LG plasma panel production will exceed Matsushita to produce 350 thousand pieces of panel

Days ago, reporters from LG Electronics was informed that since September this year, the fourth phase of the plasma module production line of LG's electronic will be officially put into use. It is reported that this production line using the world's first "6" process (a mother substrate production of 6 PDP), the monthly output is expected to reach $160 thousand plus three of the capacity will exceed the current monthly production of 180 thousand pieces of Panasonic to become the first in the world.

The industry believes that the recent Panasonic, pioneer, LG and other PDP panel manufacturers have increased investment in plasma, because the big screen LCD has a direct pressure on plasma manufacturers. LCD TV and plasma TV will be fierce competition in the field of 40 inches, the plasma will be limited to more than 50 inches flat panel TV market in the future.

The new production line "8 face" process cost is low

It is reported that, LG electronics in May last year invested nearly $600 million investment in the completion of the fourth production line. The production line for the first time in the world, "6 face" process (a mother substrate production of 6 PDP), and can also be done on the "face of the 8", according to the market demand for flexibility.

The LG three PDP production line production from 165 thousand expanded to 190 thousand, with production capacity of fourth production line 160 thousand, is expected by the end of the month the plasma panel production capacity will reach 350 thousand, will exceed the current monthly production of 180 thousand pieces of Panasonic, become the first in the world.

LG electronic PDP division Yoon Kwang Ho vice president, said: this year due to the global demand for large screen flat-panel TVs, plasma display manufacturers have accelerated the pace of production. Due to the increasingly fierce competition among enterprises, reducing costs has become an urgent need to meet market demand. The fourth phase of the production line can be used to reduce the production cost of the "8 take" process, compared to the past, the production process and delivery time reduced by more than half."

Plasma, LCD decisive 40 inch Market

Insiders said that the recent LCD TV size is growing, due to the reasons for the expansion of production capacity has all the way down, so the plasma manufacturers to form a direct pressure. In addition to LG to start the fourth phase of the production line, Panasonic has recently invested $860 million to build a plasma TV plant is expected to be operational in October. Panasonic predicts that in 2005 sales of 2 million 100 thousand plasma tv. At the same time, Pioneer Co has 8% share in the global market is also planning to expand production. Panasonic predicts that 42 inch plasma TV prices are expected to fall to $1800 by the end of this year, and in 2007 fell to $1150.

LG vice president of PHILPS DukeKoo said LCD TV and plasma TV will be in the field of 40 inches of fierce competition. Merrill Lynch analysts believe that, at present, the world's 40 inch flat-panel TV market, plasma TV accounted for a share of 88%. Although plasma TV is still the upper hand, but they have to give up the 32 inch market, and the future will be limited to more than 50 inches flat panel TV market.