Samsung Electronics has inaugurated its new mobile phone manufacturing facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Samsung India has also launched its ‘Make for the World’ initiative, whereby it aims to export mobile handsets produced in India to overseas markets. With this new facility, Samsung reports that it will double its current capacity for mobile phones in Noida from 68 million units a year to 120 million, in a gradual expansion that is scheduled for completion by 2020.
Samsung has been manufacturing mobile phones in India since 2007. On 7 June, Samsung had announced an investment of INR 49.15 billion, to add new capacity at the Noida plant under the Uttar Pradesh government’s Mega Policy.
The Noida factory was set up in 1996. A bigger manufacturing plant, spread over 129,000 square metres, will help Samsung meet the growing demand for its products and services across the country and also fulfil the company’s goal of making India an export hub for the world. All Samsung mobile phones, including the flagship Galaxy S9, S9+ and Galaxy Note8, are made at the Noida plant.
