Partial ASE shutdown in Taiwan might benefit competitors

Facing a possible shutdown of an offending plant involving water pollution at home, Taiwan-based Advanced Semiconductor Engineering might be seeing the shift of some orders to its rivals.

There is a growing concern that the shutdown of part of the Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) plant in southern Taiwan, due to recent water pollution accusations, might benefit its rivals, according to market analysts cited by the state-run Central News Agency (CNA).