Typhoon # 19: 12:46 on October 15 that will affect plant operations

The influence of Typhoon No. 19 has spread to factory production.

Alps Alpine, which handles automobile-related parts, says that one of its subsidiaries' factories in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture has been partially submerged, and power outages are continuing, and operations are postponed. According to the company, production facilities have not been confirmed due to the effects of a power outage, and there is no prospect of recovery.

In addition, Taiyo Yuden, which produces communication equipment, has stopped operating because its electrical facilities have been submerged in a subsidiary factory in Date City, Fukushima Prefecture. The company says it will take up to a week to recover.

In addition, Hirose Electric, which produces connectors that connect electronic components, says that its subsidiary factory in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture has forgotten operations due to inundation. The company is in the process of checking the details of the damage, and the prospects for recovery have not yet been established.

In addition, Anritsu, a manufacturer of measuring instruments for communications, says that a subsidiary factory in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, has forgotten operations due to inundation. According to the company, there are no production facilities or materials on the flooded first floor, and it is expected that it will take less time to restore.