Display maker Sharp Corp. will start making face masks next month in response to a government request for companies to help boost output to make up for a shortage caused by the outbreak of a new coronavirus, a source close to the matter said Friday.Sharp will begin production at a pace of 150,000 masks a day, eventually ramping up its daily output to 500,000, the source said.The company will initially introduce three production lines in dust-free clean rooms at a plant in Mie Prefecture that is usually used to build liquid crystal display panels.In China, Sharp's parent company Hon Hai Prec…READ FULL ARTICLE
