Apple Supplier Corning Set To Make India Foray With INR 1,000 Cr Smartphone Glass Unit

Apple Supplier Corning Set To Make India Foray With INR 1,000 Cr Smartphone Glass Unit

SUMMARY

The factory will be set up in Tamil Nadu which will be expanded if the need arises and employ around 300 people

Corning will be joining hands with its Indian partner Optiemus Infracom to set up this unit

Corning and Apple's association dates back to 2007 when Apple approached the glass specialist about glass for its first-ever smartphone

Apple supplier and US gorilla glass maker Corning Inc is reportedly investing INR 1,000 Cr to build a manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, which will likely mark its formal entry into India.

As per ET’s report, the factory will be set up at Pillaipakkam, near Sriperumbudur,  which will be expanded if the need arises and will employ around 300 people.

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