Once a thriving business to replace the traditional CRT displays from the top of our desks, the LCD technology is seemingly now a liability for South Korean companies like LG and Samsung. This week LG Display inked a deal to sell its China-based LCD plant in a bid to focus on it more profitable OLED business,

LG Display (LGD) has sold its LCD plant in Guangzhou, China for approximately US$1.54 billion, a strategic move critical to the company's pivot towards OLED production. This sale, spearheaded by company president Jeong Chul-dong,

LG Display signed a 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) deal to sell its entire stake in a large LCD plant in Guangzhou, China, the company said in a regulatory filing, Thursday.

9月26日，LG Display董事会正式批准了将其位于中国广州的8.5代LCD面板产线及模组工厂以2.03万亿韩元（108元人民币）出售给TCL华星的交易。这一决定被解读为LG Display加强重组OLED核心业务的举措。LG Display 在一份声明中表示，此次出售包括其广州 LCD 面板工厂中 80% 的股份和其 LCD模组工厂100%

The sale includes LG Display's 80% stake in its large LCD panel plant and 100% of its LCD module plant, and is expected to be completed in March 2025, the Apple supplier said in a statement. The move is meant to better focus its business on its organic light-emitting diode (OLED) operations,

To combat Chinese companies and satisfy future OLED demand, South Korea-based manufacturers Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD) are expediting their investments in 8.6G IT OLEDs. Additionally,

LG Display has agreed to sell its majority stake in a Guangzhou-based LCD plant to TCL’s CSOT division for 10.8 billion yuan ($1.54 billion). The sale covers LG Display’s 80% stake in its large LCD panel plant and 100% of its LCD module facility,