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Kuraray Boosts Film for LCDS

by Jean-François Tremblay
October 17, 2011 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 89, Issue 42

Kuraray will spend $170 million to increase capacity for polyvinyl acetate film at its plant in Ehime, Japan. PVA is used to make one of the key layers in liquid-crystal display polarizers. The expansion will involve setting up a new production line capable of producing 5,000-mm-wide film used in making large flat-screen television sets. Kuraray is already the main producer of PVA film for LCD applications. The company expects to complete the expansion in 2013.

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