#Apple #AirPods Production Hits Setback in #India
Apple’s plan to make AirPods in India has hit a speed bump, and it has to do with a key material that’s mostly controlled by China. According to a report by Moneycontrol, the issue lies in the supply of dysprosium, a rare earth metal used in tiny magnets that help AirPods work the way they do. Foxconn, the company making these AirPods in India at its Telangana factory, has been struggling to get enough of this material. And it’s not because of internal mismanagement. The problem is bigger, and it’s political. China recently tightened export rules on dysprosium and other rare earth materials, and that’s made things difficult for companies operating outside the country.
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