The Global Flexible PCB Market Value Will Amount To $12 Billion In 2014

Global flexible PCB (FPCB) market value was $11.321 billion last year, this year will up 9.4% compared 2013.According to the Chinese market analysts study to reach $12.008 billion in 2014, 2015 will be 12.686 billion.

Flexible printed circuit board is mainly used in displays (LCD panel and touch screen), computing (HDD and ODD) and communications (mobile phone).Computer applications in 2013, the FPCB occupy 25%, of which 80% is the dominant force in Japanese companies, however, the market is shrinking.

 

 

In the mobile phones and tablets field, suppliers have high quality requirements, such as samsung, apple, LG, SONY, HTC and nokia hope get through the FPCB, while others may replace the FPCB FFC or common connector. Samsung and apple purchase quantity on FPCB is equivalent to more than 50% of the FPCB markets around the world.

 

 

 

In 2013, the FPCB industry was the most significant change in the established manufacturers decline in profit margins and soaring new entrants. New manufacturers have much more advantages with old factories. Survived the high starting point and the difficulty of the early stages, new entrants margins increased obviousely. In addition, the old vendor's production base is located in Chinese mainland, the appreciation of the renminbi and rising labor costs lead to a sharp fall in profits.

The biggest FPCB company Mektron had suffered the first loss since set up, the biggest FPCB company in Korea the gross profit rate has decreased 50% in 2013. Hon hai ZDT rely on the advantage of the parent company to get more orders from apple, so its gross margin rose significantly. ZDT mainly based in shenzhen, but it also transfers its fundamental part to low cost regions: Its second base located in qinhuangdao, the third base in huaian. 

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