JAPANESE TARGET THE GLOBAL PLASMA DISPLAY MARKET

UNCLAS OSAKA KOBE 000153 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECON EIND KS JA SUBJECT: JAPANESE TARGET THE GLOBAL PLASMA DISPLAY MARKET ¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (MEI) expects th -------------- -------------- Outlook for the Global Plasma Display Panel Market: Strong Growth -------------- -------------- ¶2. (SBU) According to an internal market study prepared by Matsushita -------------- -------------- MEI's PDP Strategy: Production Expansion in Kansai and Localization o -------------- -------------- ¶3. (SBU) According to MEI Vice Chairman Masayuki Matsushita, MEI is f ¶4. (SBU) As part of MEI's strategy to expand its share of the PDP seg ¶5. (SBU) Although marketing most of its new products first in Japan a -------------- -------------- MEI Management Concerns--A Dearth of Qualified Line Technicians and E -------------- -------------- ¶6. (SBU) MEI's most serious issue, according to plant managers, is hi -------------- -------------- Significant Economic Impact on the Local Economy -------------- -------------- ¶7. (U) According to research conducted by the Kansai branch of the De ¶8. (SBU) MEI's massive expansion of its PDP production capacity withi RUSSEL