Innolux Display Corp (
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (
The rights-issue plan came as local rivals scramble for fresh capital before the thin film transitory (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) industry falls deeper into stagnation because of overcapacity.
The capital crunch is apparently not a great concern for Innolux president and founder Tuan Hsing-chien (
"We'll have sufficient capital for new facilities for 2005 after the rights issue, plus a the NT$20 billion bank loan obtained in March," Tuan said on Saturday during an annual employee gathering, according to a Chinese-language newspaper.
Innolux officials could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Tuan did not reveal how many common shares Innolux plans to offer, or the share price.
He only said they hope to raise between NT$5 billion and NT$6 billion.
In the previous rights issue in September, the year-old Innolux sold its shares at NT$12 a share.
Chunghwa Picture Tubes Ltd (
Quanta Display Corp (廣輝電子), a joint venture between Quanta Computer Inc (
Innolux, a supplier of flat panels for computers and smaller-sized screens for consumer electronics, is scheduled to offer its shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2006, Tuan has said previously.
Innolux is ramping up its fifth-generation plant and plans to churn out 10,000 units of substrate glass a month in the three-month period to next March, Tuan said. Monthly output would gradually increase to 35,000 units and then to 65,000, he said.
Currently, Innolux has a 4.5G plant ramped up and plans to begin mass production early next year. Half of Innolux's output would supply Hon Hai's need, the company said.
Innolux will spend US$693 million to boost its output this year, the world's fourth-largest investment in the industry during the period, Texas-based researcher DisplaySearch said earlier this year.
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