Sharp to cease LCD plant operation, end Japan's large panel production

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Sharp has decided to close operations at its subsidiary Sakai Display Products by the end of September. (Photo by Kento Awashima)

KANOKO SAKAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Japanese electronics maker Sharp has decided to suspend operations at an LCD panel plant in Sakai, Osaka, run by its subsidiary Sakai Display Products by the end of September, Nikkei has learned.

The SDP factory produces LCD panels for televisions, and its suspension will mean Japan no longer has the capacity to produce large panels.

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