SHENZHEN – Foxconn International Holdings will begin production in its Taiyuan, Shanxi and Langfang, Hebei facilities in the third quarter of this year, according to published reports, quoting a company department chief.
Foxconn intends to direct its focus on production in North China, and expects the Taiyuan and Langfang plants will have 50% more aggregate capacity than the its Shenzhen headquarters, according to the chief.
Foxconn expects to increase total production capacity 20% to 30% next year, the report said, with production at its Hungarian plant scheduled to start in August, Vietnamese production scheduled for year-end and expansion set for its Yantai, Shandong location.
SAN JOSE – Flextronics’ decision to jump in the competitive
notebook PC market is paying off. Today, the EMS company announced a deal with HP
to design and manufacture a high-volume consumer notebook computer. No financial
or other contract details were announced.
HONG KONG – Byd Electronic Co., a provider of mobile handset components and electronics assembly services, reported 2007 revenues of 5.8 billion RMB ($823 million), up 89% year-over-year.