Atlanta media, reported on November 7 that Marta Stoepker, a spokesman for Qcells, an American subsidiary of Korean photovoltaic manufacturer Hanhua, revealed that it was affected by the twists and turns of US Customs related matters. The company is facing economic pressure because it is blocked from importing parts needed to manufacture photovoltaic modules .
As a result, 1,000 employees at the company's Georgia manufacturing facility were forced to take furloughs or work shorter hours (during which time wages were reduced, but benefits were retained); In addition, 300 outsourced workers were laid off at the Dalton and Cartersville plants northwest of Atlanta. At the same time, the spokesman disclosed in a statement that he would not continue to use any dispatched workers at present. In early
August, it was reported that Hanwha's photovoltaic cells imported to the United States were detained because the U.S. Customs suspected that its products used silicon products from China. Hanwha denies this statement, "All products in our latest supply chain do not come from China." Scott Moskowitz, vice president of market strategy and industry affairs of Hanwha, said.
After being detained for several months, there were media reports in early October that the US Customs had released the detained Hanwha photovoltaic cells. The news was also confirmed by Han Huafang.
As for the furloughs, pay cuts and layoffs, Qcells said that despite these temporary adjustments, the situation will not last long. "Qcells expects to return to full production in the coming weeks and months." Said Marta Stoepker.
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