iPhone assembler Pegatron halts operations at two China plants due to COVID-19 restrictions
Reopening of the production facility will depend on government notifications
By Arghyadeep Dutta
Published - Apr 12, 2022, 10:11 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 21, 2024, 03:08 PM EST
• Pegatron assembles about 20% to 30% of all iPhones
Taiwan’s Pegatron Corp, which assembles Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, halted production in Shanghai and the nearby city of Kunshan on Tuesday as the Chinese government imposed restrictions to contain the surging COVID-19 cases.
Shanghai authorities have imposed strict stay-at-home measures as China faces its worst COVID-19 outbreak since the initial phase of the pandemic in early 2020.
Renewed outbreaks and strict lockdowns in China threaten to disrupt global supply chains and exacerbate risks associated with Apple’s reliance on manufacturing in China.
