The March earthquake in Japan affected the production of hard disks, as in this country are produced many important components for hard disk drives. Now, according to the official press release on Western Digital website , the floods affected production in Thailand. The specific disaster scale is not reported. We receives information only about many production areas of local suppliers and employees at home were flooded, and to avoid putting people at risk, WD reduces the production of hard drives in Thailand, temporarily suspending the activities of individual companies.
In the first half WD managed to produce in Thailand and Malaysia, about 54 million hard drives. None of the 37 000 WD employees in Thailand is physically injured. Updated information will be provided by the conference for investors on 19 October. Related Products :
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