HIGH-PERFORMANCE FILM MARKET 2011 -Market Prospects and Strategies-
Contents Chapter 1 Trends in the LCD Film Market 1. Polarizer Market 4 1-1-1.Annual Sales of Polarizer Manufacturers (Polarizer Business) 5 1-1-2.Production Capacity of Polarizer Manufacturers 7 1-1-3.Production Capacity and Shares of the World's Major Polarizer Manufacturers 8 1-1-4.Production Volume and Sales of Polarizers by LCD Type 9 1-1-5.Production Volume by Polarizer Manufacturer and LCD Mode in 2010 10 1-1-6.Production Volume by Polarizer Manufacturer and LCD Mode in 2011 (Estimate) 11 1-1-7.Production Volume by Polarizer Manufacturer and LCD Mode in 2012 (Forecast) 12 1-1-8.Market Analysis 13 1-1-9.Roll to Panel-Based Post-Processing at Panel Plants of Polarizer Manufacturers 14 1-1-10.Comparison of Production Rate of Polarizer Manufacturers 15 Enhance Production Efficiency by Improving Speed and Area Layout Efficiency 16 1-1-11.Wide Line Operations of Polarizer Manufacturers 17 LG Chem is Currently the Only Manufacturer With an Ultra-Wide 2,300 mm Line 18 1-1-12.Sales Shares of Polarizer Manufacturers at Korean Panel Manufacturers (in Value) 19 In Korea, Fierce Competition Continues among the Top Three: NITTO DENKO, Dongwoo Fine-Chem and LG Chem Cheil Industries Falls Somewhat Behind in Technology Despite Showing Presence as a Supplier for Samsung Electronics 20 1-1-13.Sales Shares of Polarizer Manufacturers at Taiwanese Panel Manufacturers (in Value) 21 LG Chem Remains Strong in Taiwan Although Manufacturers with Vertical Integration Hold High Shares 22 1-1-14.Sales Shares of Polarizer Manufacturers at Leading Chinese Panel Manufacturers (in Value) 23 In China's New Panel Market, Korean and Taiwanese Manufacturers Compete While Japanese Manufacturers in Considering Profitability May Calmly Wait & See 24 1-1-15.Sales Shares of Polarizer Manufacturers at Sharp 25 1-1-16.Sales Shares of Polarizer Manufacturers in Panasonic Liquid Crystal Displays (former IPS Alpha) 26 2. Trends in the Chinese Polarizer Market 27 1-2-1.Annual Sales of Chinese Polarizer Manufacturers 28 1-2-2.Production Capacity of Chinese Polarizer Manufacturers 29 1-2-3.Positioning of SHENZHEN SAPO PHOTOELECTRIC 30 1-2-4.Sales Volumes and Shares of STN (LCD only) Polarizer Manufacturers in China 31 1-2-5.Sales Volumes and Shares of Manufacturers of Polarizers for 3D Glasses 32 1-2-6.Material Suppliers of Chinese Polarizer Manufacturers 34 3. Retardation Film Market 35 1-3-1.Annual Sales Volume of WV in the Large Products Segment 36 1-3-2.Annual Sales Volume of Retardation Films for Large-Size VA-LCDs by Manufacturer 37 1-3-3.Polarizer Manufacturers for Large-Size VA-LCDs and Retardation Films Used (2010-2011) 38 1-3-4.Polarizer Manufacturers for Large-Size VA-LCDs and Retardation Films Used (2011-2012) 39 FUJIFILM to Advance in the Large VA Segment in 2011 Amid Three-Cornered Competition 40 1-3-5.Annual Sales Volume of Retardation Films for Large-Size IPS-LCDs by Manufacturer 41 1-3-6.Polarizer Manufacturers for Large-Size IPS-LCDs and Retardation Films Used (2010-2011) 42 1-3-7.Polarizer Manufacturers for Large-Size IPS-LCDs and Retardation Films Used (2011-2012) 43 Acryl Film for IPS Increases Share Although FUJIFILM Projects a Return to Z-TAC 44 1-3-8.Annual Sales Volumes of Retardation Film Manufacturers at Polarizer Manufacturers in Mid-to-Small Size STN-LCDs 45 1-3-9.Shares