Mar 18, 2011 14:34 GMT  ·  By

Apple is not affected by the recent tragic events in Japan, amid shortages of iPad 2 supply, one of its high-profile partners has said.

The March 11 earthquake and tsunamis hitting Japan have forced multiple electronics manufacturers to shut down their plants, some of which are contracted by Apple.

These companies produce the parts that make up the company’s iPads and iPhones, and although some adjustments may be necessary to Apple’s logistics following the March 11 tragedy, Cupertino is still on track to deliver, Hon Hai said.

Cited by industry publication DigiTimes, Hon Hai Precision, Apple’s main manufacturing source, said the company does not expect component shortages.

In fact, Hon Hai has reportedly prepared backup suppliers, and said nothing about Apple’s product roadmap being affected in any way.

Apple’s newest product, the iPad 2, is already seeing supply shortages due to unexpected high demand.

Following the tragic events that occurred last week off the coast of Japan, Apple was believed to be in serious trouble in that it would be unable to produce enough tablets.

It is still believed that Apple’s International launch of the iPad 2 will be delayed.

Apple said iPad 2 will be available in dozens of additional territories (following the tablet’s successful March 2 launch) on March 25.

These countries included Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, UK, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Japan.

The latter has already seen iPad 2 shipments delayed.

Based on these estimates, as well as Foxconn's declining revenues, Wall Street analysts downgraded Apple’s stock throwing it close to a record minimum in the last few months.

Yet Hon Hai stresses that subsidiary Foxconn is much more capable of securing supply resources than its competitors, even if component supplies do fall short.