This profile refers to Zomax's Irish optical disc manufacturing plant located in Clondalkin, Dublin, active under this name from December 1998 to August 2006. The plant was previously known as Zomax Optical) purchased Kao Infosystems Ireland, Ltd. from Japanese parent company KAO Corporation in December 1998.
Effective August 2006, Zomax went into an agreement with MPO International to consolidate their separate Irish media replication businesses, manufacturing operations and management teams into one entity in MPO's existing facility in Blanchardstown, Dublin (previously active as Zomax/MPO) until March 2007, when Zomax announced the closure of the plant.
This plant is usually identified by 'ZOMAX' in the disc matrix. Additionally, Zomax, Ireland may not specifically be named in the disc matrix, but may be identified by a combination of matrix number B######-### and mastering SID code IFPI L98*. B###### (without the -### suffix) can be entered in LCCN as the catalogue# for Zomax, Ireland.
SID codes:
IFPI L98*
IFPI 3P**
LCCN roles:
Glass Mastered At - with IFPI L98*
Pressed By - with IFPI 3P**
Please note: since the Zomax name was active in several other countries, this profile should not be credited on discs that name Zomax in the matrix without the SID codes listed above.