Kameyama II is a real masterpiece, not only in terms of production technology. The world’s first LCD factory of the 8th generation is a R&D centre and employs top scientists from all over the world. The high concentration of technology and know-how has had an impressive spin-off effect: Meanwhile numerous companies from the liquid-crystal industry are based in the vicinity of Kameyama II, therefore the region is called "Crystal Valley" nowadays. Also to the benefit of Sharp, since we can excellently use the synergies created here for R&D.

Sharp Electronics Spain S.A. was founded in Barcelona in April 1986 with the goal to be the reference plant for the manufacture of reception apparatus for television cathode ray tube for the European market.

In November 1987 began the production in one plant with annual capacity to 500,000 units, built in Sant Cugat del Valles in a new industrial development zone.

In April 1992 started a new production plant with a capacity of 1,000,000 units in the same industrial zone.

In September 1994 it began production of fax machines, reaching an annual production of 250,000 units.

In May 2002 inaugurated the first assembly line for LCD screens.

In April 2006 was celebrated on 20th anniversarie of Sharp Electrónica España S.A.

Now:
Production capacity of 1,000,000 units.
The last half of 2008 (July-December) reached 500,000 units.

547 employees, among SEES, SMES and SESE.

The turnover of the factory last fiscal year was set at 323 million euros.

Sharp Manufacturing France is a production center for digital B& W and colour laser multifunctional systems. Located in Soultz in Alsace, the site covers over 23,000 sq. metres and employs 200 people. Since its creation in 1989, SHARP Manufacturing France has produced over a million B&W and colour mulitfunctional laser printing systems. To meet customer requirements, SHARP Manufacturing France delivers custom made products directly, in a very short timeframe, to more than 1,500 destinations in 22 European countries.

Sharp Manufacturing Poland Sp.z o.o. is located in the north-central part of the country near the city of Torun, a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated on the Vistula River. The factory began the production of LCD modules for LCD TVs in January 2007. After a construction period of only one year and an investment of some 44 million euro (six billion yen), since August 2007 the factory is also manufacturing Sharp AQUOS LCD TVs in addition to LCD modules. The Torun factory is a further expanding of Sharp´s global supply strategy, enabling it to service the demand for LCD TVs in the global target markets even faster and more directly. The core element of Sharp’s global supply strategy is integrated production, i.e. combining the production of LCD modules and the final LCD TV in one plant. The Polish LCD TV factory covering the European market now joins other plants in Mexico, China, Malaysia and Japan (Kameyama).

In Torun Sharp has built not only an LCD TV factory but an entire industrial estate. The Sharp Crystal Park in Poland, is the home for  suppliers to the LCD TV production close to the Sharp factory and covers 177 hectares. Shorter transport distances mean faster supplies , lower CO² emissions and shorter delivery times.

Since July 2007 Sharp is constructing the first tenth-generation LCD panel plant and the largest plant for thin-film solar cells in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. With these factories Sharp combines both technology areas to set up an “industrial park for the 21st century”.

Besides the two state-of-the-art plants, the 1.27 million square-metre industrial park provides room for suppliers supporting the entire production process as well as further infrastructure; providing a time and cost advantage. Furthermore, CO² emission will be reduced due to the vertically integrated method of production.

The new LCD production center will be the first of the tenth generation, capable of processing LCD motherglass panels in a size of 8.7 square metres (2,850 mm x 3,050 mm). This makes these motherglass panels 60 per cent larger than those in Sharp’s current eighth-generation LCD plant, Kameyama II. They can be used to manufacture, for example six 60-inch or eight 50-inch LCD panels. The LCD production will start in October 2009.

At the same time, the largest solar cell plant is being built next to the latest LCD plant. As one of the leading companies in the production of solar cells and modules for many years, with the new plant Sharp launches mass production of thin film solar cells and is planning a production volume of 1.000 megawatts per year.

Overview of the New Plants: