Qcells to furlough one-third of its workers at Georgia plant

Qcells Module Facility Georgia | Courtesy: Qcells

WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — The company “Qcells” has announced they are furloughing a thousand workers at their two plants in Georgia.

And one of those plants is in Whitfield County.

Qcells makes solar panels.

The South Korean say that U.S. Customs has is holding up the resources they need to build the panels.

So they are furloughing workers until they can get it straitened out.

The government is cracking down on products coming out of China.

At this point, we don’t know how many of the workers at the Whitfield County plant will be affected.

But company officials say they hope to resume full production in the coming weeks and months.

“Qcells expects to resume full production in the coming weeks and months.

Our commitment to building the entire solar supply chain in the United States remains.

We will soon be back on track with the full force of our Georgia team delivering American-made energy to communities around the country.”

– Marta Stoepker, Qcells Senior Director of Corporate Communications said.