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Chongqing annual laptop capacity tops 120m

Updated: 2011-04-14 14:26

By Hao Yan (chinadaily.com.cn)

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China's southwestern Chongqing accomplished an international-level laptop production base Wednesday after bringing in Asus plants, China Business News reported Thursday.

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According to Mayor Huang Qifan, Asustek Computer Inc Chairman and CEO Jonney Shih said the production capacity will be at least 30 million a year. Chongqing will embrace a total capacity of 120 million laptops, including 40 million by Hewlett Packard Company and another 40 million by Acer Inc.

This year, Chongqing will produce 30 million laptops, of which a majority will be delivered abroad. The information technology sector will take in 300 billion yuan ($46 billion), up from 136 billion yuan last year, according to the report.

Next year, Chongqing's laptop output may hit 100 million, and it may forge a cluster of production plants that could earn 700 billion yuan in revenue.

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