Foxconn stops production at Apple’s iPhone factory in Shenzhen

According to the latest report, Foxconn suspended production of the iPhone factory in Shenzhen. Foxconn said that the resumption of business operations depends on government approval.

Foxconn stated that due to the fact that the company has other backup factories, the necessary production deployment has been carried out to reduce the impact on the company’s operations. 

In Foxconn Park, anti-epidemic measures such as nucleic acid testing for all employees were simultaneously launched to ensure the safety and health of employees in the park.

Moreover, Foxconn mainly has two parks in Shenzhen, Longhua Science and Technology Park, and Guanlan Science and Technology Park. Among them, Shenzhen Longhua Science and Technology Park was put into operation in June 1996.

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It is Foxconn’s operation center and global manufacturing headquarters in mainland China, and it is also the first factory to land in mainland China. According to public information, the area of ​​Longhua Science and Technology Park is about 2.3 square kilometers, and the area of ​​Guanlan Science and Technology Park is about 2.95 square kilometers. 

In addition to the factory building, there are also living quarters such as staff apartments and restaurants. At its peak, there were more than 200,000 workers in Longhua Park alone.

According to the source, both Foxconn Longhua and Guanlan factories have production lines of IDPBG business group. IDPBG is the “digital product business group”, which mainly produces mobile communication terminal equipment.

Currently, it is mainly responsible for OEM Apple iPhone. The above factories are also responsible for the production and assembly of accessories for products such as iPads and Apple computers. In addition to Apple products, the above-mentioned factories also produce other consumer electronics brand products.

According to Foxconn’s official website, Foxconn has more than 40 factories in mainland China. In the Pearl River Delta region, Foxconn has deployed Shenzhen, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Guangzhou, and other places.

Furthermore, the Shenzhen New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters issued a notice on the 13th from March 14th to 20th, in addition to ensuring urban operation and transportation of goods and goods to Hong Kong, Shenzhen public transport.

The notice pointed out that Shenzhen has carried out three rounds of nucleic acid testing for all employees, and the city’s community communities, urban villages, and industrial parks will implement closed management; the city’s personnel will not leave Shenzhen unless necessary, and if there are special needs, they will all leave Shenzhen with a 24-hour nucleic acid negative certificate. 

In addition, except for public service enterprises such as water, electricity, fuel oil, gas, communications, sanitation, grain, oil, meat, and vegetable supply, and other public service enterprises that guarantee the life of citizens and the basic operation of the city and the supply enterprises in Hong Kong, all enterprises will work from home and suspend production and business activities. 

Except for supermarkets (including farmers’ markets), pharmacies, medical institutions, and catering enterprises (which only provide express delivery services), which guarantee the basic needs of citizens, all other business premises and stores will be closed.

The Shenzhen Municipal Health Commission announced on the same day that from 0:00 to 24:00 on March 12, Shenzhen added 60 new confirmed cases of local new coronary pneumonia and 6 asymptomatic infections, and 17 new imported confirmed cases and 3 asymptomatic infections.

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