To make themselves well prepared for the July 1 implementation of Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, leading Taiwanese liquid-crystal display television (LCD-TV) suppliers have opened production facilities in Europe. Tatung Corp.’s senior executives pointed out that Europe emerged as the world’s largest market for the TVs last year, absorbing around 34% of the 21 million TVs shipped worldwide. This region would account for 35-40% of global LCD-TV market this year, they estimated. More