Arvato, USA

American CD / DVD glass-mastering and pressing facility in the United States was part of the Arvato Bertlesmann group. Active late 2011 through April 30, 2016. Discs produced by this company can be identified by the arvato logo and having Mastering SID codes: IFPI L027, IFPI L028, IFPI LB41, IFPI LB48, IFPI LY93. Mould SID codes: IFPI 10xx In conjunction with the following CD Matrix pattern: ccc [arvato] + + nnnnnn2x ― "ccc" is a place holder of varying length and format for the publisher's serial number or reference for the release. ― "nnnnnn2n" is an eight digit number assigned by Arvato . This eight digit number may be added to the LCCN number field. Note: Some discs may not have the arvato name but have all the other identifiers, also some may have just the customer name in ccc area and no arvato name but all the other identifiers. Arvato, USA began in 1984 as "QTI" Quality tape Incorporated owned by RCA. In 1985 QTI, along with RCA, was bought by Bertelsmann AG and its name changed to Sonopress USA. Sonopress Inc. was formed in 1990. Arvato Storage Media GMBH became involved in Sept.1996 and Arvato Digital Services LLC was formed in April 2008. The firm shut down CD DVD production in April 2016 but continued other avenues of business.