Apple supplier Corning to build a Rs 1,000 crore facility in TN

Corning, which is the official glass supplier of iPhone maker Apple, is all set to open a gorilla glass manufacturing facility in India’s Tamil Nadu. The setting up of the new plant will cost as much as ₹1000 crore.

The new Corning facility in Tamil Nadu will be set up at Pillaipakkam, near Sriperumbudur, on a 25-acre plot. The facility’s premises will be expanded if there is a need, and will employ around 300 people.

Corning, an American gorilla glass maker, is making its investment in Tamil Nadu as the southern state is emerging as a tech and industrial hub for many big brands.

The company’s entry in India brings another important Apple vendor to the country. With the manufacturing of iPhone parts and Apple electronic components in India, there could potentially be a drop in the prices of the smartphone in the near future.

Earlier this year, Corning had plans to set up its new Indian factory in Telangana, but decided to go with Tamil Nadu instead due to the close proximity with other Apple vendors, as well as the boom in the electronic sector in the state.