The newly elected president of the United States - Donald Trump - one of the points of his program as president outlined a program of import substitution. The transition to electronics with the label made in America - is not only to protect the interests of the country in terms of security, but also the creation of jobs and tax collection. It was too much profitable to produce where labor is cheaper and where the other lower production costs.
SoftBank Management Company, as it became known to Japanese sources, a month ago met with Trump and in the person of General Director of the company has promised to consider the issue of construction in the US giant plant to produce LCD panels for displays and televisions. This plan provides for joint investment in the construction of SoftBank and its partner - the company Hon Hai Precision Industry.
Foxconn company and its unit in a former company Sharp has recently announced a plan to build China's best glass processing plant 10.5G generation substrates for the production of LCD screens. The plant will start operating in the autumn of 2018, and the amount of investment in construction will be $ 8.8 billion. The same factory, according to the source, can be built in the United States. According to head of the Sharp, the parties are now actively discussing building plans and, perhaps, one way or another, come to a decision.