Factbox: Companies affected by southern Japan quakes
16/04/2016 04:21
TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake
struck southern Japan early on Saturday, killing at least 15
people, injuring hundreds more and trapping people in collapsed
buildings, just over a day after a quake killed nine people in
the same region. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N17I4LS
The natural disaster has also hit economic activity in the
southern Japanese island of Kyushu which hosts a number of
manufacturers.
Below is a list of key companies affected by the quakes and
the status of their facilities as reported by Reuters and other
media.
* Sony Corp 6758.T halted production of image sensors at
its plant in Kumamoto. It is inspecting the plant and does not
have a timeline for resuming production yet.
* Honda Motor Co Ltd 7267.T halted production at its
motorcycle plant in Kumamoto with an annual production capacity
of 250,000. It will keep production on hold through Monday.
* Toyota Motor Corp 7203.T halted production at three
plants producing vehicles, engines and transaxles in Fukuoka. It
will decide on Sunday whether to resume production.
* Nissan Motor Co Ltd 7201.T halted production at its
Fukuoka plant which produces vehicles including the Serena,
Teana, Murano and Note.
* Renesas Electronics Corp 6723.T closed its plant in
Kumamoto, which produces microcontroller chips for automobiles.
It will not resume production until completing the assessment
for potential damage.
* Mitsubishi Electric Corp 6503.T halted production of its
two plants in Kumamoto which produce parts including liquid
crystal display modules. It has no timeline for resuming
production.
* Tokyo Electron Ltd 8035.T halted production of
semiconductors its Kumamoto plant and is currently assessing the
damage.
* Medical technology company Hoya Corp 7741.T halted
production of photomasks and other products at its Kumamoto
plant. It is mulling sending production elsewhere.
* Tyre maker Bridgestone Corp 5108.T halted production at
its Kumamoto plant and will resume production once the situation
is assessed.
* Suntory Beverage and Food Ltd 2587.T halted production
of beer and other drinks at its plant in Kumamoto.
* Yamazaki Baking Co Ltd 2212.T , which had resumed
production after halting in wake of the quake on Thursday, again
stopped bread production at its Kumamoto plant.
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(Reporting by Shinichi Saoshiro, Naomi Tajitsu, Makiko Yamazaki
and the Tokyo bureau; Editing by Lincoln Feast)
((shinichi.saoshiro@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging:
shinichi.saoshiro.reuters.com@reuters.net))
Keywords: JAPAN QUAKE/COMPANIES