Coronavirus caused a 20% reduction in lcd production

According to a recent DigiTimes report, the coronavirus outbreak is expected to have reduced global display production by 20% in February 2020. Citing unnamed "industry sources" , he said output will be 5-10% lower in March.

Coronavirus is affecting the supply and manufacture of screens of all kinds

The coronavirus outbreak has prevented BOE Technology, one of the largest panel suppliers, from increasing its production capacity at the 10.5G LCD factory in Wuhan. According to the report, the outbreak has also reduced production at the Samsung Display factory in Suzhou and the LG Display LCD factory in Guangzhou.

AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux LCD module (LCM) plants in China are said to have also seen their output decrease due to insufficient numbers of workers returning after the Lunar New Year holiday.

Lower panel output across the industry has led to a price increase of $ 4-5 for 55-inch televisions, and $ 2-3 to prices for 32-, 43- and 65-inch televisions, according to DigiTimes.

The coronavirus outbreak has also reportedly caused a 20% drop in the supply of monitoring panels. Prices for panels for laptop screens have remained stable, although their production decreased 30% in February, DigiTimes said.

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About 30% -40% of the smallest display panel manufacturers in China have not obtained approval to resume operations, so the shortage of materials and components is expected to last for at least the next two months.

Leading Chinese mobile phone brands, such as Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, are expected to cut their orders as well due to already high stock in distribution channels in China.

The COVID-19 outbreak should reduce the sale of 5G mobile phones from 125 million to 115 million in China and from 220 million to 210 million worldwide, according to sources. We will keep you informed.

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