TRICHY, INDIA – Jabil is set to build a new manufacturing plant here, with a INR2,000 crore ($238 million) investment to set the foundation of a new electronics manufacturing cluster.

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin announced the new facility in a post on X, adding that the factory will create 5,000 jobs for the area.

With the expansion of Jabil into the state, Tamil Nadu will now house facilities from all major Apple suppliers including Foxconn, Pegatron and Tata Electronics.

Stalin also announced a INR666 crore ($79.3 million) investment by Rockwell Automation to build another manufacturing facility, as well as an agreement with software firm Autodesk to upskill the area's youth, and empower micro, medium and small enterprises and startups to reinforce the broader industrial ecosystem.