SM is an optical disc manufacturer from Singapore. Formerly it also owned manufacturing plants in Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia, and China, as well as a representative office in Japan. The company was active from 1981. In 2014, DW (2) (Discworld) took over manufacturing in Australia.
Timeline
1981: Incorporated in Singapore to provide audio cassette duplication
1988: Manufacturing plant opened in Malaysia
1991: CD manufacturing begins in Singapore
1995: CD manufacturing plant opened in Waterloo, Sydney, Australia (initially credited as SMA)
1999: DVD manufacturing begins in Singapore; insert paper and packaging in Australia
2003: DVD manufacturing begins in Australia; representative office set up in Tokyo, Japan
2004: CD manufacturing plant acquired in Jakarta, Indonesia (had been managed by Summit since 2002)
2005: Australian plant GSB Summit CD (M) Sdn. Bhd..
2005-06: CD manufacturing plant acquired (49%) in Shanghai, China; relocated to Songjiang, Shanghai
In October 2011, SM Summit resumed trading under the name Centurion Corporation Limited ("Centurion"), and focus turned to expanding operations outside of optical disc manufacturing, including a large number of student and workers accommodation buildings through South East Asia, Australia and beyond.
In April 2014, it was announced that the Australian incorporated company Summit Technology Australia Pty Ltd, as well as its manufacturing plant and equipment, was to be sold to Discworld Pty Ltd. Discworld has continued optical disc production since then as DW (2).
Matrix numbers
During the 1990s, 4 or 5 digit catalogue numbers were assigned and shown in the CD matrix area. This numbering format was also employed by the Australian plant while as Biddu Orchestra - age To India
Matrix: SM 3136 CS00033
More recently, a 10 digit number beginning with 61 has been employed for Australian releases. It is usually accompanied by an SM logo in the matrix, but not always. For example:
Alexandre Desplat - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (The Score)
Matrix: 5186571512 6111101359 [SM logo] ifpi LR11
SID codes
ifpi LR11
IFPI L471, L472, L473, L478, L479 and L480
IFPI 79** - some from Singapore; some of these can be linked to the plant in Waterloo, Sydney, Australia (1995-2005); Silverwater, Sydney (2005-present)
ifpi 2661 - Silverwater, Sydney, Australia (acquired from Digital Audio Technologies Australia, 2005)
IFPI K4**
IFPI J5** - Indonesia
IFPI RG**
== LOCATION-SPECIFIC INFORMATION ==
The Indonesian manufacturing plant was operated by PT Digital Media Technology (DMTech), established in 2002, with a headquaters in Jakarta and a manufacturing plant Jl. Kapuk Utara II No 8, Jakarta. The manufacturing at that address was previously operated by PT. Suara Sebening Surya - probably the manufacturer that Summit had overseen since 2002.
