Due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, Murata Manufacturing's main MLCC manufacturing plant, Takefu Office in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, stopped operations in the last week of August (August 25-31).
It is widely speculated that the brief shutdown of Murata's main MLCC factory on the eve of the release of iPhone 13 may affect the production plans of related products including the iPhone and Sony Play Station.
To this end,
Murata not only took timely epidemic prevention and control measures, but also
updated the progress of epidemic control
on the
official
website at
the first
time
. At present, Murata has formulated an attendance system for the epidemic, and the affected Murata Fukui Factory also fully resumed production on September 1.
The impact of production suspension on MLCC supply is limited
According to
foreign media
statistics, Murata has a global MLCC market share of more than 40%, making it one of the world's leading MLCC manufacturers and suppliers. The Takefu Plant mainly produces MLCC for smartphones and is Murata Manufacturing's main MLCC base in Japan.
Although the shutdown of Takefu Office will reduce the production of MLCC to a certain extent, the impact of this incident on Murata's performance is still being calculated.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. promises to minimize the impact on the delivery time cycle of customers.
Although Fukui Takefu Office is Murata's largest MLCC manufacturing plant, the global MLCC supply demand and production capacity will not be affected by the temporary shutdown of Fukui Takefu Office.
For the global MLCC production capacity supply, the production capacity of global manufacturing plants such as Izumo Murata in Shimane Prefecture, Wuxi Murata and Murata in the Philippines also plays a very important role.
In addition, as one of the world's major electronic component manufacturers, Murata's component inventory reserves are sufficient to cope with the factory's short-term and medium-term production capacity consumption, and the impact of short-term shutdowns on customer supply needs is very limited.
Stopping production is the best protection for employee safety
Murata's official website has been providing timely notifications on the company's related COVID-19 epidemic, and has given a more detailed explanation of the reasons for the suspension of work and the corresponding measures taken in response to this epidemic.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Representative Director
President Nakajima Kiyoshi
also gave a detailed response to industry foreign media:
"On August 3, the Murata Fukui Takefu Office had its first confirmed case of COVID-19, and the confirmed case was an employee of a Murata partner company.
In order to ensure the safety of all employees, Murata implemented PCR tests for all employees from August 22 to 31.
As of August 29, 5,416 Murata employees had undergone PCR tests, and 124 confirmed cases were found.
Of these, 98 were diagnosed between August 3 and 24, and the number of confirmed cases has increased since then, reaching a total of 124.
As of the date of publication,
Murata Fukui Takefu Office has fully resumed work
."
Murata has
already
for this epidemic
. Only employees with negative PCR test results are allowed to work in order, so
the office resumed operations on September 1.
Murata plans to continue to conduct PCR tests on
1,000
people every day for a period of time after resuming work.
Murata Manufacturing sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience and concerns caused to local residents, trading partners, and many other people involved in this outbreak. Murata Manufacturing
will continue to work with the health center and partner companies to do its utmost to protect the health and safety of employees and prevent the spread of infection.
The production suspension event reflects the high dependence on the MLCC market
Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are made of ceramic materials, and "multilayer" refers to the multiple layers of conductive and insulating materials that give them ultra-high performance in small spaces, such as inside a mobile phone. Currently, a new smartphone requires more than 1,000 MLCCs, and in the field of electric vehicles, each car requires tens of thousands of MLCCs.
The attention aroused by the brief suspension of work at Murata's Fukui Takeo office reflects the industry's high dependence on the MLCC device market.
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