Foxconn Turmoil Could Hamper iPad 2 SuppliesThe main Foxconn factory for Apple Inc.’s iPad located in China’s city of Chengdu grinded to a halt last week due to a deadly explosion, according to a Hong Kong news agency. Friends Read FreeCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveDISRUPTION: A man navigates through the new iPad 2 during its launch in the Philippines at an Apple store in Manila on April 29. A Foxconn factory in central China, where the iPad 2 is currently being manufactured, was the site of an explosion last week. Noel Celis/AFP/Getty ImagesBy Caroline Dobson5/29/2011Updated: 10/1/2015Print