of Retardation Film Manufacturers at Polarizer Manufacturers in Mid-to-Small Size STN-LCDs (10 or less) 46 1-3-10.Annual Sales Volume of Retardation Film for 3D Glasses 47 1-3-11.Annual Sales Volume of Retardation Films for AM OLED 48 1-3-12.Annual Sales Volume of Retardation Films for Mid-to-Small Size TN-TFTs by Manufacturer 49 1-3-13.Shares of Retardation Film Manufacturers at Polarizer Manufacturers in Mid-to-Small Size TN-TFT LCDs 50 1-3-14.Materials for iphone and ipod 51 1-3-15.Annual Sales Volume of Retardation Films in Small VA-LCDs by Manufacturer 52 1-3-16.Shares of Retardation Film Manufacturers at Polarizer Manufacturers in Mid-to-Small Size VA-LCDs (10 or less) 53 1-3-17.Annual Sales Volume of Retardation Films for Mid-to-Small Size IPS-LCDs by Manufacturer 54 1-3-18.Shares of Retardation Film Manufacturers at Polarizer Manufacturers in Mid-to-Small Size IPS-LCDs 55 1-3-19.Status of Material Manufacturers for iphone 4 56 1-3-20.Status of Component Manufacturers for ipad 58 4. TAC Film Market 60 1-4-1.Overview of New TAC Film Manufacturers 61 1-4-2. Shares of TAC Film Suppliers at Leading Polarizer Manufacturers (2010-2011) 62 5. Polarizer Process Components Market 63 1-5-1. Sales Volumes of Polarizer-Use PET Protect Film by Manufacturers 64 1-5-2. Shares of PET Protect Film Manufacturers at LCD Polarizer Manufacturers 65 1-5-3. Production Sites of Leading PET Protect Film Manufacturers 66 1-5-4. Sales Volumes of Polarizer-Use Release Film Manufacturers 70 1-5-5. Shares of Release Film Manufacturers at Leading Polarizer Manufacturers 71 Chapter 2 Trends in the Hard Coat Film Market 2-1.Application For Electrode 74 Hard Coat Films for Resistive Touch Panels Increased Slightly Whine Demand for Films Sensors Grew with the Need for Lightweighting Capacitive Touch Panels 74 KIMOTO Leads With the Utmost High Share; TEIJIN and Oike Manufacture within Group 75 Varying Designs Applied for Capacitive Touch Panels Depending on the Manufacturer, Which Impacts Demand for Hard Coat Films 76 Need for Hard Coat Film That Makes the ITO Pattern Less Visible in Capacitive Touch Panels 77 2-2.Application For Top Cover 79 Application for Icon Sheet 79 Application for Top Cover 1 80 Application for Top Cover 2 81 2-3. Use in Molding and Decoration 84 IMD 86 IML 88 Chapter 3 Comprehensive Analysis of the PET Film Market 3-1.Ratio of Optical Applications in Sales Volume of PET Films 91 3-2.Sales Volumes of Leading Manufacturers of PET Films for Optical Applications 92 3-3.Production Sites of Leading PET Film Manufacturers (Four Leading Japanese Manufacturers) 96 3-4.Production Sites of Leading PET Film Manufacturers (Five Leading Foreign Manufacturers) 97 3-5.Noteworthy PET Film Application: Use for Solar Cell Backsheet 102 Trends in Demand for PET Films for Solar Cell Backsheets (All-Purpose + Hydrolysis Resistance + Coloring) 103 Trends in Demand for PET Films for Solar Cell Backsheets (Other than All-Purpose Grade) 104 3-6.Noteworthy PET Film Application: White PET Film (for Reflective Sheet) 105 3-7.Noteworthy PET Film Application: Release Film 106 Share of Films for Silicone Coating by PET Film Manufacturer (2011 estimate) 107 Research analysis, report writing and editing by : Hatsumi Yano Tomoko Funaki Kazuo Tamura
