Overview

• Optiemus said the inaugurated first phase involves ₹70 crore and an installed capacity of 25 million screen protectors a year, generating over 600 direct jobs.
• Chairman Ashok Kumar Gupta announced a planned second phase with an additional ₹800 crore to scale capacity to 200 million units annually and create more than 4,500 direct jobs.
• Ashwini Vaishnaw said production of covered glass using Corning technology is expected to begin by the end of the year.
• The company recently launched RhinoTech, a Made-in-India tempered-glass line that uses glass engineered by U.S.-based Corning.
• The minister urged Optiemus to expand its research team from roughly 40 people to about 400 to deepen in-house capability.