{"id":875,"date":"2020-02-28T17:10:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T17:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/?p=875"},"modified":"2025-11-13T21:38:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T03:38:05","slug":"coronavirus-is-slowing-production-in-china-chicago-companies-must-figure-out-how-to-cope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hofferplastics.com\/press-release\/coronavirus-is-slowing-production-in-china-chicago-companies-must-figure-out-how-to-cope\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus is Slowing Production in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Alex Hoffer is quoted extensively in this Chicago Tribune article dated 2\/28\/20.\u00a0 To read the complete article, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/business\/ct-biz-chicago-coronavirus-supply-chain-china-20200227-bb3urle5qjgrlprr77iujnaro4-story.html\">here.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"corona-virus-story\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hofferplastics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/corona-virus-story.jpg\" alt=\"AllCell Technologies employee Jerlene Jackson uses a heat gun to wrap rechargeable battery cells. (Abel Uribe \/ Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" \/> AllCell Technologies employee Jerlene Jackson uses a heat gun to wrap rechargeable battery cells. (Abel Uribe \/ Chicago Tribune)<\/p>\r\n<p>. . . . In South Elgin at Hoffer Plastics, the family owned custom injection molding company is awaiting four orders from a Chinese tool shop that was temporarily closed by the epidemic.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Shenzhen factory has only recently reopened with a reduced staff, likely delaying delivery of metal molds needed to make plastic components used in everything from dishwashers to auto engines. \u201cFrom a production standpoint, we need one mold to make millions of parts,\u201d said Alex Hoffer, chief revenue officer.<\/p>\r\n<p>Among the orders Hoffer Plastics is awaiting is a mold to make a plastic tube for an oral hygiene product used in hospitals. The mold was to be delivered by March 30, with Hoffer set to begin production on a \u201chot timeline\u201d for a Chicago-area medical equipment manufacturer.<\/p>\r\n<p>Delays on the $500,000 medical tube order could prove costly. \u201cIt won\u2019t jeopardize the whole order, but it will be lost revenue for us in 2020,\u201d Hoffer said.<\/p>\r\n<p>Hoffer Plastics employs 380 people working three shifts to produce about 3 billion parts a year, generating about $90 million in annual sales. The company is telling employees to stay vigilant and communicate about any changes in production or demand, Hoffer said. It\u2019s business as usual, but there\u2019s a heightened threat level in terms of uncertainty. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/business\/ct-biz-chicago-coronavirus-supply-chain-china-20200227-bb3urle5qjgrlprr77iujnaro4-story.html\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Hoffer is quoted extensively in this Chicago Tribune article dated 2\/28\/20.\u00a0 To read the complete article, click here. &nbsp; AllCell Technologies employee Jerlene Jackson uses a heat gun to wrap rechargeable battery cells. (Abel Uribe \/ Chicago Tribune) . . . . 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