History of Verbatim

• 2024

  Exciting new branding launched at Computex

  
• 2021

  Launch of specialist gaming brand: SureFire.

  
• 2020

  Acquisition of Verbatim by CMC Magnetics.

  
• 2019

  50 Year Anniversary.

  
• 2018

  New range of security products launched.

  
• 2016

  2016 Operations centralised to new headquarters in Eschborn, Germany. Optical drives launched.

  
• 2015

  2015 M-Disc collaboration. Introduction of 1000yr archival media.

  
• 2014

  2014 Launch of PLA & ABS 3D printing filaments.

  
• 2013

  2013 VxRGB LED lamps launched.

  
• 2012

  2012 Cleansui Water Filters launched in Europe. SSD Launch.

  
• 2011

  2011 VELVE OLED Lighting launched utilising technology from Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.

  
• 2010

  2010 Launched LED Lighting range.

  
• 2009

  2009 Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co. Ltd announces acquisition of Freecom B.V - extending global presence and position in external storage market.

  
• 2008

  2008 Blu-ray dual layer (50GB), SDHC & microSDHC, Multimedia HDD, RAID HDD 2TB & Colour HDD.

  
• 2007

  2007 Verbatim globalises corporate identity. Acquisition of SmartDisk and launch External HDD Business.

  
• 2005

  2005 CD-R 52x Lightscribe & DVD-R Dual Layer 8.5GB launched (first in the market). Blu-Ray BD-R/RE launched.

  
• 2004

  2004 DVD 16x and DVD+R Double Layer 8.5GB launched (first in the market).

  
• 2002

  2002 DVD+R and CD-RW Ultra Speed 24x products launched (first in the market). Start of sales of USB Drives.

  
• 2001

  2001 DVD+RW production started (first in the market). Memory Cards launched.

  
• 2000

  2000 CD-RW High Speed product with SERL technology launched.

  
• 1999

  1999 Restructuring & establishment of the MKM / Verbatim Group. DVD-RW launched.

  
• 1995

  1995 Acquisitions of Laser Technologies (US) and Ecotone (Europe). CD-R AZO production started at MCI in Singapore.

  
• 1993

  1993 Introduction of CD-ROM and CD-R disks, CD-R AZO Technology, and SRAM cards.

  
• 1992

  1992 Acquisition of Carlisle Tape.

  
• 1991

  1991 Production of 3.5” Magneto Optical Media begins (First in the market).

  
• 1990

  1990 Mitsubishi Chemical acquired Verbatim and invested in the business.

  
• 1987

  1987 Independent EUMEA Sales & Marketing established. EUMEA Head office moved from Geneva to Egham.

  
• 1985

  1985 Acquired by Eastman Kodak.

  
• 1981

  1981 First monthly production of 1 million floppy disks.

  
• 1979

  1979 Limerick, Ireland, plant begins floppy disk production.

  
• 1978

  1978 ITC officially renamed Verbatim.

  
• 1974

  1974 First 8" diskettes produced.

  
• 1969

  1969 Verbatim incorporated as Information Terminals Corp. (ITC) – April 28, 1969.