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Some of the world's largest companies have their biggest manufacturing bases in China, where weeks of work stoppages have impacted production. But now, as the coronavirus is easing off, workers of many companies are back in action.
In the Qingbaijiang District of southwest China's Chengdu City, a global manufacturing base of an Austrian company Andritz resumed its operation on February 13, after a 10-day suspension due to the coronavirus.
The manufacturer produces heavy turbines and generator components for hydropower plants. Staff here are rushing to make up for delayed overseas orders, mostly from Asia and Europe.
Yang Yatao, vice general manager of Andritz Chengdu, told CGTN that the factory has regained around 70 percent of its production capacity. The compound is roughly divided into two areas – the mechanical workshop and the electrical workshop.
However, as a result of a strict quarantine policy, some workers outside the region were unable to return. This, in particular, has affected its routine production inside the electrical workshop. Logistical disruptions have also affected the workflow.
Yang expressed his concerns that workers had already packed up finished equipment, but they simply could not transport them on time. That said, he admitted that he's been under huge pressure from clients so the company is now training its staff to compensate for labor shortages and balance its production.
China's national authorities have sent out a string of tax relief benefits and preferential measures to facilitate the resumption of business. And local departments have come up with concrete plans to help survive this ordeal.
He Yong, director general of Qingbaijiang New Economic Working Bureau, told CGTN that nearly all of the region's 950-plus industrial companies have resumed production. The bureau has set upaplatform to help increase companies' orders, and provided them with more channels for marketing. He recommended companies take the Chengdu-Europe Express Rail for overseas delivery, especially to Europe.
Across the world, hydropower is the leading renewable source for electricity generation, supplying over 70 percent of all renewable energy. Yang Yatao said that the delayed orders are expected to be finished by mid-April, one month after their expected due time. He estimated that business performance in the first quarterwill be affected, but as life returns to normal, he is sure they will still meet their 2020 production targets.
