Chi Mei said the panel makers in mainland China continue to expand production capacity. BOE 10.5 generation panel makers are expected to mass-produce by the end of 2018 and are the world's first 10.5-generation panel makers, promising a number of 10.5-generation panel makers in mass production and locking in mainland China. The market for polarizers for large-sized panels is contracted by Nitto Denko to obtain its technical authorization to produce a 2.5-meter-wide polarizer. This wide-format polarizer is most suitable for use with 10.5-generation panel makers for economical cutting.
Chi Mei material shows that in addition to the four polarizer production lines in Taiwan, there is a 1.5-meter-wide polarizer production line in Kunshan, the new 2.5-km-wide polarizer production line in Kunshan will be constructed in Kunshan It is estimated that trial production will start in the first quarter of 2019 and put into operation in the second quarter.
Chi Mei Materials Board also authorized Chairman He Zhaoyang to negotiate and sign the follow-up related technology license to use this technology licensing cooperation case, mainly to accelerate the development of polarizer market in mainland China by Kunshan Chi Mei's strategic partner and major shareholder of Hangzhou Jinjiang Group limited The Company, Shenzhen Shengbo Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. invested jointly with Kunshan Chi Mei and Hangzhou Jinjiang Investment Co., Ltd. jointly signed a cooperation agreement with Nitto Denko Co., Ltd. for the licensing of polarizers up to 15 billion yen.
Chi Mei Materials explained that the technology license agreement for a period of 5 years, but according to the start of the new production line, as well as the progress of manufacturing technology guidance, separately negotiate whether the extension of the contract period.Kunshan Chi Mei enjoy three 2.5-meter-wide production line rights, total The amount of 7.5 billion yen, the first one in Kunshan built, the first 2, 3 production line is with the panel mill customer needs, and then decided to set up factories site.
Chi Mei said that this license by virtue of cooperation with Nitto Denko will be able to introduce the world's most advanced manufacturing technology, with large-size LCD panel cutting utilization, increase unit capacity utilization and reduce manufacturing costs, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of the company, Jointly enter the panel market in mainland China.
Chi Mei Materials pointed out that panel layout is gradually shifting away and panel production capacity in mainland China has entered a rapid growth situation. In recent years, with the official establishment of panel manufacturing industry in China and the construction of high generation panel factories, most research institutes estimate that mainland China will become a global marketplace in 2018 Panels with the largest area of production will account for more than half of global panel supply by 2020.
Therefore, one of the components of the panel polarizer, the rapid growth of the continental panel market, but also created a huge demand for the polarizer, as various vendors actively working in the market.
Chimei said that in mainland China, domestic polarizers are in short supply, and Chimei Materials went to land to set up factories to create the advantages of localized production. At present, the technology and capacity of domestic manufacturers of polarizer in mainland China are still unable to meet the market demand and more than half are still dependent on imports. Therefore, Polaroid localization of strong demand.
In response to the mainland market demand and tariff advantages, Chi Mei Materials became the first company in Taiwan to set up a front-line polarizing plate in mainland China. Kummery in Kunshan set up a 1.5-meter-wide polarizer production line and began trial production in February 2017, And in the second quarter of the same year has been quickly put into mass production, has been gradually shipped to the Department of land-based panel.