Samsung Electronics Dispatches Charter Flight with Over 200 Semiconductor Workers for Expansion of Xi'an Factory in China

Panoramic view of Samsung Electronics semiconductor factory in Xi'an, China

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] On the 22nd, Samsung Electronics dispatched about 200 semiconductor technical personnel by chartered flight to its Semiconductor Plant 2 in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.

According to industry sources on the 22nd, Samsung Electronics departed for China around 1 p.m. from Incheon International Airport. It is known that Samsung Electronics, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, requested special entry permission from the Chinese side and recently received approval, enabling the departure.

Upon arrival in China, they will be quarantined according to local government guidelines and then deployed to the expansion work of Plant 2 in Xi'an.

Currently, China restricts foreign entries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but earlier, Ambassador Jang Ha-sung to China stated at a regular briefing on the 20th that Samsung Electronics was planning to dispatch semiconductor technical personnel to Xi'an by chartered flight.

Samsung Electronics' Xi'an plant is its only overseas memory semiconductor production base, consisting of Plant 1 and Plant 2. Plant 1 is currently operational, and Plant 2 is scheduled for completion in the second half of next year. Samsung Electronics has invested $7 billion in Xi'an Plant 2 since 2017 and plans to invest an additional $8 billion in the second phase.

A Samsung Electronics official said, "It is correct that about 200 technicians departed for China today, but we understand that discussions are ongoing regarding the quarantine period and other matters."

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