1-1-1. Annual Sales of Polarizer Manufacturers (Polarizer Business) (100 million yen) 11,500 11,000 10,500 10,000 9,500 9,000 8,500 8,000 7,500 7,000 6,500 6,000 5,500 5,000 70 4,500 4,000 3,500 NITTO DENKO CORPORATION LG Chem Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd BMC CMMT (Chi Mei Materials Technology Corporation) Cheil Industries, Inc. SANRITZ CORPORATION Optimax Technology CO. Polatechno Co.,Ltd SKYPOLA Others 43 104 70 92 653 387 34 329 300 100 112 105 343 29 746 350 315 86 348 525 761 78 343 1,500 335 140 1,590 1,400 1,200 1,300 168 138 206 360 582 148 108 178 570 350 577 910 381 630 1,890 SAMPLE 1,600 2,500 2,100 245 150 206 550 640 735 910 2,100 2,700 3,000 2,500 825 1,000 1,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 2,364 2,558 3,093 2,233 2,625 2,849 3,100 500 0 Year ended March 2006 Year ended March 2007 Year ended March 2008 Year ended March 2009 Year ended March 2010 Year ending March 2011 (plan) Year ending March 2012 (plan)
1-1-3. Production Capacity and Shares of the World's Major Polarizer Manufacturers (10,000 m 2 ) 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 400 100 NITTO DENKO CORPORATION LG Chem (Korea) Sumitomo Chemical affiliates (Japan) Dongwoo Fine-Chem Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo Chemical affiliate in Korea) Sumika Technology Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo Chemical affiliate in Taiwan) BMC (Taiwan) 150 Cheil Industries (Korea) SANRITZ CORPORATION 200 600 660 Optimax Technology CO., LTD (Taiwan) CMMT (Chi Mei Materials Technology) (Taiwan) 1,000 SHENZHEN SAPO PHOTOELECTRIC (China) SUNNYPOL OPTOELECTRONICS (China) 150 2,400 Polatechno Co.,Ltd SKYPOLA (Taiwan) 600 200 660 Winda Opto-Electronic (China) JANTEX (Taiwan) 500 2,500 Shin Wha OPLA Co., LTD (Korea) Wenzhou Qiaoye Economy Development Co., Ltd (China) 150 2,400 200 600 160 570 2,500 3,580 1,600 150 100 2,480 3,580 150 3,800 670 600 100 170 120 600 2,080 1,200 570 160 1,200 3,800 4,780 3,800 5,288 3,600 100 150 670 4,680 60 400 800 170 2,080 4,680 4,200 2,480 100 150 1,800 2,700 170 400 5,136 1,800 1,200 400 3,180 SAMPLE 4,000 4,368 3,120 3,800 4,000 2,480 1,200 2,100 1,200 1,800 3,500 2,100 2,100 2,480 3,350 400 1,920 1,920 1,950 800 150 1,950 800 400 2,000 2,000 12,400 170 1,300 10,800 10,800 4,368 1,300 7,000 8,100 1,580 5,500 6,500 400 1,920 800 800 700 2,800 11,200 11,200 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 5,300 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
1-1-4. Production Volume and Sales of Polarizers by LCD Type FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 (forecast) FY2012 (forecast) FY2013 (forecast) ratio ratio ratio ratio ratio ratio TFT 22,760 97.2% 27,585 95.4% 34,510 96.7% 40,860 96.8% 45,660 97.1% 50,500 97.1% STN 285 1.2% 1,000 3.5% 915 2.6% 1,030 2.4% 1,080 2.3% 1,200 2.3% TN 370 1.6% 340 1.2% 270 0.8% 310 0.7% 290 0.6% 300 0.6% Total 23,415 100.0% 28,925 100.0% 35,695 100.0% 42,200 100.0% 47,030 100.0% 52,000 100.0% Year-on-year ratio 108.5% 123.5% 123.4% 118.2% 111.4% 110.6% Sales in Value (100 million yen) (Unit: 10,000 m 2 /year) 7,355 8,697 10,173 11,336 12,000 12,600 Average unit price (yen/m 2 ) 3,141 3,007 2,850 2,686 2,552 2,423 Year-on-year ratio 88.9% 95.7% 94.8% 94.3% 95.0% 95.0% * Based on Roll. * Sales include products other than the polarizer (e.g. ITO film and optical components). * Average unit price = (Sales in value) / (Production volume) * Year-on-year ratio for 2012 and 2013 is assumed as 95%.
