Corning-Optiemus JV inaugurates Chennai cover-glass plant worth ₹1,000 cr
Corning and Optiemus JV Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies inaugurates a mobile cover-glass unit in Chennai. The Rs 1,000-crore plant at SIPCOT Pillaipakkam will start with 30 million pieces capacity in phase one
In a major development for Tamil Nadu’s electronics ecosystem, US-based Gorilla Glass maker Corning, through its India joint venture Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies (BIG Tech), announced the inauguration of its mobile cover glass manufacturing unit in Chennai on Friday.
What is Corning and Optiemus’ new Chennai facility, and what will it make?
Corning Incorporated, one of the world’s leading innovators in glass, ceramics and materials science, has the joint venture with Optiemus Infracom, a telecommunications and manufacturing enterprise. This Rs 1,000 crore state-of-the-art facility will deliver high-quality cover-glass components for the mobile consumer electronics industry.
