TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Taiwan-based Catcher Technology ( 2474.TW ), a supplier to Apple Inc ( AAPL.O ), has agreed to sell two units from its Lyra International division in China to Hunan-based Lens Technology Co ( 300433.SZ ) for $1.43 billion, a company filing showed.

Headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan, Catcher makes metal casings for a range of consumer electronics, including the iPhone.

Smaller iPhone assembler Wistron ( 3231.TW ) last month agreed to sell two of its factories in China to fast-rising Chinese manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry Co ( 002475.SZ ) for 3.3 billion yuan ($477 million).

Analysts have said Chinese companies are gearing up to get into the much coveted iPhone assembly chain amid a supply chain reshuffle following the China-U.S. trade war.

Taiwanese firms currently dominate the iPhone supply chain, including Foxconn ( 2317.TW ), the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, Pegatron ( 4938.TW ) and Wistron.

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