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Sonopress

Logo: Sonopress GmbH, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

German CD and DVD manufacturer

Sonopress GmbH is an internationally active media service provider headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany. The company specializes in the production and distribution of physical and digital storage media and is part of the Bertelsmann Marketing Services division of the Bertelsmann Group.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersGütersloh1
  • Websitewww.sonopress.de
  • Legal formForeign company not registered with the RCS, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI529900K0UIQ8CYLY2B303
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressCarl-Bertelsmann-Straße 161, 33332 Gütersloh, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Gütersloh, HRB 20343

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Sonopress GmbH is an internationally active media service provider headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany. The company specializes in the production and distribution of physical and digital storage media and is part of the Bertelsmann Marketing Services division of the Bertelsmann Group.2

The story

Sonopress was founded on April 22, 1958, to meet the demand for vinyl records from the Bertelsmann Record Club. Initial production began with six pressing machines in a small facility in Gütersloh. Over the decades, the company developed into one of the world’s leading providers of digital media manufacturing services, working with major clients such as Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures International.

In 1984, Sonopress began manufacturing Compact Discs (CDs) and quickly became one of Europe’s largest CD producers. As of 2022, the company had produced more than eight billion CDs.

Between 2008 and 2015, Sonopress operated under the name Arvato Entertainment. Since 2016, it has been part of the Bertelsmann Marketing Services division.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sonopress, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Product portfolio

Sonopress offers a wide range of services to the entertainment industry, including:

Replication of CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, and Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs, EcoRecords, Vinyls

Digitization, archiving, and asset management

Print management and printing services

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Fulfillment and supply chain management

The company manufactures up to 1.5 million data carriers per day.

Locations

In addition to its headquarters in Gütersloh, the company operates manufacturing and replication sites in Europe, Asia, and North America. A significant portion of production still takes place in Germany.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sonopress, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Jun 8, 1984Founded Sonopress is founded3

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