Telangana to get India’s first Gorilla Glass manufacturing facility

American multinational expertise firm Corning Inc has chosen Telangana to arrange their Gorilla Glass manufacturing facility, a first of its sort funding in India, the state authorities stated on Friday.

The proposed manufacturing facility will manufacture cowl glass for market leaders within the smartphone business.

Headquartered in New York, Corning Inc is a Fortune 500 supplies science firm with experience in glass science, ceramics science, and optical physics. With over 172 years of historical past, Corning has been on the forefront of improvements and are the inventors of Gorilla Glass, a strengthened glass that’s broadly utilized in transportable units similar to cellphones, tablets, and laptops.

The proposed funding of Rs 934 crore by Corning. together with their companions. can be a strategic funding and can play a pivotal position in driving the smartphone manufacturing ecosystem in Telangana and in India.

The proposed facility in Telangana is predicted to generate employment for over 800 individuals, stated a press release from the workplace of Telangana Information Technology, Electronics and Industries Minister Okay.T. Rama Rao.

Currently on a go to to the US, Rama Rao met John Bayne, Senior Vice President, Ravi Kumar, Global Operations Executive, and Sarah Cartmell, Director Government Affairs from Corning Inc. in New York.

The minister stated that Telangana is quick rising as a hub for electronics manufacturing on account of the initiatives undertaken by the state within the final 9 years.

“Several electronics manufacturing corporations are more and more selecting Hyderabad as their vacation spot. Foxconn made a big funding within the State earlier this 12 months, and now Corning’s funding in Telangana will propel a brand new period of smartphone manufacturing in Telangana and in India,” he stated.

(With inputs from IANS)