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Thursday 22 April 2021
BenQ Materials sustains full capacity utilization for polarizer
BenQ Materials has sustained full capacity utilization for polarizer production, with its order visibility clear through the end of the second quarter or even the third quarter, according...
Thursday 11 March 2021
Polarizer supply to improve in 2H21, says BenQ Materials chairman
Polarizer supply has been tight amid strong demand for LCD panels, but is expected to become balanced in second-half 2021 when China-based makers ramp up production at newly-established...
Wednesday 3 February 2021
CMMT ramping up polarizer output
Polarizer maker Cheng Mei Material Technology (CMMT) plans to ramp up its monthly output to four million square meters from the current 3.5 million through an overhaul of its production...
Tuesday 2 February 2021
Polarizer makers to raise prices amid tight supply
Polarizer makers will hike prices by 5-10% in first-quarter 2021 amid tight supply, a result of shortages of a key material, optical compensation films, according to industry sourc...
Tuesday 12 January 2021
Taiwan polarizer suppliers to embrace strong 1H21
Taiwan-based polarizer makers are poised to embrace brisk sales in the first half of 2021, bolstered by strong demand for TV and IT panels along with rising polarizer prices in the...
Wednesday 25 November 2020
BenQ Materials sampling circular polarizers for foldable phones
BenQ Materials has kicked off volume production of OLED circular polarizers for wearable applications in the fourth quarter of 2020, while also starting sampling related polarizers...
Monday 23 November 2020
Cheng Mei sees order visibility for polarizers extend to 1H20
Polarizer maker Cheng Mei Materials Technology (CMMT) has seen its order visibility extend to the first half of 2021 thanks to demand for IT products and TVs driven by stay-at-home...
Friday 20 November 2020
BenQ Materials reports improved earnings for 3Q20
Polarizer maker BenQ Materials has reported improved earnings for the third quarter of 2020, bolstered by increased sales, as it expects current sales dynamics to continue into the...
Friday 11 September 2020
Taiwan polarizer suppliers diversifying client bases
Taiwan's polarizer makers BenQ Materials and Cheng Mei Material Technology (CMMT) both are striving to expand their client bases to sustain shipment momentum, according to company...
Friday 4 September 2020
Polarizer supplies to stay tight through 1H21
Global supplies of polarizers are expected to remain tight through the first half of 2021 along with recent upsurge in demand for LCD panels supporting remote work and study, according...
Friday 28 August 2020
Polarizer maker CMMT sees improving utilization rate
Polarizer Cheng Mei Materials Technology (CMMT) has seen its capacity utilization rate improve substantially and orders surpass its available capacity by about 10%, according to company...
Friday 21 August 2020
TSMC acquires factory building in southern Taiwan
TSMC has announced the acquisition of a factory building and related facilities owned by E-Ton Solar Tech at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) for NT$860 million (US$29.2 million),...
Friday 14 August 2020
Polarizer maker Optimax to sell plant to TSMC
Optimax Technology has disclosed plans to sell its plant at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) to TSMC for NT$3.65 billion (US$124.2 million), with the deal likely to complete...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Polarizers in tight supply
Global supplies of polarizers have been tight and could remain so in 2021 even though demand for such optical filters is weakening in light of the gradual closure of LCD lines by...
Monday 4 May 2020
CMMT aims to deliver operating profit in 2Q20
Polarizer Cheng Mei Materials Technology (CMMT) has adopted multiple approaches to strengthen its operations aiming to switch its operating margin and EBITDA back to the positive...