According to the survey for Feb. 2014 by WitsView, the display research division of the global intelligence provider TrendForce, the large-sized panel shipment in the month came to 61.58 million units, dropping 4% MoM. In March, due to the distribution demands for May 1st holidays and brands’ launches of new models, the overall large-sized panel shipment is expected to climb 8%. The TV panel will rise 13%, the monitor and NB panel shipments will grow 12% and 6% respectively, and the tablet panel shipment is expected to stay flat as February or decline 5%.
The US Department of Commerce announced on March, 11th that the anti-subsidy initial judgment for certain Chinese crystalline silicon PV products will be extended from March, 28th to June, 2nd. EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, indicates that the delay will stimulate PV market demand and in turn boost the price.