Samsung to make laptops in India

Electronics giant to make up to 70,000 units at Noida plant

- Gulveen Aulakh

Samsung Electronics plans to start making laptops in India next month, two people aware of the development said, providing a boost to the government's push for domestic production through a mix of financial incentives, tax breaks and import curbs.

The company's Greater Noida factory, now dedicated to mobile phone production, has been expanded to house a new laptop manufacturing unit with an annual capacity of producing 60,000- 70,000 units.

"Samsung will start to make laptops here. The Noida plant, the company's largest mobile phone manufacturing factory, will house the additional lines that will be used for making laptops," one of the people said, asking not to be named.

A second person, also seeking anonymity, said the new facility is set to begin operations next month, albeit at a limited capacity. "About 60,000-70,000 units are likely to be made. That's the annual capacity," the person added.