Taiwan I-Chiun facing orders to reduce the losses in the fourth quarter increased pressure

It is reported that the Taiwan region upstream of the LED lead frame manufacturers I-Chiun November revenue by more than 4, is expected in December will be lower. I-Chiun for the Taiwan region's largest lead frame manufacturers, product line covers LED and TFT-LCD, two kinds of industry in the second half of 2008 because the industry faces orders frozen suffered a sudden turn for the worse, especially in the fourth quarter, customers cut orders more action, the fourth quarter is facing a loss of pressure is not too small.

I-Chiun said the November camp watch to month by more than 4, more than 5 years of recession, monthly revenue estimates will fall to about 200 million yuan NT, it will fall down in December November, the capacity utilization rate has fallen below 5 in December, with orders to be reduced, the capacity utilization rate will be close to 4. The capacity utilization rate is greatly reduced, and prices continued to decline, I-Chiun admits the fourth quarter industry has indeed faced pressure loss, unless the industry investment, otherwise difficult to profit. In poor operating conditions, coupled with the expected first quarter of 2009, a good turnaround rate is not large, with the production line adjustment, the company has developed a layoff plan, but the company does not want to talk about layoffs.

The fourth quarter face losses LED I-Chiun factory not only an overall view, the upstream epitaxial plant because of low capacity utilization, and lower inventory is not digested, not to order the case, including EPISTAR, canyuan, Hua, Taigu etc. to hold the profit that the difficulty is not small.

Source: LEDinside