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Canon may not resume output at 3 plants

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TOKYO: Canon Inc., a photographic and digital imaging solutions provider, said it might not be able to resume production at three plants in Japan this week, highlighting the challenge faced by manufacturers to restart output halted following Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Major auto manufacturers and electronic device makers are keeping plants idle as they assess damage from the quake and try to re-establish supply lines and ensure workers can make it to their jobs amid rail and road disruptions.

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Canon has halted production at facilities in Utsunomiya, Tochigi prefecture, and two plants in Ibaraki prefecture, all in northern Japan. The facilities fabricate office equipment and lenses used in audio-visual players.

"(A production restart) does not seem to be something we can expect within two or three days. We will first need to carry out a clean-up, and we are unsure how long that would require," said a Canon spokesman.

 

Toyota plants closed

Among other major manufacturers, Toyota Motor said it was keeping all its plants shuttered through at least Wednesday. The world's largest automaker produces about 40 percent of its cars in Japan.



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