Tata’s iPhone parts factory contaminated farmland water, India pollution body alleges
Key takeaways
- India’s Tata Electronics is central to Apple’s push to diversify i Phone production beyond China and is the second-biggest supplier to Apple in South Asia after Taiwan’s Foxconn (2317.TW).
- The Tata plant under investigation is in Hosur in southern Tamil Nadu state and makes back panels and other components for iPhones.
- The complaints led to five state inspections between December 2025 and May 2026, according to details from a previously unreported regulatory notice dated May 25 and reviewed by Reuters.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize An Indian pollution regulator has alleged wastewater discharged from a Tata components factory for Apple’s i Phone has contaminated the groundwater for nearby farms and warned of a forced shutdown unless Tata gives a satisfactory explanation.
India’s Tata Electronics is central to Apple’s push to diversify i Phone production beyond China and is the second-biggest supplier to Apple in South Asia after Taiwan’s Foxconn (2317.TW).
The Tata plant under investigation is in Hosur in southern Tamil Nadu state and makes back panels and other components for iPhones. Farmland owners near the plant had complained for months to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board that wastewater from the factory was contaminating their land and open wells.