Sanyo buys LCDs from Sharp, eyes appliance tie-up
Sanyo Electric Co said on it has started buying liquid crystal display (LCD) panels from Sharp Corp for use in its flat TVs and the two firms are considering joint effort.
“We hope to expand our business by having a mutually complementary relationship with Sharp,” said Sanyo spokeswoman Yuko Hosaka. “Sharp's strength in LCD is part of that.”
Sanyo said it started procuring LCDs from Sharp in April, and would also continue procurement from other suppliers.
Sanyo sold about a million LCD TVs in North America in the business year that ended on March 31.
Sharp, the world's third-largest LCD TV maker behind Samsung Electronics Co and Sony, has been trying to secure a stable source of demand for its LCD panels from rival TV set makers as it aggressively invests in expanding output.
It is planning to spend ÂĄ380 billion ($3.65 billion) to build a new LCD plant in Japan, scheduled to start production by March 2010.
Sony Corp, Toshiba Corp and Pioneer Corp have said they plan to buy LCD panels from Sharp.
Sanyo announced on Thursday that it had returned to the black for the first time in four years, helped by robust sales of rechargeable batteries and digital cameras, and said profit would jump this year on the sale of its cellphone unit.
But its traditional home electronics business, including cooking appliance and refrigerators, remained in the red. (Reuters)
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