Chi Mei Xi'an plant initial investment of 1 billion yuan, covers an area of 220 acres, the first phase of planning a 2.5 meters wide and a 1.5-meter wire, and held a groundbreaking ceremony on the 27th. External estimates, plus land, plant And equipment investment, Chi Mei Xi'an plant a total investment of more than 2.5 billion yuan.
At the end of last year, Chi Mei Materials won the authorization of Nitto Denko, the leading polarizer in the mainland. It imported the world's first 2.5-meter breadth production line in Kunshan and is expected to start production in the second quarter of 2019 , The second production base settled in Xi'an, near the supply of 10.5 near the panel needs.
Chi Mei said that with the rapid growth of the mainland television market, the size of large-scale, the future is expected 65-inch, 75-inch demand is quite large, 2.5-meter wide format production technology, with large-size panel cutting utilization, will increase the unit Capacity utilization, reduce costs, improve competitiveness.
He analyzed that at present, the production capacity of the polarizer in the mainland is mostly dominated by the small size. With the generation of 8.6-generation and 10.5-generation panel makers one after another, the demand for large-format TVs will be strong in the future. If the polarizer is imported from Japan, there may be tariff barriers , Not necessarily beneficial, the future 2.5-meter wide production line opened, Kunshan plant does not rule out as Nitto Denko OEM.
In combination with Nitto Denko's technology, Chi Mei Materials is expected to put into operation three large-format and 2.5-meter production lines in five years to seize business opportunities in large-size TVs in mainland China and seize 20% of its shares.