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Electronics contract manufacturer Optiemus Infracom Wednesday announced the launch of locally made tempered glass screen protectors for mobile phones manufactured in collaboration with US-based Corning. The screen protectors will be sold under the brand name RhinoTech. Global companies are understanding the potential and opportunities in the vast Indian market and that is why they are entering it. Recently Elon Musk’s EV car company Tesla made its debut in India giving a tough challenge to automobile giants. Following this another American company is about to enter the Indian market. Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies is a joint venture of Americas glass technology company Corning and Optimus Infracom. The company is expected to start its operations in December this year. Under this venture the company will manufacture high-quality cover glass for electronic items such as mobile phones. Now the question in peoples minds is whether this will reduce the price of smartphones in India. First Of Its Kind Plant This will be first of its kind of plant in India and will manufacture glass covers in large quantities. Notably the demand for glass cover is increasing in India and the company will play a crucial part in meeting the demand. Cover glass is a safety layer which is applied on the screen of the photo protect it from scratches and damage. These glass covers or popularly known as Corning Gorilla Glasses. The covers have been used in over eight billion devices of more than 45 big brands like Samsung Xiaomi Motorola Oppo Google Pixel and Huawei. The RhinoTech Optiemus Infracom has recently launched a new range of tempered glasses - RhinoTech . It is Made in India. Optiemus chairman says that global technology and innovation have been combined in it. Will Smartphones Become Cheaper? After the announcement of this new initiative many are wondering this will lead to lower smartphone prices in India. However no details have been revealed on this matter so far. It is expected that producing glass protection locally could lead to a decrease in overall phone costs potentially resulting in lower prices for consumers.