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Sanmina-SCI plans technology campus

Staff Correspondent

CHENNAI: Sanmina-SCI Corporation, an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamil Nadu Government to set up a state-of-the-art manufacturing technology campus at Oragadam, near Chennai.

Sanmina-SCI will be investing $50 million initially in the new facility. It will be a designated Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as defined by the Central Government regulations.

Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Hari Pillai, President of Global EMS Operations of Sanmina-SCI, said the campus, when completed, would provide manufacturing services.

Employment scope

In a phased manner the company’s existing unit, located at Madras Export Promotion Zone (MEPZ) in Chennai, would be relocated at Oragadam.

The Tamil Nadu Industries Secretary, Shaktikanta Das, said the Sanmina-SCI campus would be one of the largest plants and it would be on a par with its Mexico plant, which was currently the largest one. He said the Centre had given its approval to set up the Oragadam Hi-Tech SEZ near Chennai and Sanmina-SCI would be the first company to enter the SEZ

The Oragadam SEZ had 350 acres, of which Sanmina-SCI had taken 100 acres, he added.

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