Air Products opens plant in China for LCD panel fab of HKC Optoelectronics

Industrial gases company Air Products has started a new plant in Chongqing City (China) to supply TFT-LCD (thin-film transistor liquid crystal display) fab of HKC Optoelectronics Technology Co, which is a subsidiary of the domestic display leader Huike Electronics (Shenzhen) Co Ltd.

The new project represents another investment by the company to serve the fast-paced development of the country’s electronics manufacturing industry. It also further strengthens Air Products’ market position in western China, particularly Chongqing, which is a fast emerging, key production base for high-technology industries.

The fab, located in the Banan Jieshi IT Industrial Park, is the largest investment