Factories in Guangzhou Due for Environmental Inspections

Posted by Jackie Pucci|17 October 2017

Factories in Guangzhou province are due for environmental inspections, and could be impacted by closures as the Chinese government continues its environmental clean-up campaign, according to an article by air and ocean freight forwarder Flexport, citing the Journal of Commerce.

Thus far, the closures are concentrated in the provinces of Jilin, Shandong, and Zhejiang, and the cities of Chengdu and Chongqing, and reach into various manufacturing industries including metal, plastic, printing, textiles, and rubber, among others. This is causing severe delays in the midst of peak season, in many cases with no known timeline for resolution, the article said.

The article also discusses how to avoid non-compliant suppliers in the sourcing process. Read more.

In addition, see a list of things you should do immediately amid the Chinese factory shutdowns, according to an article by riskmethods, a risk management solution provider.