Toshiba Intends to Source Large Flat Screens from Sharp

Japanese electronics group Toshiba intends to source large LCD flat screens from Sharp in future. Representatives of both groups announced this on Friday. In view of intensifying global competition for flat-screen televisions, Toshiba intends to reduce production costs in this way.

Archive notice: This article was originally published on December 27, 2007. Links and embedded videos are preserved as part of the historical record.

The 40- to 60-inch screens will be built at Sharp’s new factory in Sakai in Osaka Prefecture. The plant currently under construction will become the largest in the world, with investment costs of around 380 billion yen (2.3 billion euros).

The new plant is expected to begin operations by March 2010.