1-1-7. Production Volume by Polarizer Manufacturer and LCD Mode in 2012 (Forecast) (Unit: 10,000 m 2 /year) Manufacturers Capacity TN STN TFT Total share share share share NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 13,000 - - - - 11,000 24.1% 11,000 23.4% LG Chem 12,400 - - - - 11,000 24.1% 11,000 23.4% Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd 10,000 - - - - 7,400 16.2% 7,400 15.7% BMC 4,780 - - - - 4,500 9.9% 4,500 9.6% CMMT 2,400 - - - - 3,800 8.3% 3,800 8.1% SANRITZ CORPORATION 3,580 - - - - 3,400 7.4% 3,400 7.2% Cheil Industries, Inc. 3,800 - - - - 3,300 7.2% 3,300 7.0% Optimax Technology CO. 2,500 100 34.5% 100 9.3% 600 1.3% 800 1.7% Polatechno Co.,Ltd 600 - - 500 46.3% 60 0.1% 560 1.2% SUNNYPOL OPTOELECTRONICS 660 40 13.8% 140 13.0% 400 0.9% 580 1.2% SHENZHEN SAPO PHOTOELECTRIC 1,000 80 27.6% 100 9.3% 200 0.4% 380 0.8% Winda Opto-Electronic 200 50 17.2% 140 13.0% - - 190 0.4% Wenzhou Qiaoye Economy Development Co., Ltd 150 20 6.9% 100 9.3% - - 120 0.3% Total 55,070 290 100.0% 1,080 100.0% 45,660 100.0% 47,030 100.0% ratio 0.6% 2.3% 97.1% 100.0% Note) Production volume is based on Roll, computed in consideration of production capacity, operation period, yield rate and other factors. STN includes applications for 3D glasses.
1-1-10. Comparison of Production Rate of Polarizer Manufacturers Plant/Line 2008 2009 2010 2011 Target (per minute) NITTO DENKO Existing line 20 m 20 m 20 m 20 m 30 m CORPORATION New Onomichi process (2 lines) 25 m 25 m 27 m 27 m 30 m Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd Existing line 15-16m 15 16 m 18 m 18 m 20 m With the latest technology (Ehime) 18 m 18 m 20 m 25 m Dongwoo Fine-Chem (1) 12 m 12 m 12 m 12 m (2) 18 m 18 m 20 m 20 m (3)(4)(5) 25 m 25 m 30 m spec Sumika Technology (1)(2) 18 m 18 m 20 m 25 m LG Chem (2) (7) 18 m 18-20 m 20 m 22 23 m 30 m (8) (10) 25 m 27 28 m 30 m BMC (1) 12 m 12 m 12 m 12 m (2)(3)(4) (2) 12 m (3) 16 m (2) 12 m (3) 16 m (2)(3) 16 m (4) 24 m (2)(3) 16 m (4) 24 m (3) 20 m Tainan (8)(9) (8)(9) 12 m (8)(9) 12 m (9) 20 m (up to 2012) SANRITZ CORPORATION Toyama (1)(2) 8-10 m 8 12 m 8 12 m 8 12 m Nyuzen (3) 12 m 12 15 m 15 m 15 m To promptly expand (3) to handle 18 to 20 m Cheil Industries, Inc. 12 m 12-20 m 15-20 m (1) 20 m (2)(3) 25 m (3) 30 m CMMT (1)(2)(3) 6 8 m 13 m 14 m 16-18m (4) (4) 20 m Polatechno Co.,Ltd (1)(2) 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m (3) 15 m 15 m 15 m Optimax Technology CO. 10 12 m 10 12 m 10 12 m 10 12 m 16 m SHENZHEN SAPO PHOTOELECTRIC (4) 12 m SUNNYPOL OPTOELECTRONICS (3) 12 m Winda Opto-Electronic (1)(2) 5 m Wenzhou Qiaoye Economy Development Co., Ltd (1) Max: 10 m
1-1-11. Wide Line Operations of Polarizer Manufacturers Name of Manufacturer NITTO DENKO CORPORATION LG Chem Dongwoo Fine- Chem Sumika Technology BenQ Materials Corp. Operation Period Production Sites Lines Width Operation Status June 2008 Onomichi No. 6 line 1,960 mm March 2009 Ochang No. 9 line 1,980 mm August 2010 Ochang No. 10 line 2,300 mm Scheduled to start operation at the end of 2012. April 2009 Facility is in full operation with 60 to 80% production for 1,960 mm width. Facility is in 50% operation with 20 to 40% production for 2,300 mm width. Ochang No. 11 line 2,300 mm - Pyeongtaek Plant, Iksan City No. 5 line 1,960 mm Facility is in full operation with 60% production for 1,960 mm width. 2012? Tainan No. 3 line 2,300 mm - June 2009 Guishan Township, Taoyuan County No. 4 line 1,960 mm Facility is in full operation with 40% production for 1,960 mm width.
