Pyral

Pyral SAS is a manufacturer of magnetic recording media products, based in Avranches, France. As of 2015, it is a subsidiary of Mulann, a French company in the smartcard and ticketing industry.

In 1934, Pyral created a new type of transcription disc. Their innovation was to coat the aluminum disc with a layer of lacquer. These discs came to be known as lacquers or acetates.^[1]

As of 2007, the company's primary product is perforated magnetic tape, used to record sound for movie productions.^[2] They also produce magnetic inks and slurries used in the production of magnetic stripe cards.