Samsung: global demand bullish large LCD panel production 7.5 times

News from South Korea, the world's largest flat-panel TV manufacturers, Samsung Electronics announced before will upgrade the large LCD panel products to meet growing demand.

A company spokesman said Samsung plans to increase its 40 inch LCD panel output from the second quarter of the monthly 20 thousand to the fourth quarter of the monthly 150 thousand. He also said that Samsung's 40 inch LCD panel exports will rise to this month's 100 thousand.

Industry analysts said Samsung's move is to deal with the first half of next year LG PHILPS LCD will begin to launch 42 inch LCD panel. Samsung said it will be completed in the first half of next year, the construction of second large LCD panel production line. Industry analysts said Samsung's production line expansion will further exacerbate its and LG PHILPS LCD in the field of large LCD panel competition.

In April this year, Samsung began the first batch of 40 inch LCD panel production, the product is expected to become the mainstream of Samsung LCD panel products, although many of its products, ranging from 15 inches to 46 inches. Samsung Corp spokesman said, although the 32 inch LCD panel LCD panel companies accounted for a large share of business income, but we expect the needs of users will turn to the LCD panel larger sizes such as 40 inch 32 inch products, because products can not meet user needs to watch TV in the living room.

So far, Samsung is still the world's only 40 inch panel manufacturers, it took advantage of the richly endowed by nature in the next year, competitors include LG PHILPS LCD company launched a large LCD panel, it is not possible to reduce the price of its products.

The second quarter of this year, Samsung LCD panel business sector net profit of $9 million 810 thousand, and the LCD panel prices continue to decline, LG LCD of PHILPS company in the first half of this year a comprehensive loss, but it is expected to achieve profitability in the third quarter of this year.

Samsung and LG PHILPS LCD monopoly of the global LCD panel market share of more than half.