Apple supplier Jabil to set up Rs 2,000 crore mfg unit in Tiruchirapalli

Jabil Inc, an American multinational contract manufacturer for Apple, will set up an electronics manufacturing facility in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, with an investment of Rs 2,000 crore, creating 5,000 jobs. With this, the state is likely to get its fourth Apple supplier, after Foxconn, Pegatron, and Tata Electronics.

Jabil is also a major supplier to Cisco and HP. Earlier this year, Jabil began manufacturing AirPod components—plastic bodies—for Apple in India. The major export destinations for Jabil from India are now Vietnam and China. Its 858,000 square feet facility in Pune employs around 2,500 people. The deal was finalised on Tuesday as part of Chief Minister M K Stalin’s visit to the United States.