What are the reasons for Japanese enterprises to leave Suzhou?

On the afternoon of January 9th, I came to the factory of Suzhou Ridong Electrician, No.468 Suhong Middle Road, Suzhou, which is only 2 minutes' drive from Suzhou Railway Station.

It is understood that there are three manufacturing departments in Suzhou Ridong Electric Factory, namely polarizing film (polarizer), FPC and new energy. The reporter saw on the first door leading to the inside of the polarizing film factory that the slogan "Unscrupulous black-hearted enterprises transfer equipment assets and illegally dissolve the factory" was posted on it. The inside of the factory was a mess, and waste and cartons with the words "NITTO" were thrown everywhere. In the staff locker room on the second floor, a female employee was packing things.

In a huge office on the third floor, the reporter saw that a dozen employees were still working here. They said that they were currently doing the aftermath and would leave in two days, but the reason for the dissolution of the polarizing film department was not clear.

according to the reporter's understanding, more than 5 employees in the polarizing film department have reached an understanding agreement with Suzhou nitong electrician, and the compensation scheme is "N+1.5", social security compensation in January and February of 218 and a "special prize" of 15, yuan per person. In addition, Nitto Denko also promised to pay the salary for December 217 on January 1th, and the bonus for April-September 217 on January 15th. For those who have not taken annual leave, they will be paid according to "days × daily salary ×2".

"The polarizing film production line often works overtime, with five days off and two days off, but our FPC has been doing nothing, and now the polarizing film department is dissolved, which makes everyone feel very sudden." Li Juan told reporters, "After the polarization film department was dissolved, we realized that the original company wanted to sell the FPC department. Now everyone is fighting for compensation. Many people are not satisfied with the current compensation plan, so they' strike' by swiping their cards but not working."

"I don't know why the factory was evacuated this time. The FPC production line is still in normal production, but the benefits are not very good. The company only said that it would sell the FPC department, but did not say that it would close the factory." A director of Suzhou Ridong Optoelectronics FPC production line told this reporter.

Suzhou nitto electric co., ltd. China official website introduced the company as follows: Suzhou nitto electric co., ltd. is a company that produces polarizing films and FPC representing nitto electric's advanced technology. It was established on July 5, 21, and is a wholly-owned enterprise registered by Japanese nitto electric co., ltd. in Suzhou Industrial Park. It began to produce FPC in 22, set up an optical department and produced polarizing films in 23, and expanded it once in 25.

nitto denko, whose full name is nitto denko co., ltd., was established in October 1918. it is the largest polarizer manufacturer in the world, and has occupied the top three markets together with sumitomo chemical of Japan and LG chemical of Korea for a long time.

"At present, the market of polarizers is not very good, the industry competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and the overall profitability is average. As an old polarizer manufacturer, Suzhou Ridong Optoelectronics may dissolve the polarizer production line this time for its own strategic considerations." A domestic manufacturer engaged in polarizer production told reporters.

According to the data of GGII, the total consumption area of polarizer market in China in 216 was 11 million square meters, up 17.92% year-on-year, and the market scale was about 15.9 billion yuan, up 11% year-on-year. It is estimated that the domestic polarizer market will exceed 2 billion yuan in 217.

at the same time, the rapid rise of LCD panel manufacturers in China has also driven the strong demand for domestic polarizer, and domestic polarizer manufacturers have developed rapidly. It is reported that domestic polarizer leaders Sanlipu and Shengbo Optoelectronics (under Shenzhen Textile) have been expanding their polarizer production capacity in recent years, and domestic glass substrate leader Dongxu Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. has also established a cross-border joint venture with Sumitomo Chemical (Dongxu Optoelectronics holds 51% of the shares) and invested 2 million square meters of polarizer production line in Wuxi.

regarding the reasons for the evacuation of Suzhou nitto optoelectronics, on January 12th, the company issued a statement saying that it decided to stop the production activities of the optical business department, one of its departments, and transfer the related production business to other factories in nitto, China. To this end, the company and employees have negotiated on labor contracts and other related issues in accordance with laws and regulations, and they were resolved on January 8. Besides optics, the company is also developing other fields, so it will continue its business activities. "Nitto is always optimistic about its development prospects in China".