Foxconn Building New $210 Million Production Line for Apple Products

So today, "China Daily" reported that Apple's manufacturing partner Foxconn continues to expand its huge operations in support of Apple's strong growth in product sales, investing a massive $210 million to build a new production line for unspecified components.

The new production line is said to be set to come on line in October of this year and will be located in the Chinese city of Haui'an.

"The plant, covering an area of 40,000 square meters, plans to hire 35,800 employees. 

The annual output value of the plant is expected to reach 6 to 7 billion yuan ($949 million to $1.1 billion), and the import and export value will be $55.8 million, the office said."

Foxconn has been recently working with Apple to monitor issues and improve workers rights and standards. In addition to new production facilities for the iPhone and iPad in Brazil, the company has also recently got a strategy of decentralising its Chinese production facilities and to build some of its new plants in other regions, so that the workers are closer to their homes.