Ecologically Conscious Sharp Aquos

“Green” Materials

AQUOS Employs Ecological Materials

AQUOS employs non-halogen resins in the cabinet and lead-free solder on the main circuit boards. Thus SHARP uses materials and parts that create less impact on the environment, even after they are disposed of.

Saving Resources

Approx. 60,000-Hour Long-Life Design without Replacement

The LCD panels used in AQUOS TVs suffer almost no performance degradation over their operational lives. Thus users can enjoy beautiful on-screen images during the entire lifetime of the AQUOS LCD TV backlight, which is about 60,000 hours*1.

Recycling

Use of Eco-Oriented Recycling Materials

The base stands for AQUOS TVs are constructed from a resin comprised at least 20% of recycled materials. Also, the protective packaging materials consist of cardboard and molded pulp made from 100% recyclable paper, helping to further reduce the burden of waste products on the environment.

Kameyama Plant: Plant No.2 (right) has been in operation since Aug. 2006.

The Most Advanced LCD Facility for the Integrated Manufacture of LCD TVs Starts Operation

With the crystallization of Sharp LCD technology and V technology, the most advanced facility for the integrated production of AQUOS from the manufacturing of LCD panels to assembly of final products has been completed in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, Japan, and started operation in January 2004. Also, Kameyama Plant No.2 started operation in August 2006 producing the world’s largest*2 eighth-generation motherglass. AQUOS, the new flat TVs for the next era, are produced at these facilities.

The Most Advanced Technology to Keep Environmental Impact to the Minimum

A cogeneration system and photovoltaic power generating system supply the plant with about one-third of the energy needs in-hou se and thus together with using exhaust heat, the plant reduces CO2 emissions by about 40% compared with conventional models. In addition, the plant collects all the waste water from the production process and recycles it with water purification technolog y. The plant is a “Super Green Factory” with highly-advanced technology Sharp has striven for.

*1 Typical time for power output decrease of about one half, assuming continuous use with brightness or dimming. In standard mode and with a room temperature of 25°C (77°F) (except the LC-19A33M-BK/WH).

16*2 As of August 2007