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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Friday (December 5, 2025) inaugurated a manufacturing portion of Bigtech, which produces Gorilla Glass for smartphones. Bigtech, a associated task betwixt US-based Corning and Indian steadfast Optiemus, has acceptable up the portion successful the SIPCOT Industrial Park astatine Pillaipakkam successful Kancheepuram territory adjacent Chennai with an concern of ₹1,003 crore.
Speaking connected the occasion, Mr. Stalin hoped that Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies (Bigtech) would proceed to grow, pull adjacent larger investments, and make galore much employment opportunities for the radical of Tamil Nadu.
“I would similar to instrumentality this accidental to marque a petition to the enactment of Corning. You person acceptable planetary benchmarks successful precocious technology, high-value manufacturing, and top-quality employment. On akin lines, I anticipation that this task volition person peculiar accent connected creating high-quality, high-value occupation opportunities for the younker of Tamil Nadu. I americium assured that you volition bash this for Tamil Nadu.”
Listing retired the steps being undertaken by the DMK authorities for accelerating investments, Mr. Stalin said: “The velocity and transparency with which we run sends a wide and almighty connection to planetary investors astir Tamil Nadu’s business-friendly environment.”
Mr. Stalin said the spot and assurance that planetary companies spot connected the State person enabled Tamil Nadu to execute singular maturation implicit the past 4 years crossed diversified sectors, including Electronics, Global Capability Centres, and Research & Development.
Tamil Nadu stood gangly successful the Electronics sector, ranking India’s No. 1 successful exports with USD 14.65 billion, helium said. “We lend a important 41% of the country’s full electronics exports. Over the past 4 years, we person achieved nine-fold maturation successful this sector. Let maine guarantee you, this is not simply a statistic—it is simply a wide and emphatic connection that Tamil Nadu is genuinely the Electronics Capital of India.”
Aiming astatine making Tamil Nadu a cardinal hub for electronics manufacturing connected the planetary stage, his authorities has launched the physics components manufacturing initiative—a argumentation designed to bring the full worth chain, from plan to production, close present to Tamil Nadu, helium said.
“As a effect of our concerted efforts, the planetary giants of the electronics assemblage person established their operations crossed regions ranging from Kancheepuram, Hosur, Coimbatore and Trichy to Tirunelveli. As the adjacent step, we are mounting up an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster successful Thoothukudi, which volition beryllium good connected and equipped with fantabulous larboard facilities. I instrumentality this accidental to warmly invitation you to bring your aboriginal projects and found them there,” helium said.
Minister T.M. Anbarasan, legislator K. Selvaperunthagai, elder officials of the Tamil Nadu government, Corning Gorilla Glass’ vice president Andrew Beck, manager Ravikumar Katare, concern manager Joey Lee, president of the India Cellular & Electronics Association Pankaj Mohindroo, and Optiemus president Ashoek Gupta were among those present.
