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Thailand Flood’s Impact on Optics Will Continue Well into 2012

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By Melinda Rose, Senior Editor

BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan. 6, 2012 — Flooding that began more than six months ago continues to affect the optical components industry, as a major supplier has said that one of its manufacturing facilities may never reopen. Affected companies recently started announcing the impact of the continuing production slowdown on quarterly revenue and estimated yearly earnings. Some had better news for investors than others. The floods, which began in July after unusually heavy monsoon rains, have killed hundreds of people and flooded from Chiang Mai in the north to parts of the capital city of Bangkok near the mouth of the Chao...Read full article

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