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$5 billion Foxconn plant deal scrapped: Industries Minister
MUMBAI , JANUARY 07, 2020 01:59 IST
MUMBAI , JANUARY 07, 2020 01:59 IST
Maharashtra Industries Minister Subhash Desai announced on Monday that the deal with Foxconn Technology Group to build an electronics manufacturing plant has been cancelled.
Mr. Desai said Foxconn, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of consumer electronics, has decided not to go ahead with its commitment to invest around $5 billion (over ₹35,000 crore) in the State as proposed in an MoU signed with the government in 2015. He said the deal would not be carried out owing to Foxconn’s internal dispute with Apple Inc. “The investment commitment made by Foxconn is not coming through. It will not happen in the future as well. While they had taken up land near Navi Mumbai to set up initial facilities, it seems like multiple factors have led to their exit from Maharashtra,” he said.
Mr. Desai said the MoU with Foxconn did not have any loopholes and the State government had made all possible efforts to make sure the deal would be implemented. He said, “Prevailing global economic conditions, better performance by its competitors and internal disagreements with Apple, ensured the company could not get a head start.” Mr. Desai added, “We left no stone unturned to ensure that this MoU came through. But it was all in vain.”