] [TechWeb June 13, according to foreign media reports, due to the loss of many years, Apple's suppliers in Japan Display Corporation (JDI) has announced previously planned voluntary early retirement (voluntary early retirement) to collect the number will increase to 1,200 people, compared with figures published in May more than 200 people. President Yoshiyuki Kawasaki month will be held September 30 to resign.
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Early retirement of the scale is equivalent to about a quarter of the total number of employees in Japan. Raising time was July 29 to August 27, allowed to retire no later than the end of September.
In addition, JDI also decided Hakusan factory (Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture) from July to September and set a September shutdown ,, close Mobara plant (Mobara, Chiba City) part of the production line.
Earlier this month, foreign media had reported, JDI consider Hakusan factory-made smartphone LCD panel (Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture) halted for several months, because the main customers of Apple's demand is low, resulting in deterioration of operating rates, a move aimed at cutting fixed cost.
JDI scheduled to receive 80 billion yen (about 5 billion yuan) business alliances assistance from mainland China and Taiwan. JDI strait Union has notified until June 14 will make a decision.
JDI last month released 2018 fiscal year (as of the date March 2019 31) reported a consolidated final loss with a loss of 109.4 billion yen (about 6.85 billion yuan), 5 consecutive years of losses.
Smart phone makers to switch to OLED (OLED) panels, and LCD panel makers in mainland production capacity and other reasons that JDI facing a severe business environment. JDI transferred OLED panel because the pace is slow, missed many Apple orders.
JDI want to get outside investment, and plans to obtain investment funds plants in Japan to expand OLED (OLED) panel production capacity. JDI is an integrated manufacturer of small and medium display Display Division, Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi made.