© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its office building in Seoul, South Korea, March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics (OTC:)’ semiconductor production in China is facing disruption from South Korean truckers blocking exports of a key chip-making material as part of a strike, the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said on Tuesday.
In the first concrete sign that the week-long strike has begun impacting chip production, KITA said a Korean company that produces isopropyl alcohol (IPA), a raw material for cleaning chip wafers, is facing complications in shipping the product to a Chinese company that in turn supplies wafers to a Samsung (KS:) Electronics chip factory in China.
KITA said in a statement that a week’s worth of shipments of have been delayed.
Samsung Electronics did not immediately comment. It produces NAND flash chips at its plant in Xian, China.
Be the first to comment