UPDATE 1-LG Display to sell stake in its Chinese LCD plant to TCL CSOT for $1.5 bln

Reuters09-26 17:01

(Adds details)

SEOUL, Sept 26 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Display

said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its stake in its large liquid crystal display $(LCD.AU)$ plant in Guangzhou, China, to TCL's LCD unit CSOT for 10.8 billion yuan ($1.54 billion).

The sale includes LG Display's 80% stake in its large LCD panel plant and 100% of its LCD module plant, and is expected to be completed in March 2025, the Apple supplier said in a statement.

The move is meant to better focus its business on its organic light-emitting diode $(OLED)$ operations, LG Display said, in which it is more competitive than in the saturated LCD market.

Analysts have said a sale would help LG Display's financial structure, after it reported several quarterly losses last year and this year on weaker demand for gadgets that use display panels.

($1 = 7.0173 Chinese yuan renminbi)

(Reporting by Hyunsu Yim and Joyce Lee; Editing by Ed Davies and Mark Potter)

((Hyunsu.Yim@thomsonreuters.com;))

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Comments

We need your insight to fill this gap
Leave a comment