Opportunities for electronics sector with shift in supply chains

More firms seen to relocate as US-China trade row may worsen

The Standex Electronics manufacturing facility in Sonora, Mexico amid the Covid-19 pandemic, on Monday. Companies in the United States are rushing to find new manufacturing partners in Mexico. The Monetary Authority of Singapore believes the US-Mexic
The Standex Electronics manufacturing facility in Sonora, Mexico, on April 27, 2020. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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The electronics sector will need to keep an eye on opportunities emerging from the rearrangement of supply chains amid the pandemic.

Many companies are likely to continue to relocate from China and may reshore some of their production facilities, given the risk of re-escalation in the US-China trade war.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 02, 2020, with the headline Opportunities for electronics sector with shift in supply chains. Subscribe