Foxconn breaks ground for $500 million manufacturing plant near Hyderabad
The HinduElectronics manufacturing major and iPhone maker Apple’s supplier Foxconn broke ground on Monday for a production plant near Hyderabad, on which Telangana IT Minister K.T. A greenfield project, the facility will create 25,000 direct jobs in its first phase itself, Mr. Rao told the groundbreaking at Kongara Kalan, in neighbouring Ranga Reddy, in the presence of Foxconn subsidiary Foxconn Interconnect Technology Chairman and CEO Sidney Lu and others. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Liu said new facilities such as the one proposed to grow the global manufacturing base required significant investments and helped “better serve our customers, expand capabilities and create new opportunities for team members.” The company looked forward to working with the local talent and continue the fruitful relationship with the government, he added. During his visit to India earlier this year, Foxconn chairman Young Liu spoke of the company’s manufacturing plans for Telangana and Karnataka.