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AUO provides a full range of panel sizes ranging from 1.2 inches (30 mm) to greater than 65 inches (1,700 mm). AUO generated US$14.8 billion in sales revenue in 2007 and now employs 43,000 throughout its global operations in Taiwan, the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and China. Additionally, AUO was the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
According to the Taipei Times, AU Optronics won a "gold" award for having a green factory. One of four factories in the world to comply with the LEED gold standard, the 8.5 generation facility boasts a water recycling rate of 90%, equal to 3 million tonnes of tap water a year. They have wind-powered generators built into ventilation shafts, and they have stated that they are willing to share this technology with other green-minded factories. They hope to become carbon-neutral next year. In addition, the company aims to recruit hundreds of employees from overseas to work on green technologies.
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