LG Says End of Lockdowns Will Lower Tech Demand, Prices: FT

(AF) The lifting of pandemic lockdowns around the world will reduce demand for electronic goods and lower prices, Korean TV and panel maker LG Display has said, according to the Financial Times.

The supplier of screens to companies including Apple, said “demand for small-to-mid-size TVs is falling” and that it assumes “IT panel prices might be partially mitigated and decline” in the second half of the year, the report stated. The comments came as LG Display announced a second-quarter profit growth fuelled by pandemic demand for TVs and laptops. Full story: Financial Times

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