HENGYANG, CHINA -- Foxconn will join a group investing $870 million in a new campus here to produce A/V equipment and tablets for Amazon, according to DigiTimes.

Citing industry sources, DigiTimes said Foxconn's Integrated Digital Product Business Group has signed an agreement with the Hengyang City Government to build a precision molding demonstration park and an Amazon production center in the city. Foxconn will team join a group of undisclosed China-based companies on the site, the report said. It is not clear how much each individual company will need to invest in the project.

Production should begin this year, and will include 45 new production lines, the report said. Foxconn is expected to hire up to 15,000 additional workers.

The campus will build audio equipment, tablets, smartphones and other components.

Hengyang is located in central China. Foxconn invested $38 million in its local Hong Fujin Precision Industry (Hengyang) Co. subsidiary in 2012.

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