Japanese Manufacturer Earthquake Related Plant Closures
By Theresa Barraclough -
2011-03-16T06:37:30Z
The following table summarizes what major Japanese manufacturers have said about closures following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that damaged plants and crippled nuclear power plants, causing electricity shortages.
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Company Facilities Products Other
Name Closed Affected Information
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Asahi Breweries Ltd. 2 Beer Plants damaged
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Bridgestone Corp. 0 Tires Reopened three plants
in Tochigi today. Two
plants to start delivering
tires on March 18.
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Company Facilities Products Other
Name Closed Affected Information
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Canon Inc. 9 Lenses,
steppers,
inkjet
printer
devices
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Daihatsu Motor Co. 4 Autos Plants closed through
today; may lose
output of 9,600 units
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Denso Corp. 10 Auto parts Closed at least
through today
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Fuji Heavy Ltd. 5 Autos Plants closed until
March 20
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Fujitsu Ltd. 10 Chips, PCs,
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Company Facilities Products Other
Name Closed Affected Information
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printers
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Hino Motors Ltd. 3 Trucks. Plants closed until
buses, cars at least today
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Hitachi Ltd. 6 Home
appliances,
power-
generating
facilities,
elevators,
control
systems,
auto parts
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Honda Motor Co. 6 Autos, Plants halted through
engine parts March 20;
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Company Facilities Products Other
Name Closed Affected Information
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losing production of
16,600 autos
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Isuzu Motors Ltd. 2 Autos Plants closed until
March 18
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Japan Tobacco Inc. 5 Cigarettes, Plants were damaged
raw materials,
cigarette filters
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Kao Corp. 4 Detergent, Trying to shift
diapers, output to other
chemicals, plants
cleaning
products
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Kikkoman Corp 1 Ketchup, Closed at least
other through yesterday
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Company Facilities Products Other
Name Closed Affected Information
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Kirin Holdings Co. 2 Beer No decision made on
reopening damaged plants
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Mazda Motor Corp. 4 Autos Plants closed until
March 20 due
to parts shortage
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Meiji Holdings Co. 8 Snacks,
dairy
products,
drugs,
food
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. 0 Autos Operation at three
plants resumed today.
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Nestle Japan Ltd. 1 Confection Minor plant damage
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Company Facilities Products Other
Name Closed Affected Information
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Nikon Corp. 4 Plants remain closed
yesterday
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Nissan Motor Co. 6 Autos Four plants closed
through today; two
plants through
March 18
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Panasonic Corp. Cameras, Halted some plants;
audio factory run by
equipment, Sanyo Electric Co.
electronic unit making air
devices conditioners
reopened yesterday
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Pioneer Corp. 1 car Plant closed
stereos, because customers’
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Company Facilities Products Other
Name Closed Affected Information
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navigation car plants are
shut
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Renesas Electronics 7 Seven plants
Corp. were closed March
15; update
pending
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Sapporo Holdings Ltd. 2 Beer No decision made on
reopening damaged plants;
studying ways to boost
production at other sites
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Seiko Epson Corp. 4 Plants remain
closed yesterday;
one is inside
nuclear
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Company Facilities Products Other
Name Closed Affected Information
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evacuation zone
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Sharp Corp. 1 Reduced operating hours
starting yesterday due to
power supply issues.
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Shiseido Co. 1 Shampoo Minor damage;
to resume output
around March 28
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Sony Corp. 8 Blu-ray Reopened two plants;
discs, eight remain shut
lithium-ion
batteries,
magnetic
tape, chip
components
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Company Facilities Products Other
Name Closed Affected Information
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Sumco Corp. 1 Plant damage
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Suzuki Motor Corp. 6 Autos All six plants
including closed until today,
Alto, March 17 operations
Wagon R to be decided.
models
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Toshiba Corp. 2 wireless Reopened 4 plants
systems, yesterday; two still shut
chips
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Toyota Motor Corp. 28 Autos, Plant closures include
engines, subsidiaries. Toyota will
parts resume output at seven
plants tomorrow. No plants
were seriously damaged and
main port facility in
Tahara was undamaged.
Closures so far may cut
production by 40,000
vehicles.
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To contact the reporter on this story:
Theresa Barraclough in Tokyo at tbarraclough@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Marco Babic at mbabic@bloomberg.net
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