Taiwan’s footwear maker to start ops at India’s Tamil Nadu unit by ’26

Taiwanese non-leather footwear manufacturer Hong Fu Industrial Group recently entered India by celebrating the ground breaking ceremony of a manufacturing facility at the SIPCOT Industrial Park in Panapakkam.
The Grand Atlantia unit is projected to generate employment for 25,000, with women comprising 85 per cent of the workforce.
It is likely to become operational by early January 2026.

​Taiwanese non-leather footwear manufacturer Hong Fu Industrial Group recently entered India by celebrating the ground breaking ceremony of a manufacturing facility at the SIPCOT Industrial Park in Panapakkam.
The Grand Atlantia unit is projected to generate employment for 25,000, with women comprising 85 per cent of the workforce.
It is likely to become operational by early January 2026.