Japan's Murata sees partial restart of quake hit factories

Murata Manufacturing Co

18/03/2022 01:41

TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Murata Manufacturing Co
Ltd  6981.T  said it plans to restart production on Friday at
two of four factories whose operations were halted following an
earthquake that jolted the country's northeast late on
Wednesday. 
    Kyoto-based Murata, the top global supplier of ceramic
capacitors uses in smartphones and cars, said it aims to restart
production at two facilities in Fukushima prefecture on Friday. 
    Two further factories remain out of action, a company
spokesperson said, with a fire that broke out at a factory in
Tome in Miyagi prefecture that produces chip inductors causing
some damage to equipment.
    The disruption caused by the magnitude 7.4 tremblor has
shone a spotlight on Japan's leading role in producing precision
components vital for electronics and autos production when
global supply chains are under COVID-19 pandemic related strain.
     
    

 (Reporting by Shinji Kitamura and Sam Nussey; Editing by
Stephen Coates)
 ((sam.nussey@tr.com;))