Toshiba halts operations at chip plant after quake


FILE PHOTO A staff member bows to a shareholder not in picture arriving a venue of Toshiba Corps annual general meeting with its shareholders in Tokyo Japan June 25 2021. REUTERSKim Kyung-Hoon

FILE PHOTO: A staff member bows to a shareholder (not in picture) arriving a venue of Toshiba Corp's annual general meeting with its shareholders in Tokyo, Japan, June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

(Reuters) -Toshiba Corp said on Monday that it had suspended operations at a plant in Oita, southern Japan that makes semiconductors used in cars and industrial machinery, after a strong earthquake hit the area at the weekend.

Some equipment had been damaged and the company was still analysing the impact on production, Toshiba said in a statement.

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