Pegatron is spending US$300 million to expand the scope of their manufacturing base in Indonesia and anticipate that it will commence operations as soon as April of this year to undertake orders from brand-name smartphone companies.

Meanwhile, all of Compal’s Vietnam factory is ready, and in the event that the trade war intensifies, they will be able to disperse the risk management of their global production capacity while complying with customer requirements.

Inventec nevertheless emphasized that they can meet the requirements of their customers through production in Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Mexico.

(TR/ Phil Sweeney)