GEORGE TOWN: The electronic manufacturing sector in Penang is the hardest hit by the coronavirus (Covid-19), as many of the test equipment and chip producers here face a serious shortage of raw materials, an unprecedented situation that has disrupted production.
Frozen value-added seafood exporters are also affected by the virus outbreak with many of their European customers deferring orders.
Flexible plastic packaging material exporters’ planned shipments to meet the demands of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics may face disruption as the leading international sporting event could be cancelled.
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