Ceramics and glass

摘要

Corning China has opened manufacturing facility in the Beijing Economic Technological Development Area, China, to make thin-film transistor (TFT) glass for liquid crystal displays (LCDs). The plant is the company's first TFT-LCD glass production facility in China. The opening continues Coming's trend of entering an LCD-producing region as local market demand expands. Corning Inc's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wendell P. Weeks, said "This plant reflects our commitment to grow with our customers and to support one of China's most important industries." Previously, Corning stated that it expects global demand for LCD glass to grow by 25-30 % in 2008, representing an increase of more than 4.2 km~2 (450 million square feet) of glass to about 204 km~2 (2.2 billion feet squared) by the year-end. While much of that growth is driven by the demand for LCD televisions, smaller applications such as monitors, notebooks and portable devices are also strong factors in overall glass demand.