LED industry season led sapphire demand heating"

Benefit from the LED industry into the season, driven by Sapphire demand warming. LED industry generally falls on the season 8~9 month, Zhaoyuan, the peak, Jia Jing branch, Xin Crystal Sapphire factory orders synchronous lifting.

At present, Zhaoyuan plain film and PSS utilization rate rose to 70% and 90%. The recent LED grain factory in response to customer demand, to require PSS to plant the sapphire substrate (patterned sapphire substrate) urgent orders, because the LED manufacturers in 2013 gradually transferred to the large size of the proportion of epitaxial upgrade, and then pull the 4 inch, LED grain crystal power plant that benefited from the customer orders more than first quarter more strong in customer specifications and brightness requirements increase, the recent PSS board on demand has increased significantly. Jingzuan Xin said, because of the large size of the PSS substrate manufacturer is not much larger yield challenges, so the price is relatively resilient, so in 2013 will actively adjust the proportion of large size products.

Taiwan's largest crystal factory is its peak down the spotlight electric capacity has been in the second quarter into full visibility into the third quarter. Yue Feng said, sapphire ingot prices did rise, Taiwan is the market demand for photoelectric observation expansion, to avoid excessive production capacity out causing price collapse, the company will carefully assess the expansion time, the fastest in the fourth quarter of this year to restart the expansion.

Zhaoyuan to adjust the efficiency of the production line and for possible future expansion, the company in the original bamboo factory Nanxin reservation, since 3Q commences, is expected to be fully integrated into the existing factory leased bamboo Nanxin factory, is expected next year the third quarter will be completed the transfer, there will be a significant benefit for future expansion and development development and production efficiency.