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Foxconn scouts 200-acre Gujarat site for tech park
Taiwan-based Hon Hai Technology Group, better known as Foxconn, is scouting for a land parcel of more than 200 acres to set up a technology park and high-end electronics manufacturing facility in…
Taiwan-based Hon Hai Technology Group, better known as Foxconn, is scouting for a land parcel of more than 200 acres to set up a technology park and high-end electronics manufacturing facility in India. The company has reportedly expressed interest in a land parcel near Sanand in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, apart from other locations across the country.
According to top government sources, Foxconn executives have surveyed the plot near Sanand, and the company will finalise the location in the coming weeks. The company intends to manufacture mobile phones and other high-end electronics at the proposed plant. A senior state government official clarified that Gujarat is not the only state being considered for the new project.
The Gujarat government has offered customised incentives and all possible assistance to facilitate the project. Sources said the recently announced industrial policy could be supplemented with special incentives for Foxconn. A final decision on the investment is expected in the coming weeks.
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Foxconn's move comes as global electronics firms diversify supply chains away from China. The company already operates a major iPhone assembly plant near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Gujarat has been aggressively courting electronics manufacturers since 2020 under its industrial policy, offering subsidies on land, power and stamp duty. Sanand, already home to Tata Motors and a Ford plant, has available industrial land parcels of over 100 acres. The final decision rests on which state offers the most competitive incentives package, with the Gujarat government likely to match or exceed offers from other states. A final call is expected in the coming weeks.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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