Barriers were set up, checkpoints installed: 26 million people are affected by the lockdown in Shanghai that has been in effect since Monday. Emporia boss Eveline Pupeter follows the corona measures closely. Because: The smartphone manufacturer from Linz produces its phones and tablets in China.
lockdown! The tough measure against the rapidly increasing number of corona infections is still omnipresent in China: now in Shanghai, where the second half of the 26 million metropolis has to stay at home for five days, but previously also in Shenzhen. That is Shenzhen High-tech center of China, Apple, Huawei and Co. manufacture their smartphones here – and emporia too! “Two of the five factories in which we produce were closed for a week,” reveals owner Eveline Pupeter. However, the people of Linz have always planned a buffer for any delays in order to maintain the ability to deliver. Does the current lockdown in Shanghai have any consequences for the company? “It has a full impact on the costs and duration of transport. The transport costs have become almost unpredictable anyway,” says Pupeter. Ship freight from Asia is now usually ten instead of six weeks on the road.
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