Murata Manufacturing Factory is closed until May, and customers are advised to replace their products!
Introduction: According to Murata Manufacturing on January 16, Murata confirmed the death of one of its employees, and one of its factories has also received an arrest notice, which will last at least until mid-May.
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According to Murata's official **, it has been confirmed that a worker was tragically killed in Noto**.
Meanwhile, eight of the 13 factories located in Ishikawa, Fukui and Toyama prefectures in northern Japan have resumed production, while the other five (Komatsu, Nichinan, Hakui, Wakura and Matsuoka) have yet to be confirmed, according to Murata's official announcement on January 10.
Of the three plants, HIMI's plant produces ceramic filters, Murata's plant produces multilayer resin substrates, and C**e Water's plant produces inductors. At the same time, Chip Guru also learned that 10 MLCC factories at Murata have reopened.
*: Takeda's warning to customers.
On January 16, Murata Manufacturing's Global Sales and Marketing Department issued a warning to customers in the ** chain. Murata said that due to force majeure, the order could not be processed normally.
According to Murata, the events on the Noto Peninsula on January 1 caused severe damage to infrastructure, with disruptions to personnel and production beyond the control of manpower. Murata Manufacturing has made every effort to mitigate the negative impact, but as of January 15 (the date of the notice), the Murata Anasui Plant does not expect to resume production until mid-May 2024.
Therefore, Murata strongly recommends that customers use products manufactured by third parties other than those manufactured by Murata, and Murata Manufacturing will update alternative products from time to time.
*: Some products of Chili New Technology Co., Ltd.
Murata offers customers alternative products from brands such as Taichenko and Chilisin in Taiwan.
TCCK confirmed that its inductor plant overlapped with Murata's inductor plant. It will still take some time for non-TCCK customers to place orders, and it remains to be seen whether customers will start changing orders after Murata closes. In addition, TCCK also said that due to the long Chinese New Year holiday in February, customers have planned to take back orders early.
Chili's new parent company, Kokuyo, said that it received many requests from customers some time ago and will do its best to meet their needs.