1-3-10. Annual Sales Volume of Retardation Film for 3D Glasses (Unit: 10,000 m 2 /year) FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 (forecast) FY2012 (forecast) share share share share share share TEIJIN CHEMICALS LTD. 50 100.0% 60 100.0% 60 75.0% 170 63.0% 250 62.5% 250 62.5% KANEKA CORPORATION - - - - 20 25.0% 100 37.0% 150 37.5% 150 37.5% Total 50 100.0% 60 100.0% 80 100.0% 270 100.0% 400 100.0% 400 100.0% Chinese manufacturers are the primary suppliers of polarizers for 3D glasses used in movie theaters. TEIJIN CHEMICALS and KANEKA are the two leading retardation film suppliers in this segment. TEIJIN CHEMICALS took advantage of its relationships with Chinese polarizer manufacturers fostered through dealing in STN and was quick to undertake this application before KANEKA. People will soon have their personal 3D glasses at movie theaters. As consumer glasses must offer good design, curving process is applied on the lens. In the curving process, which involves applying heat of about 110 degrees centigrade, polycarbonate film is not suitable due to the inconsistency formed given the photoelastic coefficient. This is why COP is applied although it is vulnerable to oil and hence for example, touching the lens after eating potato chips can cause the lens to crack. Hence the hard coat layer is added. Generally, COP does not offer high adhesiveness with other materials and requires surface processing. With costs associated with resin, surface processing and hard coating, the product becomes quite expensive compared to PC-based retardation film. This is a major drawback.
1-3-19. Status of Material Manufacturers for iphone 4 Status of Component Manufacturers for iphone 4 (2010) 3.5" Panel IPS Polarizer TMD (Toshiba Mobile Display Co., Ltd.) Upper Retardation films * Lower share (1) (2) (3) (4) 50% LGD (LG Display Co., Ltd.) 50% Seiko Epson Corp. Partial Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd JX Nippon Oil & Energy * Composition of cell: polarizer/(1)/(2)//cell//(3)/(4)/polarizer (1) NV film 13 μm (positive c-plate), (2) 1/4λ ESSINA 20 μm, (3) G film 23 μm (4) No film 100% share for both polarizer and retardation film Sekisui Chemical Co.,Ltd. Retardation films * ZEON CORPORATION Status of Component Manufacturers for iphone 4 (2011 estimate) None 3.5" Panel IPS Polarizers Upper Lower share (1) (2) (3) (4) TMD 30% Sumitomo Chemical Co., LGD 30% Ltd JX Nippon Oil & Energy Sekisui Chemical Co.,Ltd. ZEON CORPORATION None SHARP CORPORATION 25% CIC 15% NITTO DENKO (partially) NITTO DENKO (NA-Z) COP-based None
1-3-20. Status of Component Manufacturers for ipad Status of Component Manufacturers for ipad (2010) 9.7" Panel IPS share Polarizers Retardation films LGD 60% LG Chem FUJIFILM (Z-TAC) Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd 35% Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd Konica Minolta Opto (Zero-TAC) Seiko Epson Corp. 5% Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd Konica Minolta Opto (Zero-TAC) * Composition of cell: polarizer//cell//polarizer Status of Component Manufacturers for ipad2 (2011 estimate) Retardation films 9.7" Panel IPS share Polarizers Upper Lower LGD 60% NITTO DENKO CORPORATION NITTO DENKO (NA-Z) FUJIFILM (Z-TAC) Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd 40% NITTO DENKO CORPORATION NITTO DENKO (NA-Z) ZEON CORPORATION (G film) * Sumitomo Chemical is expected to enter the market in the latter half of 2011. LGD and Samsung Electronics each holds 50% share. ZEON is strong in retardation film (G film). LG Chem will also enter the market of lower polarizers in the latter half of 2011. FUJIFILM (Z-TAC) handles retardation film while NITTO DENKO handles upper polarizer.
