China heat wave hits Apple, Toyota suppliers as production halted

Hong Kong: The scorching summer weather in China has hit Apple and Toyota suppliers as the government ordered most factories to suspend production until the end of this week for planned power outages, the media reported on Tuesday.
China’s Sichuan provincial government has told manufacturers, including suppliers to Apple and Toyota Motor, “to suspend production” keeping the intense heat wave in mind, reports Nikkei Asia.
The city of Chengdu houses the main production base of Foxconn, which assembles iPads and Apple Watches.
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BOE Technology Group, that supplies display panels to Apple and other tech companies, has also shut the plant.
The government is “trying to secure electricity for daily use with demand rising sharply due to the scorching summer weather”.