Singapore, Oct 31 – Vietnam's stealing the show, sure-Korean giant SKC pumped $120 million into its Vietnam plant back in 2023 to supercharge LCD brightness/diffusion/anti-glare films. But here's the plot twist: 90% of that cargo still funnels through Singapore's ports.
"Made in Vietnam, tech from Korea, shipped via Singapore" – that's the LCD optical film industry's worst-kept secret. Fresh reports say the global LCD optical film market is headed for a 12.1% CAGR through 2031, with Asia-Pacific gobbling over 60%. And Singapore? Doesn't make a single sheet-but thanks to Changi Airport + port + bonded warehouses, it's the undisputed "Asian Film Hub".
"Two-hour flight from Vietnam, four-hour customs, then off to the world," brags one logistics boss. "Clients want speed, not origin stamps."
Netizens are roasting:
"Singapore: I don't make films, I just porter them."
"Your TV's anti-glare layer? Probably got a tan in Singapore transit."
Bottom line: Vietnam's factories roar, Singapore's ports cash in. The lifeblood of LCD films? Runs through the Little Red Dot.
