China
Focus on China strategy
- Largest world market
- Strong client base, including preferred relationships with TTE , Konka and Funai
- Attractive product offering
- Focus on TF
- Strong benefit from Slim
- Significant advantage compared to local competitors
- Scope for further improvement in Foshan (line 2) and Dongguan productivity
- Continue to focus on productivity improvements (yields, scrap)
- Capitalize on slim and TF focus
- Build on strong client relationships
- Consider investments to reduce costs further
- Leverage access to internal glass to improve glass costs
- In mid term, consider going into new technologies
General
One fully integrated tube, glass and components in Poland plant, One tube plant in
Mexico, two tube plants in China one of them is into integrated gun production.
Employee strength is approximately 11800, Tubes manufacturing capacity is 19.1 million
units, Glass manufacturing capacities is around 74000 tons, Guns manufacturing capacity
is 14.5 million units and Yokes manufacturing capacity is approximately 7.4 million units.
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China Operations
Current employee strength is around 5400 employees.Two facilities located in Dongguan
and Foshan. The Capacity is around 9.5 million units. The facilities cater to domestic
market in China as well as exports to Europe, Russia, NAFTA and South East Asia.
Premium customers are TTE, Konka, Changhong and Skyworth.
Dongguan tube production
| Product |
Range |
Capacity (million units per year) |
| Mid tubes |
A21, A21TF |
2.1 |
| Mid / Large tubes |
A21, A25, A25TF |
2.0 |
| Mid / Large tubes |
A25, A29 |
1.8 |
Dongguan gun production
| Product |
Range |
2005 Production
(million units per year) |
Hitachi gun technology
|
21” BU |
2.2 |
| Jasmine gun technology |
Vector, Coty M |
6.1 |
Dongguan metal parts production
| Product |
Facilities / Range |
2005 Production (million units per year) |
| Rimband |
5 Lines / A21, A21TF, A25, A25TF, A29, A29TF
|
8.5 |
| Frame |
2 lines / A21, A21TF, A25, A25TF, A29, A29TF |
8.5 |
| IMS |
4 lines (3 in use) / A21, A25
|
10 |
| Small parts |
Press machine / Lugs, fish plates, washers,
bimetal springs, contact springs etc. for A21,
A25, A21TF, A25TF, A29, A29TF |
66 |
| Blackener |
1 washing machine, 1 frame washing machine,
1 low-temp blackener |
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Foshan Tube Production
| Product |
Facilities / Range |
Capacity (million
units per year) |
| Large tubes |
Line 1 / A29, A29TF |
2.3 |
| Large tubes |
Line 2 / A29TF, A31TF, A34, A34TF, W30TF, W32TF |
1.3 |
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