The Russian company "Monocrystal" has become the largest supplier of sapphire in the world

According to the report the agency Yole Développement, the Russian company "Monocrystal", located in the Stavropol region has become the largest supplier of sapphire in the world. The company's revenue for the year was $ 87 million, according to TASS. Thanks to the contract with Apple, 2015 could be even more successful for the company.

One of the company's managers, Eugene fallow, said that the company was able to significantly break away from Japanese rivals thanks to optimization and capacity expansion. According to the report, Yole, «Monocrystal" managed to capture 27% of the world market of the sapphire glass for industrial use. The company is a leader in the supply of sapphire segment for mobile electronics and LEDs. It is reported that 4 out of 10 of the world's leading manufacturers of LEDs buy products "Monocrystal". Fallow he added that his company has managed one of the few to show a positive trend among Russian companies for the year.

Recall, recently the company is working with Apple. For the Americans, "single crystal" grows sapphire crystal for subsequent use in the Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition (version Sport - glass Ion-X). Company prepare 2-inch wafer, and of which make coatings for displays of smart hours. According to preliminary reports, Apple has ordered the supply of 4-5 million of these plates to the end of 2015.

The company plans to increase production by 20% and take 30% of the world market of sapphire glass. The fall of the ruble plays a "single crystal" on hand, because the cost of production becomes more competitive on the market: Japanese manufacturers are losing at a price of $ 1 per plate, that for large-scale order is large amount.

At the moment, the company is actively working with manufacturers of smartphones in the use of sapphire glass to protect the screen. Previously, such a rumor went around Apple, but so far no steps in this direction has not been done.