producer of world class multi silicon modules with a capacity of 150 MW per year. The company has backed TUV 5 star rating for quality systems for continuously 2 years in a row, hence making it the world's only solar company to have been awarded with the prestigious 5 star rating.
Corporate social responsibility
- Moser baer received the Phytosanitary Certificate of Competency from the Ministry of Forests & Environment for “eco-friendly wood heat treatment process (as per ISPM-15)” and “for phasing out the methyl bromide fumigation process”
- Certified by SonySony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
as a Green Partner for product environment systems, scoring 95.3%. This is the highest score ever for any company audited by Sony.
Controversies
Moser Baer was charged with dumpingDumping
Dumping may refer to a subject......in computing:*Recording the contents of memory after application or operating system failure, or by operator request, in a core dump for use in subsequent problem analysis.*Recording a file or medium as a backup....
in the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
. After the case was thoroughly investigated, The Committee of European Disk Manufacturers withdrew its complaint in July 2002.