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11-11-2013, 11:01 AM
Aiming to produce more electronics with the “Made in USA” label, Foxconn Technology Group said Saturday it was considering setting up a factory in Arizona to possibly build TVs, display panels and product casings.
The company’s CEO Terry Gou announced his interest in building the facilities when the state’s governor Janice Brewer visited him in Taiwan. Both Foxconn and Arizona have been in talks about an investment for about the last two years, the company said in an email.
The Taiwanese manufacturer is best known for building Apple’s iPad and iPhone, but it also assembles products for other U.S. leading tech firms including Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and Dell. Many of those factories are in China, where Foxconn employs over 1 million people, paying them wages (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9235019/Foxconn_Samsung_face_dilemma_with_plan_to_cut_over time_at_Chinese_factories?pageNumber=2) of about $300 to $500 per month .
Establishing facilities in Arizona, however, could help Foxconn better tap into the demand for U.S.-made electronics. On Saturday, Gou referred to U.S. President Barack Obama’s push to create more manufacturing jobs in the country as a reason to expand in the U.S.
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The company’s CEO Terry Gou announced his interest in building the facilities when the state’s governor Janice Brewer visited him in Taiwan. Both Foxconn and Arizona have been in talks about an investment for about the last two years, the company said in an email.
The Taiwanese manufacturer is best known for building Apple’s iPad and iPhone, but it also assembles products for other U.S. leading tech firms including Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, and Dell. Many of those factories are in China, where Foxconn employs over 1 million people, paying them wages (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9235019/Foxconn_Samsung_face_dilemma_with_plan_to_cut_over time_at_Chinese_factories?pageNumber=2) of about $300 to $500 per month .
Establishing facilities in Arizona, however, could help Foxconn better tap into the demand for U.S.-made electronics. On Saturday, Gou referred to U.S. President Barack Obama’s push to create more manufacturing jobs in the country as a reason to expand in the U.S.
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