В связи с тем, что Индия является гигантским рынком (население составляет более 1,2 миллиарда), в Samsung пришли к выводу, что здесь имеет смысл построить новые предприятия по выпуску электронных компонентов.
Как сообщает местная пресса, подразделения Samsung SDI и Samsung Display откроют в Индии заводы по выпуску аккумуляторных батарей и экранов для смартфонов. В общей сложности объём инвестиций составит порядка 360 миллионов долларов США.
Строительсво завода Samsung Display обойдётся приблизительно в $217 миллионов, а производство Samsung SDI India потребует вложений в объёме $130-144 миллионов, сообщает индийская газета Economic Times.
Предполагается, что часть продукции, произведённой на индийских заводах Samsung будет экспортироваться и в зарубежные страны.
Кроме того, подразделение венчурного капитала Samsung - Samsung Venture Investment Corp - организовало в Индии финансирование стартапов в области производства электроники и программного обеспечения, сообщают индийские СМИ.
Новые заводы Samsung Display и Samsung SDI будут поставлять продукты как на предприятия Samsung India, так и другим производителям смартфонов, заинтересованным в приобретении передовых решений от Samsung. Руководство южнокорейского конгломерата видит большие возможности для бизнеса по выпуску комплектующих, особенно учитывая стремление индийского правительства повышать налоговые пошлины на ввозимые из-за рубежа компоненты для мобильных трубок и бытовой техники.
Samsung has set up two new component manufacturing entities in India - Samsung Display Co and Samsung SDI India
Electronics behemoth Samsung has lined up fresh investment of around Rs 2,500 crore to turn its India operations into a hub for components business, two senior industry executives said. The investments could be ramped up further, they added.
The Korean company has set up two new component manufacturing entities in India - Samsung Display Co and Samsung SDI India - for production of mobile phone display and batteries, respectively.
Separately, Samsung venture capital arm — Samsung Venture Investment Corp — has set up operations in India to fund startups in electronics hardware or software businesses. The component companies will supply products to both Samsung India and other smartphone vendors who currently source components from Samsung’s overseas operations. Samsung sees a big opportunity for component business considering the government’s thrust on ‘Make in India’ where tax on imported mobile phone components and consumer electronics is going up, the executives said.
Samsung SDI India, too, has plans to set up a manufacturing unit in India for lithium-ion batteries after the company was floated last month, as per its regulatory filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC) accessed from business intelligence platform Veratech Intelligence.
According to the executives, Samsung SDI has plans to invest another Rs 900-1,000 crore and will finalise the plans after consultation with the Centre post general elections. These investments come after it inaugurated the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturing unit in India last year at a total outlay of Rs 4,915 crore. It is expected to be completed in 2020.
“Samsung’s investments on component manufacturing in India will eventually overtake that of the finished product, since these are capital intensive projects and more Samsung component entities are keen on making in India,” said one of the executive. He said the interest is after government indicated that it will tax mobile phone, television and appliance components imported into the country.
A Samsung Display Corporation spokesperson said the company is looking at various possibilities to secure competitiveness and create market demand in the Indian market, but nothing has been decided specifically till now.
A Samsung Venture spokesperson said the company is keen to leverage startup ecosystem to expedite and enhance product development as well as service offering.
A Samsung SDI spokesperson confirmed the plans but said investment details and production capacity were still not decided. A Samsung India spokesperson said the company cannot comment on any future plans, but will continue to seek opportunities to grow operations.
