UMG Manufacturing & Logistics

About

UMG Manufacturing & Logistics Inc., credited on discs as UML, was Universal Music Group's CD manufacturing plant at 700 South Battleground Avenue in Grover, near Kings Mountain, North Carolina.^[1] Discogs dates the name from 1 October 1999, when the former PMDC plant in the USA was renamed, until 31 May 2005, when it became Entertainment Distribution Company LLC; its discs read "Made in USA by UML".^[1] It pressed the US edition of Decca's The #1 Soprano Album in 2002.^[2] No register entry was checked, so the state of incorporation is left blank.

Referenced by

• Manufactures Lang Lang – Live at Carnegie Hall (2 CD) in United States since 2004 sourced
  "MADE IN USA BY UML" in the mould area; Discogs also credits Universal Classics Group as manufacturer
• Manufactures The #1 Soprano Album in United States sourced
  Discogs credits "Made By UML" and both disc matrices read "MADE IN USA BY UML"; the UML label profile identifies this as the Grover, North Carolina plant, not the German Universal M & L
• Inferred: Manufactures The Art of Cecilia Bartoli in United States derived
  Matrix reads "MADE IN USA BY UML"; UML is read as Universal Music Group Manufacturing & Logistics Inc., the Universal US plant of the period

Also known as

• Universal Music Group Manufacturing & Logistics Inc. en 1999-10-01–2005-05-31
• UMG Manufacturing & Logistics Inc. en

References

1. ↑ Discogs label 266782: UML (Grover, North Carolina) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 266782. profile.
2. ↑ Discogs release 28985530: Various - The #1 Soprano Album (US, 2 CD, 289 472 180-2) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-14. Record: 28985530. identifiers, labels, companies, credits, tracklist.