1-5-2. Shares of PET Protect Film Manufacturers at LCD Polarizer Manufacturers Polarizer Manufacturers Protect Film Manufacturers FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 (estimate) NITTO DENKO In-house 85% 95% 95% CORPORATION FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. 15% 5% 5% SANRITZ CORPORATION FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. 90% 90% 90% SUN A KAKEN Co., Ltd. 10% 10% 10% FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. 80% 80% 75% Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 5% 5% - LINTEC Corporation 10% 12% 20% SUN A KAKEN Co.,Ltd. 5% 3% 5% Polatechno Co.,Ltd FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. 100% 100% 100% LINTEC Corporation Partial Partial Partial SUN A KAKEN Co., Ltd. 60% 60% 60% Optimax Technology NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 30% 30% 30% FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. 10% 10% 10% Teijin DuPont Films Japan Limited Partial - - In-house 75% 75% 75% LG Chem SUN A KAKEN Co., Ltd. 22% 22% 22% FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. 3% 3% 3% OSUNG LST Co., Ltd. 80-85% 75-80% 75-80% Cheil Industries Youl Chon Chemical, Ltd. 10% 20% 20% (former ACE DIGITECH) FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. 5-10% 5% 5% BenQ Materials Corp. (former DAXON) CMMT (Chi Mei Materials Technology) Winda Opto-Electronic SHENZHEN SUNNYPOL OPTOELECTRONICS Wenzhou Qiaoye Economy Development Co., Ltd FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. 80% 80% 80% OSUNG LST Co., Ltd. - 10% 10% LINTEC Corporation 20% 10% 10% FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. 30% 60% 60% SUN A KAKEN Co., Ltd. 10% - - NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 60% 40% 40% FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. Partial 80% 80% SUN A KAKEN Co., Ltd. Partial 20% 20% FUJIMORI KOGYO CO., LTD. Partial 100% 100% OSUNG LST Co., Ltd. - - Partial SUN A KAKEN Co., Ltd. Partial 100% 100% Remarks Considering starting production of protect film within the Group
1-5-5. Shares of Release Film Manufacturers at Leading Polarizer Manufacturers NITTO DENKO CORPORATION Manufacturers FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 (estimate) MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, Inc. 70% 70% 70% 70% Toray Industries, Inc. 30% 30% 30% 30% Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd LINTEC Corporation 100% 100% 100% 100% SANRITZ CORPORATION Polatechno Co.,Ltd Optimax Technology CO. LG Chem ACE DIGITECH (Cheil Industries) Teijin DuPont Films Japan Limited 80% Partial - - MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, Inc. 20% 100% 100% 100% LINTEC Corporation 90% 100% 100% 100% Teijin DuPont Films Japan Limited 10% - - - Teijin DuPont Films Japan Limited 70% Partial - - MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, Inc. 30% 80% 80% 80% Nan Ya Plastics Corporation - 20% 20% 20% MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, Inc. 95% 60% 55% 50% Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. 5% 40% 45% 50% MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, Inc. 20% Partial - - Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. 80% Almost 100% 100% 100% DAXON (BenQ Materials) MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, Inc. 100% 100% 100% 100% CMMT MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, Inc. 80% 80% 100% 100% Toray Industries, Inc. 20% 20% - - * Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. was renamed from Toray Saehan Inc. in April 2010.
KIMOTO Leads With the Utmost High Share; TEIJIN and Oike Manufacture within Group Market Share of Hard Coat Films for Electrode (FY2010) Meihan Sinku Kogyo 1% Other 1% LINTEC 2% Oike & Co., Ltd. 8% TEIJIN CHEMICALS 8% Gunze 9% Higashiyama Film 11% KIMOTO 60% *Other includes: AICA, REIKO, etc.
