Flextronics, Sanmina-SCI expanding abroad.Singapore -- Comparing India today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. to China of seven years ago, Sanmina-SCI Corp. (sanminasci.com) will open its first plant in India within the next 12 months. CT Chua, senior vice president of South Asia This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. For geophysical treatments, see Indian subcontinent. South Asia, also known as Southern Asia Pacific Operations, told Reuters news service the EMS firm looks for 10% growth in sales in the region, to about $700 million in its next fiscal year. [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. ] "India today is like China in the late nineties," Chua reportedly said. "We want to have something big. To start, the (Indian) plant would be comparable with China. It would be scalable and we would expand the plant as and when needed." Sanmina-SCI did not reveal its investment schedule, but said three sites in southern India are under consideration and a deal would be struck soon. The new plant will likely be greenfielded. Sanmina-SCI is seeing strong demand for GPS systems and medical products like ultra-sound scanners, MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. equipment and CT scanners CT scanner n. See CAT scanner. , the report said. "Electronics demand for the full year is going to be strong. Our bookings are good. Quarter-on-quarter demand growth for the last four quarters has been 25%," Chua said. In 2006, the company will add 100 workers to the 1,000 it already employs in Singapore. Meanwhile, Flextronics (flextronics.com) announced a new EMS facility in Ciudad Juarez would be operational in the first half of 2006. The facility would perform product build-to-order, product completion and pack-out, mechanical services and logistics such as repair and distribution. "Flextronics selected Ciudad Juarez based on its strategic access to North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. markets," said COO Mike McNamara. "The supply base in this area is well established, allowing for logistical cost savings and increased efficiencies." Edited by Mike Buetow |
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