Milestones

14 March 2001

AFPD Pte. Ltd. was incorporated.

11 June 2001

Ground breaking ceremony for the construction of AFPD Building.

16 July 2001

First batch of engineers was recruited for training in Fukaya, Japan .

February 2002

First batch of engineers completed training in Japan .

1 April 2002

Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co. Ltd. was incorporated in Japan - AFPD then became its subsidiary.

10 June 2002

First PC TFT LCD panel successfully manufactured.

17 June 2002

AFPD building is fully completed.

1 August 2002

Commencement of mass production.

5 September 2002

First shipment of TFT LCD panels.

8 November 2002

Official opening of AFPD Pte. Ltd.

10 March 2003

Commencement of production of TV LCD panels.

18 September 2003

1st million panels produced.

21 August 2003

Achievement of ISO 9001:2000 certification.

10 November 2003

Achievement of ISO 14001:1996 certification.

28 December 2004

Achievement of OHSAS 18001:1999.

30 March 2005

5th million panels produced.