Singapore-based electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider Flextronics reported today it would expand its existing operations in India through an agreement with the Government of Tamil Nadu, India, to build an industrial park in Chennai.

Flextronics said it established its presence in India more than five years ago and currently employs more than 5,000 employees. The company’s Chennai industrial park joins the company’s existing operations, including manufacturing facilities in Bangalore and Pondicherry as well as software and hardware design centers in Bangalore, Chennai and Gurgaon.

In the park, Flextronics said it would offer vertically integrated services including plastic injection molding, printed circuit board assembly, mechanicals and enclosure integration, distribution, logistics and repair services.

By co-locating manufacturing and logistics operations onsite with strategic suppliers, the Chennai campus will minimize logistics costs throughout the supply chain and improve manufacturing cycle times, the company pointed out.

The Chennai operation will also support manufacturing requirements of Flextronics’ local and global OEM customers, such as Nortel.

Flextronics expects to begin manufacturing production in June 2006.

“Today’s announcement underscores our commitment to this increasingly important region and the needs of our customers looking to serve the India marketplace,” said Michael McNamara, Flextronics’ COO, in a statement.

“This industrial park in Chennai will significantly enhance Flextronics’ strategic global footprint, enabling us to further leverage our vertical integration capabilities to better serve our customers. We look forward to working with the people of Tamil Nadu, and appreciate the support of its government officials as we break ground on our newest industrial park in Chennai,” he added.

Flextronics said it chose Chennai, Tamil Nadu's capital, based on the area's resource of technical talent and its infrastructure for logistics and operations.

The company also operates industrial parks in Brazil, China, Hungary, Mexico and Poland.

By: DocMemory
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