Taiwan's Unimicron says Kunshan plant gradually resuming production (updated)

Unimicron Technology

20/04/2022 01:54

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    TAIPEI, April 20 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chip substrate and
printed circuit board maker Unimicron Technology Corp  3037.TW 
said on Wednesday its plant in the eastern Chinese city of
Kunshan is gradually resuming operations, after stopping to
comply with COVID-19 rules.
    China has put Shanghai under a tight lockdown since late
March and neighbouring Kunshan has also tightened curbs to
control the country's biggest COVID-19 outbreak since the
coronavirus was discovered in late 2019 in the city of Wuhan. 
    That had caused dozens of Taiwanese firms, many making
components for the chip and electronics industries, to suspend
operations.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2WB06M
    Global companies, from mobile phone to chip makers, are
highly dependent on China and Southeast Asia for production and
have been diversifying their supply chains after the pandemic
caused havoc.
    Unimicron, which supplies Apple Inc  AAPL.O  and Intel
 INTC.O , said in a statement to the Taipei stock exchange that
the factory had suspended production from April 2 to 19.
    It added it was "gradually resuming work depending on local
personnel and logistics conditions".
    However, Asia Electronic Material Co Ltd  4939.TWO , which
makes parts for laptops, mobile phones and digital cameras, said
its plant in Kunshan would continue to be closed, having
originally reported the suspension would last until Tuesday.
    It added it had applied for government permission to be
allowed to resume work and had been given permission to deliver
goods and would do so from current stocks.
    "It is estimated that some orders will be postponed until
May," the company added in its stock exchange statement.

 (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Tom Hogue and Cynthia
Osterman)
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