Apple pulled strings behind JDI-Sharp factory sale

Hakusan plant to drive push on LCDs and next-generation displays

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Apple CEO Tim Cook presents the iPhone 11 on Sept. 10, 2019. The company sells smartphones with OLED and LCD screens. © Reuters

GEN NAKAMURA, HISASHI IWATO and YOICHIRO HIROI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/OSAKA -- Sharp's decision to purchase a smartphone screen plant from Japan Display came at the behest of Apple, a major client, with hopes of transforming the facility into a key link in its long-term strategy on displays.

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