The maker of touch-panel films expects its optroni

The maker of touch-panel films expects its optronics division, which supplies producers of screens for smartphones, tablets and TVs, to account for about half its total revenue in three years, down from 60 percent in its latest results, Nitto Denko President Hideo Takasaki said in an interview on Tuesday.

That would mean roughly flat sales for the screen sector, while the company's latest three-year business plan, announced this month, calls for annual growth of more than 10 percent to the auto sector.

"We'll maintain our number one position (in touch panel film)," Takasaki said, but added that autos offered a stable market.
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Japanese brands account for about 60 percent of Nitto's global automotive sales. And while executives declined to identify customers by name, they said Nitto's tapes are used by the world's top five auto manufacturers.

Looking ahead, Nitto also wants to use its nonautomotive products in the automotive field. Those include optical films for liquid crystal displays and flexible printed circuits. The proliferation of electrified drivetrains, and their reliance on electric motors and inverters, will also spur demand for insulation paper and varnish, Nitto says.

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