# Samsung Display breaks ground for new flexible OLED fab in Asan

Samsung Display Co. broke ground for a new A4 flexible OLED plant in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, with an estimated cost of 13-16 trillion won ($11.4-14.1 billion). The facility will have a capacity of 135,000 substrates per month and is expected to start operation in the latter half of 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-10
- Where: Asan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, South Korea
- Value: $11.4B (13000.0B KRW)
- Starts operating: Q3 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 135,000 substrates per month
- Products: flexible OLED panels
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Samsung Display](https://endata.com/companies/15660.md)

## Sources

- [pulse.mk.co.kr](https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/7815988), 2017-05-10: "The A4 fab built in Asan, South Chungcheong Province based on the same 6-generation (1850x1500mm) production line as the A3 location in Cheonan active since 2015, will be ready to start operation in the latter half of next year."

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