The following list identifies optical disc pressing plants by their mould IFPI codes. The list expands beyond which plants pressed Nirvana releases, but is far from complete. Keep in mind that the information is compiled with the 1990's in mind. Many of these plants no longer exist, or have been taken over by another company which may not be documented here yet. Some company names may also be old names which have been changed, even though they are still the same company.
Nearly all the information is accurate, with exceptions of plants or locations with a question mark. The source of each entry is not referenced, but a very large number of these have been sourced from or verified to my own music and videogame collection, and also the collections of other collectors, particularly the Nirvana discography site nirvana-discography.com. If you have any questions regarding any of these entries, feel free to contact me.
For a list which also includes LBR IFPI codes, please see the list on Musik-Sammler.de. (Please keep in mind that the list contains some errors.)
| IFPI | Pressing plants | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | PDO > Universal M&L > PMDC > EDC | Hannover, Germany |
| 02 | PDO > Universal M&L > PMDC > Cinram | Louviers, France |
| 03 | PDO > Universal M&L > PMDC > EDC | King Mountain, USA |
| 04 | PDO > Universal M&L > PMDC > EDC | Blackburn, UK |
| 05 | Warner Music Manufacturing Europe GmbH (WME) | Germany |
| 07 | Sonopress Bertelsmann Productions Gesellschaft/ Arvato | Gütersloh, Germany |
| 08 | Sonopress Arvato de México, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 09 | Sonopress Pan Asia Compact Disc International Ltd | Hong Kong |
| 10 | Sonopress LLC (two facilities) | USA |
| 11 | Sonopress Rimo Ind E Comersie Fonografica Ltda | Brazil |
| 12 | MPO (Moulages et Plastiques de l'Ouest) | Averton, France |
| 13 | MPO Ibérica | Madrid, Spain |
| 14 | EMI CD | Swindon, UK |
| 15 | EMI CD | Uden, Holland |
| 16 | EMI Manufacturing | USA |
| 17 | DCM Sweden AB | Kista, Sweden |
| 19 | Optimal Media Storage SpA | Italy |
| 20 | Cinram | Mexico |
| 23 | Nimbus > Technicolor | UK |
| 24 | Technicolor | USA |
| 25 | EMI Operation SpA | Italy |
| 26 | Summit | Australia |
| 28 | Toshiba-EMI Ltd | Japan |
| 30 | Koch | Germany |
| 31 | Ibermemory > Sonopress Ibermemory S.A. | Madrid, Spain |
| 32 | GEMA O.D. S.A. | Spain |
| 33 | Technodisco S.A. | Spain |
| 35 | Servicios Ibericos Entertainment S.A. | Spain |
| 36 | EMI Capitol | USA |
| 38 | DOCdata France | France |
| 39 | Columbia Music Denon | Japan |
| 40 | JVC Rinkan Plant | Japan |
| 41 | JVC Disc America Co. | Tuscaloosa, AL, USA |
| 44 | Memory-Tech Corporation | Japan |
| 45 | Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (two facilities) | Japan |
| 46 | Technicolor | Australia |
| 48 | ? | Japan |
| 50 | (Sony) DADC US | Terre Haute, IN, USA |
| 51 | (Sony) DADC US | Terre Haute, IN, USA |
| 52 | DOCdata Germany | Germany |
| 53 | SungEum Ltd./ SKC | South Korea |
| 54 | Microservice | Brazil |
| 60 | Cinram Inc | Canada |
| 61 | Cinram Inc | Canada/ USA? |
| 64 | Sony DADC Mexico | Mexico |
| 65 | SMEA (Sony Music Entertainment Australia)/ Sony DADC | Huntington, Australia |
| 66 | Sony Music Mexico/ Sony Music Entertainment/ Sony DADC Brazil | Manaus, Brazil |
| 67 | Sony DADC Canada | Canada |
| 68 | CD Plant AB | Sweden |
| 70 | Anvistar Co. Ltd | Taiwan |
| 72 | (Sony) DADC US | Pitman, NJ, USA |
| 73 | ? | UK |
| 77 | ? | USA |
| 78 | Sanyo Music | Japan |
| 79 | ? | USA/ Australia? |
| 80 | Cinram | Canada |
| 81 | Disque Americ/ Disque Amerique/ Americ Disc | Canada |
| 83 | Digitpress Sdn. Bhd. | Malaysia |
| 85 | Woong Jin Coway Development Co. Ltd. (WJM) | South Korea |
| 86 | EPSA | Argentina |
| 87 | Disctronics UK > EDC (bought equipment and/ or plant) | UK |
| 88 | ? | South Korea |
| 91 | ? | Taiwan |
| 92 | Sanyo-Verbatim CD Company > Optical Disc Solutions | USA |
| 94 | Sony DADC Austria AG (two facilities) | Anif and Thalgau, Austria |
| 95 | ? | Hong Kong? |
| 96 | Videolar S.A. | Brazil |
| 97 | Optimal Media Production GmbH/ Optimal Toutrager Productions GmbH | Germany |
| 98 | ? | South Korea? |
| 1A | SNA | France |
| 1E | ? | Japan |
| 1F | EMI Mfg Canada | Canada |
