Zenith Electronics Corporation: Digital technology transforming lodging TV experience.
More than eight decades of quality, innovation and leadership are behind today's Zenith--and the proud tradition continues today. With these core values and strong brand recognition as a solid foundation, Zenith has capitalized on the technology and marketing resources of its parent company, LG Electronics (LGE) to reposition itself...

First of Seven Planned TFT-LCD Plants Opens in Taiwan.
Home appliance and computer maker Tatung Co has opened the first of several planned plants in Taiwan for the manufacture of flat-panel computer monitors. Taiwan is the world's top manufacturer of notebook computers, but until now has been dependent on Korean and Japanese suppliers for the panels,...

Some domestic strontium carbonate producers will be beaten out.
1 Surplus capacity and decreasing profit in 2007 With negative impacts from the recession of the color TV picture tube production and the elimination of the export rebate, China's strontium carbonate manufacturing sector suffered from oversupply in 2007. Many domestic producers cut their operation rates or shifted...

Videocon to bid afresh for Daewoo.
Byline: Kala Vijayraghavan & Lijee Philip MUMBAI: Consumer electronics heavyweight Videocon Industries is putting in a fresh bid early next week for acquiring Daewoo Electronics, the ailing Korean company. Creditors of Daewoo, who have a controlling stake in the company, have once again invited fresh...

Forget slowdown, Indian cos enjoy global positions.
Byline: John Sarkar (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) NEW DELHI: India Inc has scaled global ranks and that too, across all sectors. Sample this: Indian consumer durable major, Videocon Group, is the third-largest manufacturer of colour picture tubes in the world and may soon become the world's...

TV prices may soar 12% on new CPT duty.
Byline: Monica Behura (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) NEW DELHI: Prices of colour televisions could rise as mush as 12% as a result of the government's decision to levy an anti-dumping duty on imported colour picture tubes. Television manufacturers in the country have strongly opposed...

Videocon to set up $1.5-billion chip unit in Italy.
Byline: Kausik Datta MUMBAI: The Videocon group, the country's largest consumer electronics maker, has received an aid of e180 million (around Rs 1,150 crore) for setting up a $1.5 billion semiconductor facility in Campania region of Italy. The group expects to get further e100 million...

Picture tube makers call for dumping duty.
Byline: Pramugdha Mamgain NEW DELHI: The Indian consumer electronics makers are at loggerheads with key component producers, in the wake of spurt in imports of colour picture tubes (CPTs) into the country over the last few years. This follows a call for imposing an anti-dumping duty on...

Videocon eyes LG, Philips CRT firm.
Byline: Kala Vijayraghavan & Lijee Philip MUMBAI: Displaying an appetite for acquiring globally-distressed assets, consumer durables heavyweight Videocon Industries has bid for Hong Kong-headquartered LG.Philips Displays (LGPD) - the largest manufacturer of cathode ray tubes (CRT). It's a joint venture between Dutch major Philips and South Korean...

Videocon to float GDR for Thomson acquisition.
Byline: Baiju Kalesh & Reeba Zachariah MUMBAI: India's largest television maker Videocon group is planning to raise Rs 2,000 crore through a global depository issue to fund the acquisition of three divisions of the Thomson group. It has already raised close to $350 million, sources said. ...