Overview

• Phase 1 has deployed ₹70 crore for an installed capacity of 25 million tempered‑glass units a year and more than 600 direct jobs.
• Optiemus plans a ₹800 crore Phase 2 scale‑up to 200 million units annually, projecting over 4,500 additional direct jobs for local and global supply.
• Retail sales begin in September under the RhinoTech brand using glass engineered by Corning, with a one‑year unlimited‑replacement warranty.
• Corning and Optiemus have set up a Chennai joint venture for display cover glass, with production expected to start by the end of 2025.
• Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw cited a sixfold rise in electronics output and nearly eightfold growth in exports over 11 years, framing the plant as part of a push to localize mobile components.