Samsung To Kick Off Laptop Production In India This Year

Putting an end to the speculations, Samsung’s president and head of the mobile experience (MX) business TM Roh said that the tech giant will commence laptop manufacturing in the Greater Noida facility this year.

Last year, the South Korean company was reported to be planning the production of laptops in the mentioned facility, which is said to be the largest manufacturing plant of Samsung, and primarily known for mobile phones production.

Citing Roh, Mint reported that the latest development depicts India’s growing significance as one of its manufacturing hubs for Samsung. 

To meet the global demand for laptops, the company may optimise the factory in terms of its capacity to start the production. However, the plant’s manufacturing significance for the company will continue to be the same, Roh added. 

This development was speculated last year after the Indian government imposed immediate restrictions on the import of laptops, tablets, and personal computers falling under HSN 8741 category. Following this, some of the major tech giants including Dell, Apple, HP, among others urged India to reconsider the move. 

Though the government later called off the restrictions, it also received 38 applications, including 25 from domestic companies, for the PLI Scheme 2.0 for IT hardware. 

Samsung, despite not being a participant of the scheme, shifted laptop manufacturing base to India to reduce dependence on imports. For the same, the company will cooperate with the government policies to strengthen manufacturing in India.

In addition, global giants Intel and Infinix are also working on plans to start laptop manufacturing in India. 

Last year, Intel announced collaboration with eight electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) in India to commence laptop manufacturing in the country. 

Also, in December 2023, Infinix was reported to be planning local manufacturing of laptops in India within a year. 

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