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Business and Technology News > Apr 2008
 
 
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Sony to Double Production Capacity of Bravia LCD TVs


(Business and Technology News, 30 Apr 2008 )

Sony Corp. announced plans to double the annual production capacity of Bravia LCD TVs in Slovakia, up from two million sets in fiscal year 2007 to four million sets by the end of December 2008. The Slovak factory is set to become Sony's largest producer of LCD TVs worldwide. In accordance with this expansion plan, the number of employees is also planned to increase about 50 percent from 2,300 to 3,500 by the end of December 2008.

Sony first began production of Bravia LCD TVs in Trnava, Slovakia in April 2006. Upon rapidly reaching full production capacity at the facility with no possibility for further expansion, Sony built 'Nitra Technology Centre' in Nitra, 40km east of Trnava and relocated its production function, in order to meet rapidly increasing demand for LCD TVs in Europe. 'Nitra Technology Centre' started production of Bravia LCD TVs in August 2007, along with Sony's TV manufacturing facility in Barcelona, Spain.

In fiscal year 2007, annual production capacity of Bravia LCD TVs manufactured in Slovakia - both in Trnava and Nitra - amounted to 2 million sets. In order to meet increasing demand for LCD TVs in Europe, Sony doubled production capacity to four million sets by expanding the production capability in the 'Nitra Technology Centre'.

"Bravia holds the key for further growth of Sony's electronics business," says Ryoji Chubachi, president and Electronics CEO of Sony Corporation. "The expansion of our production capacity in Nitra is a clear sign of our determination to expand our TV business across Europe, the world's largest market for Bravia."

 

 
 
 
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