Dear Channel Partner,
TE Connectivity and its affiliates (collectively, “TE”) reports to you in furtherance to our previous Force Majeure declaration and its subsequent updates.
We regret to inform you that TE continues to experience significant negative impacts on our Operations and Supply Chain due to the global raw materials shortage.
Several months ago, we declared Force Majeure in furtherance to multiple Force Majeure declarations made by our resin and chemical suppliers affected by a deep freeze along the Gulf Coast of the U.S.
Over the past few months, our suppliers have been experiencing additional disruptions in regions where TE has its operations, including but not limited to the following:
As a result of this situation that is beyond our reasonable control a negative impact on our ability to supply is inevitable and consequently your company will be experiencing increases in quoted lead times, longer shipment times and/or rescheduled orders for TE affected products. TE must respectfully advise that these circumstances render TE’s performance practically and/or commercially impossible. As such, TE will not accept responsibility (including the responsibility for financial costs) for any resulting line-down or other supply chain related charges.
The initial TE Connectivity and its affiliates Force Majeure declaration from March 1st, 2021 and its subsequent updates continue to remain in full force and effect.
The supply chain disruptions have affected manufacturing of all TE products to different degrees. Please be assured that TE is exploring options to minimize the impact to your supply chain. Specifically, TE has taken the following actions to reduce the disruption:
In addition, TE continues to expand our plants’ capacity with an objective to accelerate manufacturing of TE products, when the situation with the raw materials supply shortage is improved.
At TE, we believe that “EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS” and appreciate your continued partnership. We understand that fluctuations in your supply can create challenges for your operations. As such, we remain committed to delivering the highest quality customer service experience possible. TE will continue to carefully monitor the supply chain situation and provide updates as the situation evolves.
If you have any questions regarding your specific order, please contact your regionally assigned TE sales representative or Solution Center Team.
Yours sincerely,
Marcel Weibel
Managing Director/Controller, EMEA
TE Connectivity
Michael Gerosa
Senior Director Finance/Regional Controller, EMEA
TE Connectivity
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