Samsung Electronics is reducing operations at its chip plant in Xi’an, China due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the city. The company said it would "take all necessary measures", drawing on its global manufacturing network, to ensure customers are not affected.
Samsung Semiconductor employs over 3,300 people in Xi'an, where it produces Nand flash memory chips. The Chinese city went into a strict lockdown just before Christmas, after the first major outbreak of Covid-19 in China since the early days of the pandemic in 2020.
Samsung said it decided to "temporarily adjust operations" at the plant, without providing further details on the extent of the closure. "This decision was made in accordance with our commitment to protecting the health and safety of our employees and partners, which remains our top priority," the company said.
