Moser Baer

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Moser Baer
Type
Founded 1983 New Delhi, India
Headquarters Flag of India New Delhi, India
Key people Flag of India Deepak Puri, Founder & Managing Director
Flag of India Ratul Puri, Executive Director
Industry Recordable Media
Products CD-RWs DVD-RWs
Revenue Rs. 523 crore
Net income Rs. 38 crore
Website www.MoserBaer.com

Moser Baer, is the world's 2nd largest optical media manufacturer and supplies to the world's top dozen brands. The company was founded in New Delhi in 1983 . 75% of its revenue come from exports. Although most of that is from OEM products. [1] Their product range includes floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs.

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 4 manufacturing facilities are located in Noida, UP, India. [2]

IMPORTANT MILESTONES


1983 Year of Incorporation 1985 Production of 8.0"/5.25" disks commences 1987 Production of 3.5" disks commences

       First Public Issue

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 GN  
       Largest-ever Indian manufacturing deal with Imation Corp, USA
       Introduction of the 'Moser Baer' brand in the Indian market

2004 Technology license agreement with Hewlett-Packard to manufacture optical media

       using 'Light scribe' technology
       Private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC invests $149 million (about Rs 675 crore)   
       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.

       Commencement of Phase III of Greater Noida Plant


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