Japan's Murata enters India with Chennai plant, eyes deeper push

Murata's first India unit begins capacitor packaging in Chennai; the firm plans deeper localisation amid growing demand across electronics, auto and industrial sectors

From smartphones in your pockets to Nasa's Ingenuity Mars helicopter, almost every electronics device you see has a component of Murata Manufacturing in it.

 

On Friday, the global giant, which has a 40 per cent share in multilayer ceramic capacitors, rolled out its India journey by starting manufacturing at its Chennai unit.

 

Though in the initial phase, the iPhone component maker will be looking into packaging and shipping of multilayer ceramic capacitors, sources said it has a larger manufacturing roadmap in India. This may include design, manufacturing, and sale of advanced electronic components, modules, and devices.

 

Murata’s expansion in India