Apple will make its iPads for the first time in Vietnam as part of efforts to diversify its supply chain and reduce dependence on China, its main manufacturer.
The company is moving some iPad production out of China and to Vietnam after strict Covid-19 lockdowns in and around Shanghai led to months of supply chain disruptions, Nikkei Asia reported.
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Attendees try out the iPad Pro during an Apple launch event in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., October 30, 2018. |
China's BYD, one of the leading iPad assemblers, has helped Apple build production lines in Vietnam and could soon start to produce a small number of the iconic tablets there, it added.
The iPad will become the second major line of Apple products made in Vietnam after the AirPods earbud series.
"The move highlights not only Apple's continuous efforts to diversify its supply chain but also the growing importance of Vietnam to the company," the report said.
Last year Apple shipped 58 million iPads globally, the majority of them made in China.
There were reports last month about the possibility of Apple producing its wireless earbud AirPods Pro 2 in Vietnam starting from the second half of this year.
"The shift in AirPods Pro 2 production can be attributed to the relatively uncomplicated supply chain and Vietnam’s better production environment (such as infrastructure and workforce) vs. most countries outside China," supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said.
Bac Giang supports enterprise to overcome difficulties, resume production(BGO)- Recently, Covid-19 outbreak has made adverse
impacts on production and business activities of almost enterprises in Bac
Giang province. In order to implement the “dual goals” of fighting against the
pandemic and economic development, in line with efforts of the enterprises, the
local government at all levels and competent agencies have paid high attention
to supporting production and business recovery.
Scaling up agricultural production chains(BGO)- Recently, Hiep Hoa district (Bac Giang province) has formed and developed many agricultural production chains that prove effective. In addition, a number of specialty crop growing chains have been set up.
Bac Giang digitalizes lychee production areas(BGO) – The Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development in Bac Giang province cooperated to several
localities to digitalize 43 lychee production areas (37 in Luc Ngan, 3 in Luc Nam,
4 in Tan Yen and 1 in Song Dong) with total area of 430ha in this season.
Industrial production value makes 31 percent year on year increase(BGO) – The (actual) industrial production value (IPV)
in February is estimated at 27,560 billion VND (1.2 billion USD) in Bac Giang
province, up 35 percent year on year. In accumulation, the IPV hit over 60.8
trillion VND in the first two months, up 31.1 percent against the same period
last year, reported the provincial Department of Industry and Trade.
Source: VnExpress
