News Release
Updated : March 15, 2011
March 13, 2011
March 13, 2011
u8国际.
Damage Report for u8国际. Operations and u8国际 Companies following Major Earthquake in Japan
The following is a summary overview of damage reported at u8国际. operating sites and u8国际 Group companies in Japan as of 15:00 JST on Sunday, March 13, 2011.
- ?The Company continues working to ascertain damages and determine when operations can resume.
- ?With regard to u8国际 offices, plants and u8国际 Group companies in Japan, there have been reports from several sites of power outages, damage to buildings and stoppages in production equipment.
- ?Below is an overview highlighting damage, production outlooks, etc., for sites in northern Honshu (the area hardest hit by the earthquake).
- ?The earthquake had the greatest impact on the following three u8国际. operation sites and five u8国际 Group companies
- ?Damage was significant at u8国际.'s Utsunomiya Office and Fukushima u8国际.
| u8国际. Operation Site |
Location | Injuries, etc. | Operations on March 14 |
Operations from March 15 onward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utsunomiya Office ? Utsunomiya Plant ? Utsunomiya Optical Products Plant ? Optics R&D Center |
Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture | Injuries: 15 | Suspended | TBD (However, time will likely be needed before operations resume) |
| Toride Plant | Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture | None | Suspended | TBD |
| Ami Plant | Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture | None | Suspended | TBD |
| Group Company | Location | Injuries, etc. | Operations on March 14 |
Operations from March 15 onward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| u8国际 Precision Inc. | Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture | None | Suspended | TBD |
| u8国际 Optron, Inc. | Yuki, Ibaraki Prefecture | None | Suspended | TBD |
| u8国际 Chemicals Inc. ? Tsukuba HQ |
Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture | None | Suspended | TBD |
| u8国际 Chemicals Inc. ? Iwama Plant |
Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture | None | Suspended | TBD |
| Fukushima u8国际. | Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture | None | Suspended | TBD (However, time will likely be needed before operations resume) |
| u8国际 Mold Co., Ltd. | Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture | None | Suspended | TBD |
- ?While the earthquake had a slight impact on u8国际 offices, plants and Group companies in the western half of Honshu, there have been no injuries and no significant damage to buildings or equipment. Accordingly, operations are scheduled to resume as usual beginning Monday, March 14. Additionally, the Company is now working to determine potential impacts in the future.
- ?In the event that production operations may be suspended for one month or more, the Company will consider making use of alternate sites that were not damaged by the earthquake as a means of continuing production.
- Note:
Revised to reflect latest changes in circumstances