Many Apple, Tesla suppliers halt production in China amid power pinch
The Hindu
The temporary stop to production by the companies puts supply-chain continuity at risk during a peak season for electronics goods including the latest iPhones.
Several key Apple and Tesla suppliers said they had halted production on Sunday at some of their Chinese facilities to comply with the country's tighter energy consumption policy.
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Apple supplier Unimicron Technology Corp said that three of its subsidiaries in China had to stop production from midday on Sept. 26 until midnight on Sept. 30 to "comply with the local governments' electricity limiting policy".
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