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NEW DELHI: Japanese electronic parts maker TDK Corp will manufacture lithium ion (li-ion) battery cells for Apple iPhones in India, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on December 4.
Apple has been touting India as its next big growth driver as it looks to move some production away from China.
It began assembling iPhones in the country in 2017 through Wistron and later Foxconn, and has a total of 14 suppliers in India
TDK will set up a manufacturing facility in Haryana, creating several thousand new jobs, Chandrasekhar said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Cells manufactured at the facility will be supplied to Apple’s li-ion battery assembler Sunwoda Electronics, the report added.
