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Verbatim (brand)
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<p>Verbatim is a brand for <a href="/facts/Storage_media/uCvJ6nrq">storage media</a> and <a href="/facts/Flash_memory/Cn8JsStx">flash memory</a> products currently owned by <a href="/facts/CMC_Magnetics/SvFpNm2M">CMC Magnetics Corporation</a> (CMC), a Taiwanese company that is known for <a href="/facts/Optical_disc/vjVDB1GH">optical disc</a> manufacturing. Formerly a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical, the global business and assets of Verbatim were sold to CMC Magnetics in 2019 at an estimated price of $32 million USD. </p><p>Originally an American company and known for its <a href="/facts/Floppy_disk/rShxfuxa">floppy disks</a> in the 1970s and 1980s, Verbatim is now known for its recordable optical media. </p>