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In 2007, output value of the global flat panel display industry hit 99 billion USD. Flat panel display gradually became prevalent in the field of displays. In recent years, through concerted efforts from, all sides, development environment has improved significantly in China's flat panel display industry. The industry keeps growing, technology capability is improving, and industry agglomeration is emerging. Meanwhile, China's flat panel display industry is still in the cultivation period. Major barriers to the industry's development are not addressed fundamentally yet: 1. Enterprises are too small, and do not suit the industry's trait of "Super heavy investment and Super large scale". 2. China's imperfect financing environment does not suit the industry's investment organization model of "heavy investment and long cycle", resulting in enterprises not able to raise funds from the capital market according to the market situation and their needs. 3. Chinese vendors invest insufficiently in R&D and lack core patented technologies. 4. The industry chain is not complete. China relies on imports for most key materials and equipment.

In the field of module link, the competitiveness of China's flat panel display Industry has improved rapidly. The industry's competitiveness has also been enhanced in the field of panels. It is least competitive in the field of materials and devices in the upstream sector. In China, Guangdong, Shanghai and Beijing offer the most competitive industry environment. In 2007, leading Chinese flat panel display vendors beefed up their competitiveness.

In the face of changes and challenges of competition and market, our team releases 2007-2008 Annual Report on the Competitiveness of China's New-Type Flat Panel Display Industry, which helps governments on all levels, vendors, investors and industry insiders grasp more accurately laws governing the industry's development, and offers information and recommendations for formulating policy and development strategies:
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In-depth, full and accurate market research data: The report analyzes the industry's development from the angle of product structure, regional structure and value chain, and discerns the industry's development trend.
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All-round and in-depth analysis: It sums up the performance of major areas and enterprises in the industry in 2007, and assesses the industry's competitiveness and development trend in the dimension of manufacturing, R&D, and market.
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Objective competitiveness assessment: After comparing China's various areas in the policy environment and performance in developing the flat panel display industry, the report reviews leading vendors' competitive strategies, successes and failures.

Table of Contents

Main Conclusions
Key Findings

Chapter I    Present Situation, Characteristics & Trend of the Global Flat Panel Display Industry

(I) Present Situation
1. LCD Industry
2. PDP Industry
3. OLED Industry
4. FED Industry
(II) Main Characteristics
1. LCD has become the general trend in the industry
2. The flat panel display industry is a capital-intensive and technology-intensive sector
3. East Asia has become the hub of the global flat panel display industry
4. Japan and South Korea leverage their technological edge to gain fat monopoly profits
5. Production capacity of LCD panels is in surplus
(III) Development Trend
1. The LCD market will maintain the fastest growth
2. The PDP market will keep growing
3. There is strong demand for small/medium flat panel display market

Chapter II    Present Situation, Characteristics & Trend of China's Flat Panel Display Industry

(I) Present Situation
1. LCD Industry
2. PDP Industry
3. LED Industry
4. OLED Industry
(II) Main Characteristics
1. Small Industry Size
2. Lack of Core Patented Technologies
3. Incomplete Industry Chain
(III) Development Trend
1. China is likely to become the leading global panel supplier
2. OLED will see faster technology development and market growth in China
3. TFT-LCD panel manufacturing will face consolidation

Chapter III    Index System for Assessing the Competitiveness of China's Flat Panel Display Industry

(I) Design Principle of the Index System
1. Scientific
2. Unity
3. Systematic
4. Comparability
5. Combining Comparative Advantages & Competitive Advantages
(II) Composition of the Index System

Chapter IV    Assessment of the Development Environment Competitiveness of China's Flat Panel Display Industry in 2007

(I) Political Environment
(II) Economic Environment
(III) Social Environment
(IV) Technological Environment

Chapter V    Assessment of the Manufacturing Competitiveness of China's Flat Panel Display Industry in 2007

(I) Industry Size
1. LCD
2. PDP
3. OLED
(II) Industry Chain
1. LCD
2. PDP
3. OLED
(III) Enterprise Concentration
(IV) Industry Cluster
(V) Factor Cost

