Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Apple planning to make a cell phone iPhone whose material comes from recycled materials. The company is committed to implementing the plan from 2030.
Apple CEO Tim Cook made the announcement at this year’s VivaTech Summit, citing GizChina.
He said the company’s future would depend on ‘renewable resources’.
Cook claims that Apple has been one of the companies that focus on reducing carbon emissions. The company also hopes to increase the use of recycled materials throughout the production chain and ultimately to the end user.
Before the desire is actually realized, Apple has offered a concept that deserves to be proud of. For example, 40 percent of the aluminum used in the manufacture of Macs is recycled.
Citing the official site Apple, iPhone 12 has used 35 percent or more recycled plastic in 14 components.
Then as part of its concern for the environment and in order to reduce its carbon footprint, the company has removed chargers from shipments smartphone.
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Foxconn), an electronics maker that is Apple’s main iPhone assembly partner, has warned that a global electronics supply crisis will hit the electronics and auto industries in the first quarter of 2021.
However, the company managed to overcome the impact of component shortages and achieved higher-than-expected profit margins. Its net profit was Tw$28.2 billion (US$1 billion), beating the average analyst estimate of Tw$24.4 billion.
The company said second-quarter earnings will likely be the same as in the previous quarter, as production growth in the consumer electronics and components division is offset by slower growth for the servers and computers division. That’s partly due to a shortage of electronic parts, including chips.
“The component shortage in the second quarter will be more severe than the first quarter,” said Young Chairman Liu.
Jung Liu previously said last month that component shortages had been felt since late March 2021.
(ryh / mik)
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