Build Plant in the U.S., Foxconn Apple Not Only Approach

Pennsylvania - Foxconn wants to be closer to Apple? This question may be a direct clue to the sound of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., better known as Foxconn Technology Group, is investing U.S. $ 40 million to build a new plant in the United States.

"Investing in the U.S. is not to build products for the brand just as much speculation circulating. We will construct high-tech products with value added for the manufacturing industry," said Chairman of Foxconn, Terry Gou by Reuters on Sunday (11/24/2013).

Location Foxconn plant to be built in the area fell Pennsylvania. Foxconn will invest worth $ 30 million over two years to build a high tech manufacturing facility, including components of telecommunications equipment and Internet servers.

Foxconn also will spend $ 10 million to strengthen research and development at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. Mentioned, this company will also invest in manufacturing units in Harrisburg, the state capital of Pennsylvania. In this city, Foxconn will employ around 500 workers.

During this time, known as a component supplier Foxconn iPhone, iPad, and iPod to Apple. The company is also a major supplier of Hewlett-Packard, which has 1.6 million workers around the world, including a factory in California and Texas.

Foxconn also manufactures one expected Indonesia to invest in 2014 in this country. Foxconn plans to invest between $ 5 billion to $ 10 billion to build the plant components on an area of ​​500 hectares.

Earlier, Minister of Industry MS Hidayat said, Foxconn officials have met with the Governor of Yogyakarta Special Region lane X to deliver investment intentions.

Foxconn has manufacturing facilities in various parts of the world, such as Asia, Europe and South America. In China, Foxconn has 13 factories. In South America, the company operates a plant in Brazil, Mexico. In Europe, Foxcon factory located in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

In Asia, other than China, Foxconn has buried its investment in India, Japan and Malaysia. Foxconn also posted profits worth USD 1 billion in the third quarter of 2013.

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