Longer supply shortage seen as China's factories squeezed
BusinessWorld May 27, 2021 | 6:39 pm REUTERS ERIC LIâs factory making glass lampshades for companies including Home Depot, Inc. is being stretched to its limits with sales doubling their pre-pandemic level. But like many Chinese manufacturers, he doesnât plan to expand operations â a reticence that could slow the pace of Chinaâs economic growth this year and prolong a shortage of goods being felt around the world as demand picks up. Surging prices of raw materials means âmargins are compressed,â explains Mr. Li, owner of Huizhou Baizhan Glass Co. ...