Samsung teamed up LPL massive expansion of production LCD panel

As the day before the Japanese SHARP teamed up with SONY to build 10 generation line of LCD panel factory open source, the industry said the South Korean panel makers Samsung Electronics and PHILPS LG (LGPhilipsLCD; LPL) to be outdone, will surge to. It is reported that Samsung intends to expand production of more than 30%, while LPL will also be the largest production capacity strategy, expanding production of more than 10%. DisplaySearh estimates, in 2008 the South Korean LCD panel industry production capacity can reach 59 million 900 thousand square meters, more than China's Taiwan manufacturers of 57 million 310 thousand square meters, once again ranked first in the global panel shipments

Source: Sankei - China Electronics News