Apple’s biggest iPhone manufacturing site suffered temporary power outages from the flood hitting central China, but the damage appeared to be limited
TAIPEI— Apple Inc.’s biggest iPhone manufacturing site was set back by the severe floodingas the giant assembly base suffered temporary power outages and gave many workers time off, with water seeped into some areas, according to factory employees there.
The damage to the manufacturing hub in Zhengzhou city, Henan province, however, appeared limited, the workers said. Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group operates three factories in the city with hundreds of thousands of workers, producing more than half the world’s iPhones, according to analysts. Foxconn said that it has implemented an emergency response plan for flood control but there had been no direct impact to its facilities from the flooding.
The potential disruption to production arrives just as Apple suppliers start to gear up for this year’s new iPhone models, expected to be launched in the fall. Assembly of the new models and their components generally starts around July and ramps up in the following weeks.
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