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Thursday 2 June 2011
PCB material prices fall 3-5% in June
Quotes for copper foils and fiber glass fabrics, key raw materials for the production of PCBs, have slid by 3-5% on average in June 2011 amid weakening demand and falling global commodity...
Friday 27 May 2011
AimCore sees additional ITO glass capacity booked up by TPK, HTC, says newspaper
AimCore Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of ITO glass used in capacitive touch panels, will set up two more production lines to expand its total monthly capacity by 500,000 sheets...
Friday 27 May 2011
CPT expects input of glass substrates for small- to medium-sized panels to exceed 50% of total input in July
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has received increasing orders for small- to medium-sized panels from Samsung Electronics, white-box handset vendors...
Friday 20 May 2011
G-Tech expanding cover glass capacity, says newspaper
G-Tech Optoelectronics, an optical glass processing service provider in the Foxconn Group, is expanding its monthly capacity of cover glass from 600,000 10.1-inch sheets currently...
Thursday 19 May 2011
Taiwan fiber glass yarn suppliers gear up for capacity expansion
Another Taiwan-based fiber glass yarn supplier is gearing up to expand its capacity in anticipation of growing demand, joining rivals Fulltech Fiber Glass and Taiwan Glass Industry...
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Taiwan Glass to ramp up fiber glass yarn capacity in 2011-2012
Taiwan Glass Industry plans to ramp up its combined capacity for fiber glass yarns in Taiwan and China to 115,000 tons in 2011-2012, up from the current level of 70,000 tons, according...
Tuesday 17 May 2011
AGC develops sheet float glass at 0.1mm
Asahi Glass (AGC) has developed ultra-thin sheet glass manufactured using the float process, measuring just 0.1mm. Made from alkali-free glass, which is used as a glass substrate...
Friday 13 May 2011
Asahi Glass to set up second substrate factory in China
Japan-based Asahi Glass will establish a new glass substrate factory in Shenzhen, southern China, to produce substrates for 8.5G TFT-LCD panel production lines with volume production...
Wednesday 4 May 2011
Baotek to ramp up fiber glass fabric capacity in July
Baotek Industrial Materials, which makes fiber glass fabrics and yarns for PCB bonding sheets and laminates, has said that the company is set to ramp up its production capacity for...
Monday 2 May 2011
Fulltech aims to be top fiber glass yarn vendor in five years
Fulltech Fiber Glass, which makes fiber glass yarns and fabrics for PCB bonding sheets and laminates, plans to dedicate half of its capacity to the production of industrial grade...
Thursday 28 April 2011
Corning posts strong 1Q11 sales
Corning has posted sales of US$1.9 billion for the first quarter of 2011, increasing 9% on quarter and 24% on year, with net profit before tax rising 15% sequentially to US$867 million...
Tuesday 26 April 2011
Asahi Glass to build plant in Brazil
Asahi Glass (AGC) has said it is eyeing Brazil's construction and automotive glass markets. The Japan-based glass substrate supplier announced plans to invest JPY40 billion (US$470...
Friday 22 April 2011
Glass fabric price rally to slow in May
Prices for fiber glass fabrics in May 2011 will rise at a slower rate compared to 5-10% increases in April as producers of copper clad laminates (CCL) have been reluctant to place...
Friday 22 April 2011
AGC develops glass substrate with 0.28mm thickness for touch screens
Asahi Glass (AGC) has developed what it claims is the world's thinnest soda-lime glass substrate for touch screens, measuring 0.28mm, or 15% less than the currently thinnest commercial...
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Corning to maintain LCD glass production levels in Japan
Corning has said that the company plans to maintain production levels at its Shizuoka and Sakai City LCD glass facilities during Sharp Corporation's temporary production curtailment...