Foxconn has reopened its Chengdu, China plant following an explosion last month that killed three employees and injured numerous others.
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AllThingsD reports that the company has also concluded its investigation into the incident, but has yet to release the results.
The upper floors of the building are home to iPad 2 production lines, which had been shut down since the May 20 incident; Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White said in a note to clients—quoted by AllThingsD—that the factory had yet to reach its optimal utilization rate due to component shortages, thus making the impact of the explosion less damaging to iPad 2 supplies than it could have been.
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