Samsung Display, LG Display open talks with partners on next-year investment

Samsung Display and LG Display have begun talks with partners on large-scale facility investments planned for the first half of next year, according to etnews.com. The two South Korean panel makers are preparing separate projects: Samsung Display's Asan 2 Complex and LG Display's FLiPP technology.

Samsung Display is holding behind-the-scenes discussions on equipment investment tied to the Asan 2 Complex, also known as the A7 fab. The company plans to announce the specific investment scale and schedule in the first half of next year. Core equipment for the complex is expected to be installed by the first half of 2028, with official operation in 2029.

The A7 fab is expected to produce OLED panels for premium mobile, foldable and IT devices such as notebooks and tablets.

LG Display, for its part, is in talks with partners to begin investment in FLiPP, with that spending also expected in the first half of next year. The company plans to convert an 8.5th-generation WOLED line in Paju into a dedicated FLiPP line and aims to apply FLiPP OLED first to the IT panel market.

Background

Samsung Display decided to invest in the Asan 2 Complex in 2017 and began construction, but the investment was halted in 2021. On August 5, the company announced it would resume the investment after five years. At IMID 2026 in August, the president of Samsung Display named flexible and foldable OLED panels as the top priority for the A7 line.