A apple seeks to expand its production chain more and rely less on China, which is at the center of a trade dispute with the United States. One country that has been a second option for the Cupertino giant’s factories is India, where its lobbying with other companies has succeeded in loosening labor laws and increasing the number of work shifts. Having achieved this, the manufacturer is now expanding its production in the country, with part of the following AirPods sealed’Made in India‘.

New Apple plant in India

According to ReutersMaçã entered into a new agreement with Foxconnwhich mounts most devices apple, so he invests 200 million US dollars in a new facility in India. This new factory will produce part of the brand’s wireless headphones and some other products.

The portal indicates that despite the production AirPods offer lower margins than other devices apple, Foxconn adopted an agreement to strengthen cooperation between the two companies.

Credits: Disclosure / Apple

The choice of a new facility in India was a request from the Cupertino giant himself, who, as we mentioned earlier, wants to become less and less dependent on China. In addition to the problems between the Asian country and the United States and the pandemic, which closed several facilities, the manufacturer iPhones and the Chinese government presented conflicts over human rights and data privacy policies.

Because of these problems, as well as other problems such as the invasion of Ukraine, apple began to accelerate the process of expanding its production chain, seeking to have production facilities in several countries in Asia.

Apart from India, the Cupertino-based company and Foxconn they are also starting to move production of Apple devices to other countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia. The company’s production was recently found to have dropped from 44% to 47% in China in 2019 to around 36% in 2021.

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Via: 9to5Mac Source: Reuters

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