| Elite Adding CCL Capacity | | Print | |
| Written by Mike Buetow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Friday, 01 June 2012 15:17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TAIPEI -- Copper-clad laminate supplier Elite Material Co. plans to invest about NT$1.2 billion ($40 million) in a new fabrication plant in China, the company confirmed. The plant is expected to have a capacity of 300,000 units per month when it comes online in 2014. Elite currently has three CCL plants, one in Taiwan and two in China, and a monthly capacity of 2.3 million units. The company is one of the world's largest suppliers of halogen-free laminates (see table) according to research firm Prismark Partners, and was the world's ninth largest CCL supplier in 2010 with $426 million in sales.
In $millions. Source: Prismark
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