As DigiTimes report "...According to Taiwanese manufacturers, contract prices for DVD-R discs quoted to brand vendors may rise in the second quarter due to strong demand, short supply and higher plastic material costs. Quote prices to distributors are already rising. Second-tier optical storage discs manufacturers, such as Princo, Acer Media Technology and Nan Ya Plastics, have raised price quotes to distributors for 2.4x DVD-R discs in Europe to US$0.70 in March, up by US$0.10 from February. Quotes in North America and Japan will rise soon, sources said..." For more information click at the 'Source' link!