Apple supplier Pegatron Corporation leases 500,000 sq ft in Tamil Nadu

Pegatron will be the second contract manufacturer to assemble Apple iPhones in Tamil Nadu, after Foxconn

Taiwanese electronics major Pegatron Corporation — one of the largest contract manufacturers of Apple Inc — has leased nearly half a million square feet in Chennai’s Casa Grande Industrial Park. The company is planning to invest $150 million (Rs 1,100 crore) in the new mobile phone manufacturing facility.

While an email sent to the firm went unanswered, senior state government officials and real estate consulting firm JLL confirmed the development. 

Casa Grande did not comment till the time of going to press. Besides incentives and connectivity, government sources and experts said one of the key reasons behind the company’s decision to zero