India iPhone Factory Shutdown Threat: Tata Electronics Faces Tamil Nadu Pollution Notice

India iPhone Factory Shutdown Threat: Tata Electronics Faces Tamil Nadu Pollution Notice Tamil Nadu's pollution regulator has given one of Apple's most important Indian suppliers a formal ultimatum: explain alleged groundwater contamination near its Hosur iPhone parts plant, or face a power cutoff and forced closure. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board served Tata Electronics a show-cause notice last month under India's Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, demanding a response within 15 days, per The New Indian Express this week. Tata says its own accredited testing found it fully compliant. The board says five inspections told a different story. The Hosur facility produces back panels and other iPhone components. Tata Electronics is Apple's second-largest supplier in South Asia, behind Foxconn, according to The Hindu BusinessLine. The dispute arrives as India is projected to manufacture roughly 26% of all iPhones globally this year, up from about 6% four years ag

India iPhone Factory Shutdown Threat: Tata Electronics Faces Tamil Nadu Pollution Notice

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