Foxconn to build five new Brazilian factories for future Apple products

By on Jan 31, 2012 at 9:30 PM
mobile January 31, 2012

Foxconn plans to build five additional factories in Brazil to produce liquid crystal displays for future Apple products. The plan was announced by the Secretary of Planning and Development for the State of São Paulo, Julio Semeghini, and reported by Brazilian news outlet, Folha. The five factories are in addition to the one already believed to producing iPads and iPhones, and each is reportedly set to employ roughly 1,000 workers. In addition to building Apple products, the factories will also manufacture notebooks, batteries and general electronics products. Officials from both Foxconn and the Brazilian government are said to be meeting to finalize the agreement soon, which São Paulo and neighboring states are rallying for. “We are awaiting the return of the executives of the Chinese New Year celebrations for taking up the negotiations,” said Semeghini.

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  • Zaggs

    Heard a rumor that the outside walls would be lined with trampolines.

  • mitch

    One reason I continue to boycott Apple products. Yes, I know they are not the only mainstream(or other) American corporation to take jobs to foreign shores…but cheaper labor??? Really??? They are already the most expensive on-contract phone, just reported the highest-grossing quarter in business history (I think), yet have factories in places that work the (low wage) employees to death, all to reign supreme in the tech industry ($$$ wise), following the Jobs mantra. I could go on and on… I’m all for capitalism, free enterprise, the American Dream, etc. but not at the expense of American jobs…so what if they have to pay higher labor and manufacturing costs to keep all jobs here…they “only” make 23 billion revenue and 6 billion profit vs. twice that last quarter???? Give me a f_cking break!

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