Taiyo Yuden shutdown Malaysian factory due to COVID-19 new cases

Update: June 8, 2021

On June 4, Taiyo Yuden announced that its Malaysian factory will be temporarily closed until June 14.

Taiyo Yuden stated in the announcement that its Malaysian subsidiary TAIYO YUDEN (SARAWAK) SDN. BHD. is currently closed from May 29th to June 4th due to the Gawai Dayak holidays and factory maintenance. However, due to the confirmation of our employees infection of COVID-19, they have decided to postpone the shut down of the factory until June 14th to ensure the safety of employees.

Taiyo Yuden emphasized that they will continue to work with health authorities and other related parties to prevent the spread of infection and also minimize the impact to their business partners.

According to public information, the Taiyo Yuden Malaysia factory mainly produces capacitors, inductors, resistors, coils and transformers.