USHIO Status Update on the Tohoku District-off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake（7th report）
As of April 11 at 13:00, USHIO INC. reports the following status updates of USHIO and the USHIO Group company.
And, we will continue to provide up to date information as they become available.
1. Production
(1) Operations at the USHIO Harima Division and USHIO LIGHTING, INC. went uninterrupted and are fully functional. The company has confirmed that all of its employees are safe and there was no significant external damage to the factory or warehouse structures.
(2) As of April 8, USHIO Gotemba Division has cancelled its staggered work shift and returned to normal operation. TSUKUBA USHIO, as of April 1, has become fully operational.
| Facility |
Location |
Damage to Facility/Equipment |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| USHIO Harima Division |
Himeji city, Hyogo |
No Damage |
Fully Operational |
| USHIO Gotemba Division |
Gotemba city, Shizuoka |
No Damage |
Fully Operational |
| USHIO LIGHTING , INC. |
Kanzaki county, Hyogo |
No Damage |
Fully Operational |
| TSUKUBA USHIO ELECTRIC, INC. |
Tsukuba city, Ibaraki |
Minimal Damage |
Fully Operational |
*The aforementioned status is subject to change based on infrastructure and supplier’s status. USHIO Sales will keep its customers informed of any other changes as information becomes available.
2.Supply Chain
USHIO is in communication with its suppliers and will continuously assess their status as information becomes available.
3. Sales
USHIO Tokyo Sales and Osaka branch have returned to normal operation. Please contact USHIO Tokyo Sales for further information.
All USHIO overseas subsidiaries and affiliates remain fully operational. Please contact our sales office nearest you for further information.
USHIO INC.(Japan)
USHIO GROUP(Overseas)
4. Product Shipment
(1) USHIO Sales is continuously communicating with its customers in Japan, particularly in the affected Tohoku (northeastern) region, in which distribution delays are expected.
(2) USHIO Sales has confirmed delays in transportation and customs clearance in the export process to its overseas customers and will continue to communicate with those are affected by the delays.
5. Research and Development
USHIO’s Research and Development group were not affected by the earthquake and are fully operational.
Archive
- April 4, 2011 USHIO Status Update on the Tohoku District-off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake（6th report）
- March 24, 2011 USHIO Status Update on the Tohoku District-off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake（5th report）
- March 23, 2011 USHIO Status Update on the Tohoku District-off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake（4th report）
- March 22, 2011 USHIO Status Update on the Tohoku District-off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake（3rd report）
- March 18, 2011 USHIO Status Update on the Tohoku District-off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake（2nd report）
- March 14, 2011 Impact of the Tohoku District-off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake