Indian smartphone brand Karbonn Mobiles announced setup of a new state of the art mobile manufacturing plant in Bawal, Haryana with a focus to create lucrative employment opportunities for the local population. Set up within a short span of six months, the manufacturing facility has 22 assembly lines and is expected to manufacture 30 million mobile units per year. With an investment of Rs 2,000 crore over the next year, Karbonn mobiles envision to become the largest mobile phone manufacturer in India. Along with mobile handsets, Karbonn will be venturing into accessories and battery manufacturing in September, 2016. The ISO 9001 and 14001 certified facility is currently manufacturing 1.5 million units in a month slated to increase to 2.5 million by end of 2016.

Source: dna July 23, 2016 17:15 UTC