Need for Hard Coat Film That Makes the ITO Pattern Less Visible in Capacitive Touch Panels PET film ITO optical adjustment layer hard coat layer In a capacitive sensor, the ITO film is patterned, which causes the ITO to become more visible due to the difference in the refractive index between the ITO and the hard coat layers. To resolve this weakness, some ITO film manufacturers form an optical adjustment layer on the hard coat film to adjust the refractive index on the surface of the base film so that it matches that of the ITO before applying the ITO sputtering procedure. However, it is not easy to make the ITO film less visible without affecting the transparency level. Other than NITTO DENKO, only limited manufacturers including Oike & Co. and Sekisui Nano Coat Technology are capable of supplying ITO films for capacitive touch panels. Although performing the optical adjustment based on dry coating is said to achieve a higher effect, using wet coating instead enables the manufacturer to reduce costs.
For Resistive Touch Panels For Capacitive Touch Panels Thickness 125 μm, 188 μm Mainly 125 μm Possible thinning to 75 μm and 50 μm Type AG: Car navigation systems, personal navigation devices Clear: Mobile phones and monitors Mainly Clear Hard coat layer Mainly both sides Mainly both sides + an optical adjustment layer Examples of desired functions ANR (Anti Newton Ring), low reflection, anti-fingerprint function AB (Anti Blocking), optical adjustment layer, low reflection With the expansion of the hard coat film market for capacitive touch panels, manufacturers with new strategies are entering the market. For example, NOF CORPORATION, which had been focusing on antireflective films and conductive polymer films, has launched a hard coat film with an optical adjustment layer formed by wet coating. TEIJIN DuPont Films is expected to be taking a similar approach. ITO films come in varying designs depending on the sputter manufacturer, and it is not easy for hard coat film manufacturers to adjust the difference in refractive index for each design. Oike Fine Coating, Inc. is actively coping with the challenge given that ITO sputtering is done within the Oike Group, and Higashiyama Film Co. Ltd. which has built close relationships with ITO sputter manufacturers, has been successful, reportedly. With the exception of these two firms, manufacturers in general have either only recently entered the market or are in process of research and development.
3-1. Ratio of Optical Applications in Sales Volume of PET Films Ratio of Optical Applications in Sales Volume of PET Films (Leading Four Domestic Suppliers) (Unit: ton; share on lower line) 2009 2010 2011 (estimate) 2012 (forecast) Yr/yr Yr/yr Yr/yr FPD optical 84,600 103,800 122.7% 104,300 100.5% 118,100 113.2% applications (40.6%) (40.8%) (41.2%) (42.3%) Non-optical 123,600 150,900 122.1% 148,700 98.5% 161,400 108.5% applications (59.4%) (59.2%) (58.8%) (57.7%) Total industrial 208,200 254,700 122.3% 253,000 99.3% 279,500 110.5% applications (100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%) * Leading four domestic suppliers: Toray Industries, TDF, Mitsubishi Plastics, and TOYOBO. Figures include exports by each supplier. FPD optical applications Non-optical applications Total industrial applications Ratio of Optical Applications in Sales Volume of PET Films (Leading Three Korean Suppliers) (Unit: ton; share on lower line) 2009 2010 2011 (estimate) 2012 (forecast) Yr/yr Yr/yr Yr/yr 60,900 115,000 188.8% 141,500 123.0% 169,500 119.8% (30.3%) (44.1%) (49.4%) (51.5%) 140,100 146,000 104.2% 145,000 99.3% 159,500 110.0% (69.7%) (55.9%) (50.6%) (48.5%) 201,000 261,000 129.9% 286,500 109.8% 329,000 114.8% (100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%) * Leading three Korean suppliers: SKC, Toray Advanced Materials Korea and Kolon Industries. Figures include exports by each supplier. Ratio of Optical Applications in Sales Volume of PET Films (Two Taiwanese Suppliers) (Unit: ton; share on lower line) 2009 2010 2011 (estimate) 2012 (forecast) Yr/yr Yr/yr