Vantiva, Guadalajara, Mexico

Successor to Technicolor, Guadalajara, Mexico, which went bankrupt in 2020 and was officially renamed Vantiva in September 2022. Originally only a CD and DVD duplication plant, at the time of the name change vinyl pressing was added to the repertory. The plant is a full-service manufacturer offering electroplating (both 2- and 3-step plating) and packaging (both in Guadalajara and in a Mexicali, Mexico campus facility). At the start of production, Vantiva partnered with Sterling Sound Nashville for lacquer disc mastering, but has the intention of starting in-house cutting in the following months. The company also handles shipping and distribution from its facilities in Nashville, Tennessee, USA and builds custom displays for retailers. By the end of 2023, Vantiva expects to operate over 40 machines with a capacity of 17 million albums a year. It currently only presses 12" records (140g or 180g) and will take up 7" and 10" production in the future. If offers 15 stock color options. As of yet, Vantiva is not explicitly named in the disc matrix but continues the matrix pattern used by its predecessor Technicolor, namely a 7-digit number in brackets (AAAAAAA), and this both for CD and vinyl. Vinyl records which feature the aforementioned matrix pattern (with the number on the B-side one higher than on the A-side) and a "Made in Mexico" sticker can be added with "Pressed By" and the job number in LCCN. The plant in Zapopan, Jalisco, is operated by the branch Vantiva Supply Chain Solutions. President: Bruno Roqueplo.