Apple supplier Foxlink unlikely to resume full India operations for two months-source

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28/02/2023 07:56

By Praveen Paramasivam and Munsif Vengattil
       CHITTOOR, India, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Apple  AAPL.O 
supplier Foxlink's factory in southern India is unlikely to
resume full operations for two months after a fire incident,
raising concerns of supply chain disruptions for the iPhone
maker, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Tuesday.
    The facility in India's Andhra Pradesh state, where Foxlink
makes charging cables for iPhones, was engulfed in a massive
fire on Monday that led part of the building to collapse to the
ground. There were no casualties.
    A source with direct knowledge said that Foxlink operates a
total of 10 assembly lines in two separate facilities at the
plant in Andhra, of which 4 were completely damaged and unlikely
to resume operations for two months.
    

 (Reporting by Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra in New Delhi,
and Praveen Paramasivam in Tirupati, Editing by Louise Heavens)
 ((munsif.vengattil@thomsonreuters.com;))