Philips to Manufacture Products for its Personal Health segment in India

Royal Philips, a major player in health technology, has announced an expansion of its manufacturing in India to include a broader range of the company's Personal Health product categories. Deeptha Khanna, EVP and Chief Business Leader, Personal Health, Royal Philips, revealed today at a press conference that the company has expanded production at its co-manufacturing site in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, which will now produce mother and childcare products in addition to the beauty and grooming products already produced at the site.

Philips also announced the release of the Philips Beard Trimmer Series 1000 and the Philips Hair Straightening Brush, both of which are designed for Indian consumers and manufactured in India. Philips' manufacturing footprint in India spans multiple locations, including in-house facilities and collaborative co-manufacturing partnerships. It includes integrated infrastructure that has been tailored to meet advanced technology demands and to enable semi-automated assembly lines. The capabilities of the company meet both local and regional demand. Furthermore, in the beauty category, Philips manufactures a variety of hair care essentials such as hairdryers, hair straighteners, and hairbrushes.

Furthermore, the company manufactures the Beard Trimmer 1000 Series, which is designed to meet the specific needs of male consumers. "As part of its commitment to providing safety and hygiene, Philips is also producing sterilisers for the mother and childcare segments, all of which are manufactured locally in India," the company said in a statement. "...with the local manufacturing expansion, it will allow us to innovate quickly and it will also help us in catering to consumers in a very agile as well as pro-consumer way," Deepali Agarwal, Head, Personal Health, Philips Indian Subcontinent, told Financial Express. “We’ve also continued to expand with the launch of two Mother and Child Care products: the Grow Bottle and sterilizer – furthering our commitment to uniquely supporting the Indian market,” Agarwal added. Philips’ Personal Health manufacturing presence in India includes sites in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, and a co-manufacturing facility in Silvassa Union Territory.