Whole plant
| Address |
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464 Kougawa, Shiraki-cho, Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture 519-0198, Japan
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| Site area |
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Approx. 330,000 m2 |
Kameyama Plant No. 1
| <Large LCD plant> |
| Total floor area |
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Approx. 130,000 m² |
| Glass substrate size |
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Sixth-generation: 1,500 x 1,800 mm (eight 32-inch panels or six 37-inch panels per substrate) |
| Substrate input |
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60,000 panels per month |
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| <Large LCD TV plant> |
| Total floor area |
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Approx. 77,600 m² |
| Production items |
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LCD TVs 26 inches or larger |
| Production capacity |
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100,000 units per month |
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| Start of construction |
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September 2002 |
| Start of operation |
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January 2004 |
Kameyama Plant No. 2
| Total floor area |
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Approx. 279,100 m² |
| Glass substrate size |
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Eighth-generation: 2,160 x 2,460 mm (eight 40-inch panels or six 50-inch panels per substrate) |
| Substrate input |
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30,000 panels per month |
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| Start of construction |
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July 2005 |
| Start of operation |
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August 2006 |
| February 2002 |
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Announced the construction plan. |
| April 2002 |
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After the finalized location agreement was signed on April 17, started preparation of the land at the construction site. |
| September 2002 |
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Held a groundbreaking ceremony on September 10 while continuing the construction work that employed up to 4,000 workers per day. |
| January 2004 |
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Completed construction of the plant building and relevant facilities and installed production equipment inside. Started operation in January 2004. (Made the first shipment of AQUOS LCD TVs on January 28). |
| April 2004 |
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Held a construction completion ceremony for the Kameyama Plant on April 21, inviting about 90 people from government offices, local concerned entities, and construction companies. |
| August 2004 |
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In order to meet the growing demand for large LCD panels used in LCD TVs, introduced the second large LCD panel production line and started its operation in August. |
| July 2005 |
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Started construction of the second plant on the same plant site on July 1. |
| August 2006 |
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Started the operation of Kameyama Plant No. 2. |
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| January 2007 |
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Introduced second line at Kameyama Plant No. 2. |
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| December 13, 2004 |
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The Kameyama Plant won the Grand Prize in the 1st Nikkei Monozukuri Awards. (Sponsored by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.; the awards ceremony was held on December 13) |
| June 10, 2005 |
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The Kameyama Plant won the Sustainable Management Pearl Award, in the environmental management section of the 3rd Japan Sustainable Management Awards.
(Sponsored by the Japan Sustainable Management Awards Committee and Mie Prefecture; the awards ceremony was held on June 10)
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| August 3, 2005 |
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Ten employees working at Kameyama Plant No. 1 won the Economy, Trade and Industry Minister´s Prize in the 1st Monozukuri Nippon Grand Award. (Sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and presented by the Prime Minister; the awards ceremony was held on August 3) |
| May 30, 2006 |
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The Kameyama Plant won the Economy, Trade and Industry Minister´s Prize in the 8th Japan Water Award. (Sponsored by Japan Water Award Committee; the awards ceremony was held on May 30) |