| 1G | Compact Disc Albrechts (CDA) | Germany? |
| 1J | ? | Japan |
| 1L | SBC GB Ltd | UK |
| 1Q | ? | Argentina |
| 1R | L.D.A. | Argentina |
| 1U | ABCD Music Ltd | Israel |
| 1W | D. Tarra | Indonesia |
| 1Z | DOCdata | Boston, MA, USA |
| 2A | Matsushita Universal Media Services/ Universal | USA |
| 2D | Disctronics USA | USA |
| 2F | CMCA > Deluxe | USA |
| 2G | Jackin Optical Technology Ltd | Hong Kong |
| 2I | ? | Taiwan |
| 2N | ? | Taiwan |
| 2T | Technicolor | USA |
| 2U | Specialty Records Corporation > WEA Mfg. > Cinram Manufacturing | Olyphant, PA, USA |
| 2W | Sentinel B.V. | Hilversum, Holland |
| 3A | Fuji Magnetics GmbH | Germany |
| 3B | Zomax Optical Media Plymouth | USA |
| 3G | Zomax Optical Media Inc | Canada |
| 3J | ? | Germany |
| 3K | Buhl Data Service GmbH | Germany |
| 3L | IPC Communications | USA |
| 3P | Zomax Optical Media | Ireland |
| 3R | Maxell Corporation | USA |
| 3T | ? | EU |
| 3V | ? | USA |
| 3Y | CD Systems | Colombia |
| 4B | Mayking > DOCdata UK | London, UK |
| 4J | Toppan Printing Company | Japan |
| 4K | Datapulse Technology Limited | Singapore |
| 4M | Technicolor | USA |
| 5D | MPO Ireland Ltd | Ireland |
| 5G | ? | Monaco |
| 5J | GZ Digital Media a.s. | Lodenice, Chech Republic |
| 5M | VTV | Belgium |
| 5Q | Firefly Entertainment | UK |
| 6C | Teltron | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 6D | Intramedia Inc. | Taiwan |
| 6L | Pacific Mirror | Australia |
| 6R | DOCdata California | USA |
| 6Y | Sonopress South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Randburg, South Africa |
| 7D | Optimax Disc, Inc. | USA |
| 7K | Delphi Technology Inc. | Taiwan |
| 7N | ? | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 8D | Modus Media International | USA |
| 8P | Metatec International B.V. | Holland |
| 8Y | ? | UK |
| 9B | Metatec International | USA |
| 9F | Crest National Optical Media | USA |
| 9K | Saturn Fulfilment Services Ltd. | Ireland |
| 9R | Takt | Poland |
| 9W | ? | Taiwan |
| A1 | Fochan Fenglong Electronic | China |
| A6 | Rainbo Records | Canoga Park, CA, USA |
| AX | ? | USA |
| D6 | EDD | Germany |
| D9 | ? | South Korea |
| DK | Trueway Corporation Ltd | Hong Kong |
| E2 | ? | China |
| F9 | L&M Optical Disc LLC | USA |
| G3 | C.D.T. | South Africa |
| G7 | Nordeste Digital Line SA | Brazil |
| H6 | ? | Taiwan |
| HH | ? | Japan |
| HU | Deluxe | UK |
| IC | U-TECH Media Corporation | Taiwan |
| J5 | ? | Indonesia |
| J8 | ? | South Korea |
| JI | Discmasters | USA |
| JN | ? | Taiwan |
| JU | ? | Taiwan |
| JW | DCM Öresund AB | Öresund, Sweden |
| KA | Lynic Group | UK |
| KK | ? | Mexico |
| L8? | Advanced Duplication Services | USA |
| L9 | ? | Thailand |
| LA | DOCdata? | UK |
| LC | ZAO ARK-System LLC | Russia |
| LD | Artech Video Records | Italy |
| LE | ? | USA |
| LU | Sonopress Singapore (Pte) Ltd | Singapore |
| M9 | EMC | UK |
| N5 | Disco-Press | Belgium |
| P8 | Stebbing | New Zealand |
| QK | ? | Japan |
| QM | ? | USA |
| QS | ? | Taiwan |
| RF | Repli Master LLC | Russia |
| RM | Power Media International Co. Ltd | Taiwan |
| RV | Sonopress France SAS | Forbach, France |
| RZ | ? | England |
| U8 | Concord Disk Mfg. | USA |
| UA | ? | USA |
| UP | DMD | Thailand |
| UR | Deluxe | ? |
| UU | ? | UK |
| V0 | Zelenograd Music Technology | Russia |
| V5 | Duplium Corporation | Canada |
| V9 | PDSC | USA |
| UG | Technicolor | ? |
| VL | Media Evolved, LLC | USA |
| Z8 | IP Armita | Belarus |
| ZN | Music City Optical Media | USA |
| AAH | MediaMotion Manufacturing BV | Holland |
| UAA | ? | Ukraine |
| ? | American Helix | USA |
| ? | CDI | Israel |
| ? | Disctronics Australia | Australia |
| ? | DOCdata Benelux | Holland |
| ? | Duplisoft | Lisbon, Portugal |
| ? | Media Technology | Australia |
| ? | Media Technology | New Zealand |
| ? | MPO Asia | Bangkok, Thailand |
| ? | MPO Portugal | Lisbon, Portugal |
| ? | Novodisc O.D. Group | Spain |
| ? | Sentinel N.V. | Wellen, Belgium |
| ? | Sony DADC Hong Kong Ltd. Manufacturing Operations | Hong Kong |
| ? | Sony DADC India | Mumbai, India |
| ? | Sony DADC Shanghai/ Shanghai Epic Music Ent. Co. Ltd. Mfg Operations | Shanghai, China |
| ? | Sony DADC UK | Southwater, UK |
| ? | UNI | USA |
| ? | Ural Electronic Plant | Russia |