Sumika Electronic Materials Poland Expands Production.Tokyo, Japan, July 13, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. today announced that it will expand a plant for the production of light diffusion diffusion, in chemistry, the spontaneous migration of substances from regions where their concentration is high to regions where their concentration is low. Diffusion is important in many life processes. plates for LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, allowing a natural background color to show. televisions, currently under construction at its European subsidiary, Sumika Electronic Materials Poland Sp. Z o.o. (SEMP SEMP Sustainable Environment Management Programme SEMP SERDP Ecosystem Management Project SEMP Strategic Environmental Management Program SEMP Social Expenditure Management Project SEMP Switching Electromagnetic Pulse SEMP Société d'Éditions Médico-Pharmaceutiques below), located in a suburb suburb, a community in an outlying section of a city or, more commonly, a nearby, politically separate municipality with social and economic ties to the central city. In the 20th cent. of the city of Torun, in northern Poland, in order to meet the rapidly growing demand for LCD panels Also called a "projection panel," it is a data projector that accepts computer output and displays it on a see-through liquid crystal screen that is placed on top of an overhead projector. See data projector. in Europe. In recent years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time LCD display market has been seeing rapidly increasing demand for large-screen televisions, and LCD panel manufacturers are increasingly establishing operations in Europe. Therefore, Sumitomo Chemical is strengthening its local capabilities to enable timely development and delivery in response to the increasing requirements of its customers. Sumitomo Chemical established SEMP last year as its base of manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. for IT-related materials in Europe. The Phase 1 plant currently under construction includes lines for the chip-cut processing polarizing film and the production of light diffusion plates. The line for light diffusion plates has an annual production capacity of 5000 tons of light diffusion plates, and is scheduled to start operation in November 2007. In order to meet the booming demand, Sumitomo Chemical has decided on the new construction of a Phase 2 production line, which will boost production capacity for light diffusion plates to 10 thousand tons per year. Furthermore, the Phase 2 line will be designed so as to allow for production of higher-performance light diffusion plates developed through future technical innovations to meet the demands of our customers. The amount of investment in the Phase 2 line expansion is JPY JPY In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Japanese Yen. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1.5 billion, bringing Sumitomo Chemical's total amount of investment in SEMP to approximately JPY 7 billion. SEMP's annual sales following the Phase 2 line expansion are expected to be JPY 15 billion. The establishment of Sumitomo Chemical's European base of operations Noun 1. base of operations - installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases" base air base, air station - a base for military aircraft army base - a large base of operations for an army in Poland, announced in August 2006, and the currently scheduled expansion will further enhance the Company's ability to provide LCD-related materials promptly to panel manufacturers with operations in Europe and offer a broader range of flexible services to its customers. Sumitomo Chemical will leverage the advantages of its expanded European operations to further the global expansion of its core business in IT-related materials. Summary of SEMP:
1. Company Name: Sumika Electronic Materials Poland Sp. Z o.o.
2. Established: September 2006
3. Location: Lysomice, Torun, Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship,
Republic of Poland
4. Area: Approx. 200 thousand m2
(including space for future expansion)
5. Capacity: Polarizing film: 500,000 sets/mo.
Light diffusion plates: 10,000 tons/yr.
(after Phase 2 line expansion)
6. Start of operations: Phase 1 production line: November 2007 (planned)
Phase 2 production line: (current expansion)
Summer 2008 (planned)
7. Personnel: Approx. 400 persons
Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Contact: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Corporate Communications Dept. Tel: +81-3-5543-5500 Fax: +81-3-5543-5901 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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