Chapter VI    Assessment of the Technological Innovation Competitiveness China's Flat Panel Display Industry in 2007

(I) R&D Investment and Fund Source
1. LCD
2. PDP
3. OLED
(II) Core Technologies & Patents
1. LCD
2. PDP
3. OLED
(III) Innovation Organization Capability
(IV) Product Value Added

Chapter VII    Assessment of the Market Competitiveness of China's Flat Panel Display Industry in 2007

(I) Market Shares
(II) Brand Value
(III) Export Competitiveness
(IV) Internationalization Level

Chapter VIII    Assessment of Enterprises' Competitiveness in China's Flat Panel Display Industry in 2007

(I) Relative Competitiveness of Domestic Enterprises against Foreign Enterprises
1. Profile of Leading Domestic & Overseas Enterprises
2. Chinese Vendors Lag Far Behind Japanese and Korean Vendors
(II) Ranking of Chinese Flat Panel Display Vendors by Competitiveness
IX. Overall Assessment of the Competitiveness of China's Flat Panel Display Industry in 2007
(I) Leading Fields
(II) Leading Enterprises
1. SVA
2. BOE Technology Group
3. Changhong
4. Irico Group
(III) Leading Links

Chapter X    Outlooks of the Competitiveness of China's Flat Panel Display Industry,2008-2012

(I) Favorable Factors
1. China has the largest output
2. China has a huge domestic market
3. Chinese government introduced a host of policies and measures to fuel the TFT-LCD industry
4. China has notable comparative advantages in labor against the background of economic integration
(II) Unfavorable Factors
1. Chinese enterprises face austere challenges in the new-type flat panel display industry
2. Enterprises face the challenge of obtaining and grasping core technologies
3. Incomplete industry chain is a disadvantage of China's FPD industry
4. The development of flat panel TV market requires market cultivation
(III) Prospects
1. Flat panel display is in the leading position
2. With steadily growing production capacity, TFT will take up a major share in the flat panel display market
3. Large size is the development trend
4. Cost will keep falling year by year

Chapter XI    Recommendations

(I) To the Government
1. Raise the display industry to the strategic level of China's information industry
2. Step up integration of the current market, and lay store by size and brands, laying a solid foundation for the industry's development
3. Promote industry agglomeration, and build industry manufacturing groups with technology parks at the center
4. While developing display devices, press ahead with the development of the materials and equipment industries
5. Encourage the introduction of talent, and increase talent reserves for display technology and industry development
6. Enhance research and exchanges of market information and promptly communicate information in the industry
(II) To Enterprises
1. Fully utilize the domestic and international markets and resources, unify procurement of raw materials and parts
2. Independently develop new-generation display technologies
3. Conduct strategic cooperation with multinationals and gradually beef up the industry's strength
(III) To Investors

Tables

Shipment of Large TFT-LCD Panel, 2002-2007
Structure of the Global FPD Industry in 2007
Shipment & Growth Rate of LCD TV Worldwide, 2002-2007
Distribution of Production Areas & Markets of LCD Panel Worldwide, 2002-2007
Output of Major Chinese Flat Panel Display Vendors in 2007
Distribution of Enterprises in the Industry Chain of China's Flat Panel Display Industry in 2007
Distribution of Flat Panel Display Enterprises in Major Provinces & Municipalities across China in 2007
Ranking of China's Regions by Competitiveness in the Flat Panel Display Industry in 2007
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Figures

Distribution of the Global TFT-LCD Panel Market, 2002-2007
Price Trend of 40" LCD TV in the World, 2002-2007
Price Trend of Flat Panel System in the World, 2002-2007
Size & Growth of China's Flat Panel Display Industry, 2002-2007
Brand Distribution of China's LCD TV Shipments in 2007
Distribution of TFT-LCD Technology Patents Worldwide
Forecast of the Size of China's Flat Panel Display Industry, 2008-2012
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