Foxconn moves further away from China, set to invest additional $1.7 bn in Karnataka
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Apple supplier Foxconn plans to invest an additional 139.11 billion rupees ($1.67 billion) in India's Karnataka state, the state government said in a statement on Tuesday.The Taiwan-based company, which assembles around 70% of iPhones and is the world's largest contract manufacturer, has been diversifying production away from China following COVID-19 disruptions and geopolitical tensions. It has rapidly expanded its presence in India over the past year by investing heavily in manufacturing facilities in the south of the country. In Karnataka state itself, the company announced in August an investment of $600 million in two projects to make casing components for iPhones and chip-making equipment.Foxconn is also expected to start manufacturing iPhones in the southern state by April...