TDK Corp Bringing iPhone Battery Power to India!

TDK Corp, a Japanese electronics component maker, manufactures lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for Apple iPhones in India.

Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar took to microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) and confirmed that TDK will set up a manufacturing plant in the northern state of Haryana, creating several thousand new jobs.

“Another big win for PM @narendramodi ji’s visionary PLI scheme by moving the mobile manufacturing ecosystem to India. TDK, Apple’s leading cell supplier, is setting up a 180-acre facility in Manesar, Haryana to build cells for batteries used in #MadeIndia iPhones.

Several 1,000 new jobs will be created and domestic value added will increase. Kudos to Apple, TDK team & @cmohry Haryana Govt for enabling GoI’s goal of deepening electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India,” Chandrasekhar wrote on social media X.

According to Reuters, Apple has touted India as the next big driver of growth as it plans to move some production out of China. It started assembling the iPhone in the country in 2017 through Wistron and later Foxconn, and has a total of 14 suppliers in India.

Recently, the Indian government also confirmed that the Tata Group will start manufacturing Apple iPhones in India to export to the global market within two and a half years.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s PLI scheme and said, “In just two-and-a-half years, Tata Companies will start manufacturing iPhones from India for the domestic and global markets.”

“Congratulations to the Tata team for taking over Wistron operations,” he added.

Additionally, Chandrasekhar assured that the Indian government will support “the growth of fully global Indian electronics companies, which in turn will support global electronics brands that want to make India their trusted manufacturing and talent partner and realize the Prime Minister’s goal of making India a global electronics powerhouse.”