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TVs and tablet terminals are indispensable items in today's life.
Polarizing plates are essential for the liquid crystal displays of such items.
Optical-use POVAL FILM is used as a base film for polarizing plates.

Optical-use POVAL FILM is utilized as a material for various products for liquid crystal displays.

The optical-use POVAL FILM business was launched in 1972 for use in liquid crystal displays for pocket calculators. Today, the size of the business has expanded with the growth of products using liquid crystal displays, such as LCD-TVs, PCs, smartphones, and tablet terminals.

POVAL FILM is highly transparent. It is characterized by the high orientation obtainable through stretching.

Optical-use POVAL FILM is sold to polarizing plate manufacturers.
Polarizing plate manufacturers dye POVAL FILM with iodine, after which the polarization property is expressed through stretching. By attaching a protective film, such as TAC, it becomes a polarizing plate, which is sold to panel manufacturers.

It is an important polarizing plate component that meets needs for larger sizing, higher resolution, and thinner screens.

Applications include LCD-TVs, PCs, tablets, and smartphones. As the items become larger, of higher resolution, or thinner, optical-use POVAL FILM that meets such needs is provided.

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Polarizing Plates

Widely used as a base film for polarizing plates, which are an indispensable component in the manufacture of LCD panels.