<p>New Delhi: Optiemus Infracom in partnership with US-based Corning Inc on Wednesday announced that it will manufacture tempered glass screen protectors for smartphones in India. </p><p>Noida-based firm claimed that it is the first company in India to locally produce advanced-grade screen protectors featuring Corning glass technology.</p><p>“We are committed to establishing India as a global hub for high-value mobile accessories," said Ashok Kumar Gupta, Chairman, Optiemus Infracom Limited.</p><p>The company will produce premium tempered glass screen protectors under the brand ‘RhinoTech’. It targets around Rs 2,000 crore revenue from the tempered glass business by March 2027. Majority of the tempered glass used for protecting smartphone screens in India is imported from China.</p><p>Gupta informed that RhinoTech screen protectors will be manufactured at Optiemus’ facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. “Our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant enables RhinoTech to reliably meet the growing demand of Indian consumers while maintaining consistent quality and widespread availability across the nation,” Optiemus said in a statement.</p><p>RhinoTech screen protectors will initially be available for the premium smartphone category. The company plans to expand its offerings to cater to other categories, including the economy smartphone category, in the coming months.</p><p>The RhinoTech products will be available in the Indian market starting end of September 2025 through the official RhinoTech website and authorised dealers/retail chains in select cities.</p><p>“We are excited to work with Optiemus to help offer Indian consumers the choice of a screen protector that is marked as Engineered by Corning. We believe that this development will support the country’s growing need for providing screen protectors for the mobile consumer electronics industry,” said Sudhir Pillai, Managing Director, Corning India.</p><p>India’s tempered glass screen protectors market is valued at around Rs 20,000 crore. Over 90% of it is met through low-cost imports, leading to inconsistent quality and an unorganised market.</p><p>To address this, the government last month introduced the Indian standard for “Chemically Tempered Glass Screen Protectors” via the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on 28 July 2025. Gupta said all RhinoTech screen protectors will be as per the BIS norms.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Optiemus Infracom in partnership with US-based Corning Inc on Wednesday announced that it will manufacture tempered glass screen protectors for smartphones in India. </p><p>Noida-based firm claimed that it is the first company in India to locally produce advanced-grade screen protectors featuring Corning glass technology.</p><p>“We are committed to establishing India as a global hub for high-value mobile accessories," said Ashok Kumar Gupta, Chairman, Optiemus Infracom Limited.</p><p>The company will produce premium tempered glass screen protectors under the brand ‘RhinoTech’. It targets around Rs 2,000 crore revenue from the tempered glass business by March 2027. Majority of the tempered glass used for protecting smartphone screens in India is imported from China.</p><p>Gupta informed that RhinoTech screen protectors will be manufactured at Optiemus’ facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. “Our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant enables RhinoTech to reliably meet the growing demand of Indian consumers while maintaining consistent quality and widespread availability across the nation,” Optiemus said in a statement.</p><p>RhinoTech screen protectors will initially be available for the premium smartphone category. The company plans to expand its offerings to cater to other categories, including the economy smartphone category, in the coming months.</p><p>The RhinoTech products will be available in the Indian market starting end of September 2025 through the official RhinoTech website and authorised dealers/retail chains in select cities.</p><p>“We are excited to work with Optiemus to help offer Indian consumers the choice of a screen protector that is marked as Engineered by Corning. We believe that this development will support the country’s growing need for providing screen protectors for the mobile consumer electronics industry,” said Sudhir Pillai, Managing Director, Corning India.</p><p>India’s tempered glass screen protectors market is valued at around Rs 20,000 crore. Over 90% of it is met through low-cost imports, leading to inconsistent quality and an unorganised market.</p><p>To address this, the government last month introduced the Indian standard for “Chemically Tempered Glass Screen Protectors” via the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on 28 July 2025. Gupta said all RhinoTech screen protectors will be as per the BIS norms.</p>