More global LCD producers may set up shop in Poland

"Poland would be an ideal site for the production of LCD panels, "Michael Wang, Quanta Computer chief executive was recently quoted as saying. Quanta representatives were in Warsaw two weeks ago for talks with officials at PAIIIZ and also paid a short visit to Wroclaw. Now, according to unofficial information, another round of talks is being held in Taiwan. But Quanta is not the only company PAIIIZ officials are negotiating with in Taiwan. Proview, the number four global producer of computer monitors, is reportedly keenly interested in opening a LCD factory in Poland and is also in negotiations with PAIIIZ. By 2010, when the LCD Phillips and Sharp factories will reach full capacity, some 35 million LCD panels will be produced in Poland. Annual European sales of LCD panels are forecast to total 40 million in the coming years. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) R.M.