What's High-performance film materials for Displays ？
- Protecting displays and Wide Viewing Angle
We mainly provide polarizer protection film and retardation film , for liquid crystal displays applications.
There are two polarizers in a liquid crystal display, and these films, which Protect and enhance the functions of each, are important elements that support high-quality image display.
Retardation film has made it possible to display clear images even from an angle, and has greatly contributed to the spread of large-screen TVs. our technology continues to support a comfortable viewing experience and moments of gathering in the living room of the home.
Product Applications
– Offering a Diverse Product Lineup to Meet Market Shifts
Konica Minolta has consistently anticipated changes in the flat panel display market to deliver products that provide indispensable value across the supply chain.
In the television segment, in addition to our conventional protection films and Optical Compensation films, we developed VA-TAC — a single-layer film structure — and have maintained a leading position in the industry. Today, we offer water-resistant TAC films and SANUQI, a COP film with enhanced water resistance, for use in LCD and OLED televisions.
In the IT segment, we were the first in the industry to introduce a 40μm protection film. Building on that innovation, we now provide high-hardness protection films to meet evolving performance demands.
In the mobile device market, we continue to push the limits of ultra-thin film technology with products such as TAC and SANUQI, supporting the industry's drive for thinner, more compact devices.
Our ongoing technological innovation enables us to deliver new value across a wide range of applications.
Supply Chain and Customers
- Bridging Customers and the Future Through Film
We provide high-performance films to diverse sectors including televisions and smartphones, supporting the global display industry.
Positioned upstream in the supply chain, approximately 70% of our customers are located overseas, enabling us to maintain a truly global presence. By building strong partnerships across a wide range of clients, we leverage our technical expertise and product development insights to drive workflow transformation and create new value for our customers.
Our ongoing technological innovation continues to deliver new value across various applications.
Examples of Value Co-Creation with Customers
- Reducing Loss, Cost, and Environmental Impact in the Supply Chain
As displays have grown larger, challenges such as decreased usage efficiency and increased costs of polarizer protection films have emerged. In response, we developed “long-length films” with significantly extended roll lengths compared to conventional products, and “wide-width films” with a maximum width of 2.6 meters.
Through ongoing dialogue with our customers, we addressed quality concerns and succeeded in implementing these films. Additionally, by leveraging solution casting film technology and new production methods, we ensured defect reduction and flexible width selection.
As a result, we reduced losses during product changeovers, simultaneously achieving cost savings through supply chain efficiency and lowering waste and transportation-related CO₂ emissions.
