Seem like Apple had no choice but to increase its order for touch screens for the iPhone at German supplier Balda, reported by German daily Handelsblatt.

Sharp may have dropped the ball due to delivery problems, tipped as one of Apple’s suppliers, Handelsblatt said without citing sources.

One company’s loss is another’s gain, because not only did Apple up Balda’s order, their shares were up 5.14 percent at 11.24 euros by 0756 GMT.

A Balda spokesman declined to comment on the report but did mention that Balda was expanding its production site for touch screens in China.

Apple ups Balda orders for iPhone screens: paper [Via Scientific America]