World's largest iPhone factory back to 90% capacity in China: Report - Fox Business

The world's largest iPhone factory has reportedly been brought backmost to 90% capableness months aft workers successful China had unopen down the works implicit the government's COVID-19 restrictions. 

Foxconn Technology Group claims it is operating the mill with astir 200,000 workers successful the cardinal Chinese of Zhengzhou, according to a study from Henan Daily, a Chinese state media outlet. The radical is Apple Inc.'s largest accumulation spouse for their featured smartphone. 

In October 2022, Zhengzhou, besides known arsenic iPhone City, came to a standstill aft thousands of workers stalled accumulation owed to the government's strict zero-COVID policies. The protests disrupted proviso chains and outgo Apple billions implicit the past fewer months.  

"At the moment, the bid books look good, and the orders volition highest from present until a fewer months aft Chinese New Year," said Wang Xue, the lawman wide manager of the factory, successful an interrogation with the Chinese outlet. 

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Workers astatine the Foxconn iPhone works successful Zhengzhou protestation mediocre attraction and COVID-19 policies. (AP / AP Newsroom)

Last month, Foxconn claimed afloat accumulation would apt resume successful precocious December to aboriginal January. The factory's reopening volition apt boost Apple's income of its latest iPhone for the New Year buying season.

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The fallout from the protests has impacted the rollout of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro max models, with Apple announcing customers volition person to hold longer for those devices during the holidays. 

Moreover, Apple has besides begun rolling retired plans to determination manufacturing retired of China into different countries successful Asia, specified arsenic Vietnam and India. 

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