Foxconn Terry Gou's struggling display plant seeks fresh capital

$8.5bn LCD project in China postpones production targets amid supply woes

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Former Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou is said to be eyeing a run for Taiwan's presidency in 2020.(Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

LAULY LI, KENSAKU IHARA and GEN NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI/OSAKA -- A newly built advanced display plant backed by Foxconn founder Terry Gou, a veteran tycoon normally known for his ability to time the ups and downs of technology cycles, is seeking new investors to provide a capital injection, the Nikkei Asian Review has learned.

The 61 billion yuan ($8.5 billion) facility in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was supposed to be churning out large, advanced liquid crystal displays at full capacity this year, but a glut in the global market and plunging prices has led to those plans being postponed, multiple sources told the Nikkei.

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