Corning Incorporated, and Optiemus Infracom, a leading telecommunications and manufacturing enterprise, broke ground on the Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies (BIG Tech) facility on 25 June, 2024. Minister for Industries, Investment Promotions and Commerce, TRB Rajaa, was present with officials of Corning Incorporated and Optiemus Infracom, at the groundbreaking ceremony.

BIG Tech will be India’s first facility to produce high-quality, finished cover-glass parts for mobile consumer electronics, which will help meet growing manufacturer demand in India, and offer innovation. In January, the joint venture (JV) firm signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to set up a new plant near Chennai at an investment of Rs 1,003 crore to manufacture front-cover glass products, to be used in smartphones and electronic products.

The unit will come up at SICPOT-Pillaipakkam Industrial Estate in Kancheepuram district. The project is expected to create employment opportunities for 840 people.

For Optiemus Infracom, it will help drive technological advancement and deliver high-quality products to the market in alignment with the Indian government’s Make in India initiative.