Foxconn accelerates investment in Vietnam, moves toward humanoid robot manufacturing

Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn), a major Apple supplier, is signaling a deeper expansion in Vietnam as it pushes beyond traditional electronics manufacturing into higher-value automation, including industrial humanoid robots.

Following a new investment in Fushan Technology (Vietnam), the group is preparing to expand its Bac Ninh province operations with an additional site, increased capacity and the introduction of humanoid industrial robots into its registered product portfolio for the first time.

Expanding into automation

According to an environmental permit renewal application dated April 2026, Fushan Technology is seeking its fourth permit renewal for its factory in VSIP Bac Ninh Industrial Park.

The filing outlines a significant expansion plan, including a second operating site, broader production scale, new product categories, and upgraded environmental infrastructure.

Alongside its existing facility at No. 8, Road 6, VSIP Bac Ninh (172,543 square meters), the company will add a second site at No. 32, Huu Nghi street, covering 8,081 square meters, marking a tangible increase in operational footprint.

Fushan remains a large-scale electronics manufacturing hub with registered annual capacity including 140 million mobile phones, 5.23 million computer peripheral devices, 13.08 million smart speakers, headphones and microphones, 3.27 million wearable devices, and 2.18 million telecom devices per year.

Following the adjustment, the facility will expand to 14 product categories. Alongside mobile phones, computer peripherals, audio devices, wearables, telecom equipment, optical devices, and consumer electronics, the company will add three new groups: measurement, inspection, orientation and control equipment; molds, fixed molds, mold components and fixtures; and specialized machinery, automation equipment, and industrial robots.

Among these additions, industrial humanoid robots are listed for the first time, although no production details or models were disclosed. These new segments remain small-scale, including 80,000 units annually for measurement and control equipment, 4,101 units for molds and fixtures, and 100 units for specialized machinery, automation equipment, and industrial robots.

Operating at around 56% capacity

The Fushan Technology (Vietnam) report shows the project is still operating below full capacity. In 2025, it operated at about 56% of its designed capacity under the third environmental permit, equivalent to roughly 55% of the newly proposed level.

At the second site, several environmental systems are still under construction or awaiting approval, including a domestic wastewater treatment system with a capacity of 175 cubic meters per day and a flue gas treatment system with a capacity of 50,000 cubic meters per hour.

After expansion, the facility’s total electricity consumption is estimated at around 109 million kWh per year, while total water demand is projected at 2,915 cubic meters per day across both sites.

The adjustment is expected to raise total output capacity by 1.25% to about 173.37 million products per year, equivalent to 76,919 tons annually. The workforce is projected to expand to about 26,630 employees at peak, as compared to 12,500 currently.

Fushan Technology plans to install and complete new production lines between May and August 2026, conduct a trial run in September-October 2026, and begin official operations in November 2026.

Fushan Technology (Vietnam) was established in November 2011 as Nokia Vietnam. It was renamed Microsoft Mobile Vietnam in December 2014 after U.S. tech giant Microsoft acquired Nokia that year.

In 2017, Microsoft sold its handset business to FIH Mobile, part of the Foxconn ecosystem, after which Microsoft Mobile Vietnam was renamed Fushan Technology (Vietnam) as it is known today.

Foxconn’s parent group, through its subsidiary Chief Expertise Limited, recently announced an additional $58.32 million investment in Fushan Technology (Vietnam) for long-term development, continuing a steady capital injection trend since late 2025.

Following the transaction, Foxconn’s total stake in the entity rises to $226.29 million, while maintaining 100% ownership.