Yr/yr FPD optical 4,500 13,300 295.6% 21,000 157.9% 30,600 145.7% applications (10.6%) (21.4%) (28.3%) (32.4%) Non-optical 37,800 48,800 129.1% 53,100 108.8% 63,800 120.2% applications (89.4%) (78.6%) (71.7%) (67.6%) Total industrial 42,300 62,100 146.8% 74,100 119.3% 94,400 127.4% applications (100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%) * Two Taiwanese suppliers: Nan Ya and Shinkong Materials Technology. Figures include exports by each supplier. FPD optical applications Non-optical applications Total industrial applications Ratio of Optical Applications in Sales Volume of PET Films (Leading Five Overseas Suppliers) (Unit: ton; share on lower line) 2009 2010 2011 (estimate) 2012 (forecast) Yr/yr Yr/yr Yr/yr 65,400 128,300 196.2% 162,500 126.7% 200,100 123.1% (35.7%) (39.7%) (45.1%) (47.3%) 117,900 194,800 165.2% 198,100 101.7% 223,300 112.7% (64.3%) (60.3%) (54.9%) (52.7%) 183,300 323,100 176.3% 360,600 111.6% 423,400 117.4% (100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%) * Leading three Korean suppliers: SKC, Kolon Industries, and Toray Advanced Materials Korea plus Taiwanese suppliers: Nan Ya and Shinkong Materials Technology. Figures include exports by each supplier. Foreign manufacturers began to secure a fair amount of shares on the optical-use PET film market in 2005. Leading Korean and Taiwanese LCD panel manufacturers used to procure PET films as components and materials of LCD panels primarily from Japan. It was around 2005 that Korea, the home of the world's two largest panel manufacturers Samsung and LG, began to promote the "Buy Korean" trend, almost as a state policy, of purchasing Korean-made components and materials. Furthermore, in Taiwan where companies until recently depended on Japan for optical components and materials, leading panel manufacturers such as AUO, CIC, CPT and Hannstar Display have been increasingly active in procuring domestic components and materials. Foreign panel manufacturers have requested PET film manufacturers in their respective countries to develop optical-grade materials. Since around 2008, foreign PET film manufacturers began full-fledged development and provision of optical-grade products to replace imports from Japan.
3-2. Sales Volumes of Leading Manufacturers of PET Films for Optical Applications Japanese Manufacturers Korean Manufacturers Taiwanese Manufacturers MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, Inc. Toray Industries, Inc. Teijin DuPont Films Japan Limited TOYOBO CO.,LTD Sub-total SKC Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. KOLON Sub-total Nan Ya Shinkong Materials Technology Co., Ltd. Total Sub-total (Unit: ton; share on lower line) 2009 2010 2011 (estimate) 2012 (forecast) Yr/yr Yr/yr Yr/yr 39,200 53,300 136.0% 56,300 105.6% 59,100 105.0% (26.1%) (23.0%) (21.1%) (18.6%) 18,900 21,100 111.6% 21,400 101.4% 25,000 116.8% (12.6%) (9.1%) (8.0%) (7.9%) 16,100 18,800 116.8% 15,800 84.0% 22,000 139.2% (10.7%) (8.1%) (5.9%) (6.9%) 10,400 10,600 101.9% 10,800 101.9% 12,000 111.1% (6.9%) (4.6%) (4.0%) (3.8%) 84,600 103,800 122.7% 104,300 100.5% 118,100 113.2% (56.4%) (44.7%) (39.1%) (37.1%) 28,900 37,000 128.0% 52,000 140.5% 57,500 110.6% (19.3%) (15.9%) (19.5%) (18.1%) 16,000 37,000 231.3% 48,500 SAMPLE 131.1% 59,000 121.6% (10.7%) (15.9%) (18.2%) (18.5%) 16,000 41,000 256.3% 41,000 100.0% 53,000 129.3% (10.7%) (17.7%) (15.4%) (16.7%) 60,900 115,000 188.8% 141,500 123.0% 169,500 119.8% (40.6%) (49.5%) (53.0%) (53.3%) 4,400 11,800 268.2% 17,400 147.5% 21,000 120.7% (2.9%) (5.1%) (6.5%) (6.6%) 100 1,500 1500.0% 3,600 240.0% 9,600 266.7% (0.1%) (0.6%) (1.3%) (3.0%) 4,500 13,300 295.6% 21,000 157.9% 30,600 145.7% (3.0%) (5.7%) (7.9%) (9.6%) 150,000 232,100 154.7% 266,800 115.0% 318,200 119.3% (100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%) (100.0%) Note 1: Figures include exports by each supplier. Note 2: Sum of PET films for optical applications and subsidiary materials (e.g. release films and protect films) for optical applications.
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