Sony restarts last of quake-hit plants

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97Sony has restarted production at the last of 10 factories in Japan that were damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, although it still expects months more disruptions to its supply chain.

The technology group said it had resumed output of Blu-ray video disks on Monday at a factory in Tagajo that was badly damaged by waves unleashed by the magnitude-9 offshore quake.

The factory also makes magnetic tapes for use in professional audio and video recording, but tape production would not resume until late July, Sony said.

Read more in the May 30, 2011 Financial Times article, "Sony restarts last of quake-hit plants"

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