Virus forces Ayala firm to halt China plant ops

AYALA-LED Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI) delayed production for its facilities in China until February over concerns about the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019 nCoV).

In a disclosure on Thursday, IMI said the affected plants were IMI Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. in Pinshan Kuichong, Guangdong; Speedy-Tech Electronics (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd. in Jiaxing, Zhejiang; IMI (Chengdu) Ltd. in Chengdu, Sichuan; and VIA Optronics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. in Suzhou, Jiangsu.