Foxconn to start making iPhone casings in India

Foxconn is taking another step in cementing its rolerole in Apple’s Indian manufacturing strategy. After years of focusing mainly on iPhone assembly, the Taiwanese contract manufacturing giant is now preparing to build iPhone casings locally for the first time. Here’s why that matters.

According to a new report from The Economic Times, Foxconn is setting up a new unit at the ESR Industrial Park in Oragadam, Tamil Nadu, focused specifically on making metal casings for…