BOE Technology Group has just began the construction of the world’s largest production plant that will manufacture display modules for mobile devices earlier this week in the Qingdao, Shandong province in China.
The production site is expected to improve the Chinese display maker’s manufacturing capacity, which, in turn, would help boost its competitiveness in mobile display market. Notably, this factory would also help the city of Qingdao build a key national electronic information industry along with a high end research and development and manufacturing base, as per the company’s official website (Via ChinaDaily). The company’s total investment in this site is expected to be around 8.17 billion Yuan (roughly 1.27 billion US Dollars).
The project is situated in the Qingdao West Coast New Area in China. This new manufacturing site will produce display panels for mobile devices such as smartphones, tablet PCs, and even laptops. Interestingly, the company is also planning on the complete production of mobile phones and other products in the factory later in the future. The first batch of screen panels is expected to roll out by the end of next year.
Furthermore, the new site will also reach its full capacity in March 2024. BOE stated that its mobile screen panels have started mass production, and its new production site in Qingdao will help met its market needs display modules that will be used for medium to small mobile devices across the globe.
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