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FORMALLY INAUGURATED
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SAN JOSE, CA (March 29, 2010) - Sanmina-SCI Corporation (Nasdaq GS: SANM), a leading
global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company, today announced the formal
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Tech Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu.
The Grand Opening Ceremony held on Sunday, March 28th, was attended by the Company’s
Co-founder, Chairman and CEO Jure Sola, President and COO Hari Pillai, Executive Vice
President, South Asia Pacific, CT Chua and Vice-President and Managing Director for India,
Kumaran Subramaniam. The management team was joined by Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief
Minister, Dr. M.K. Stalin, Tamil Nadu Minister for Labor Mr. T.M. Anbarasan, Mr. Andrew T
Simkin, US Consul General, Chennai and many of the company’s local employees, customers
and suppliers.
Sanmina-SCI’s investments and footprint in Tamil Nadu began in 2003, with the formation of
the Chennai IT Center to support Sanmina-SCI’s global IT systems. Manufacturing operations
started with the signing of an MOU with the Government of Tamil Nadu for the acquisition of
the Oragadam Campus in June 2007, in conjunction with the start up of operations at an
interim location at the nearby MEPZ Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Today, Sanmina-SCI has
moved all manufacturing operations to its new 100 acre Oragadam Campus. With over 1,500
highly skilled and dedicated employees in India, Sanmina-SCI offers leading Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers a comprehensive array of services ranging from
design and engineering, supply chain management, PCB assembly and full system assembly.
Markets served include communications, enterprise computing and storage, defense and
aerospace, medical, renewable energy and multimedia markets. The operations are ISO
9001:2008, ISO 13485, ISO 14001:2004, TL 9000, UL and CCC certified to provide the
highest manufacturing standards to its customers.
“With our new state-of-the-art campus and well diversified customer base, Sanmina-SCI is
positioned to fully capitalize on the rapidly expanding market opportunities in India. The
formal opening of this facility is a great milestone in our continuing commitment to provide
leading-edge technology services and cost competitive solutions to the important Indian
market and to the entire sub-continent,” stated Jure Sola, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Sanmina-SCI.
“I am delighted to be here with our India management team and employees, as well as our
valued customers, suppliers and honored guests from Government to celebrate this joyous
occasion. We are very proud of the accomplishments that have been made by the team in a
few short years and look forward with optimism and confidence towards the future,” added
Hari Pillai, President and Chief Operating Officer of Sanmina-SCI.
About Sanmina-SCI
Sanmina-SCI Corporation is a leading electronics contract manufacturer serving the fastest-
growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market.
Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina-SCI provides end-to-end manufacturing
solutions, delivering superior quality and support to OEMs primarily in the communications,
defense and aerospace, industrial and medical instrumentation, multimedia, computing and
storage, and automotive technology sectors. Sanmina-SCI has facilities strategically located in
key regions throughout the world. More information regarding the company is available at
http://www.sanmina-sci.com.
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