New plant to boost Flextronics production
By Zhu Shenshen |
April 23, 2010, Friday
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FLEXTRONICS will double laptop production capacity in China this year after a new plant in Suzhou starts production, thanks to a rebound in the global economy and booming sales of laptop and mobile devices, the world's No. 2 made-to-order electronics maker said yesterday.
Netbook, mobile devices like iPad and all-in-one computer will propel growth in the industry, according to Sean Burke, Flextronics' computing division's president.
The firm's laptop production capacity will hit 20 million units this year, from 8 to 10 million units last year. It has built research and development centers in Shanghai, Suzhou and Taipei for desktops, laptops and mobile devices, according to Flextronics.
"We expand into China to be close to our clients," Burke said.
In the first quarter of the year, global PC sales jumped 27 percent to 84.3 million units on increased IT spending worldwide. Global IT spending rose 5.3 percent annually to US$3.4 trillion in 2010, according to Gartner Inc, a United States-based consulting firm.
Asian PC vendors such as Lenovo, ASUS and Acer gained market share in the first quarter while US-based firms like HP and Dell lost ground, Gartner said.
In 2010, netbook sales will grow to take up 40 to 50 percent of the laptop markets, against 20 to 30 percent now, said Peter Zhu, general manager of notebook vertical sales and marketing under Flextronics computing division.
Netbook, mobile devices like iPad and all-in-one computer will propel growth in the industry, according to Sean Burke, Flextronics' computing division's president.
The firm's laptop production capacity will hit 20 million units this year, from 8 to 10 million units last year. It has built research and development centers in Shanghai, Suzhou and Taipei for desktops, laptops and mobile devices, according to Flextronics.
"We expand into China to be close to our clients," Burke said.
In the first quarter of the year, global PC sales jumped 27 percent to 84.3 million units on increased IT spending worldwide. Global IT spending rose 5.3 percent annually to US$3.4 trillion in 2010, according to Gartner Inc, a United States-based consulting firm.
Asian PC vendors such as Lenovo, ASUS and Acer gained market share in the first quarter while US-based firms like HP and Dell lost ground, Gartner said.
In 2010, netbook sales will grow to take up 40 to 50 percent of the laptop markets, against 20 to 30 percent now, said Peter Zhu, general manager of notebook vertical sales and marketing under Flextronics computing division.
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