Japan's Omron Healthcare opens first Indian manufacturing facility near Chennai

Japan’s Omron Healthcare on Friday officially opened its first manufacturing facility in India at Gummidipoondi near Chennai. The new unit, which is spread over an area of 258,333 sq ft at the Origins by Mahindra Industrial Estate in Puduvoyal, has been built within three years after the Japanese firm signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu government in 2023.

The company, which is designed to produce about 300,000 blood pressure monitors per year, plans to increase its production capacity tenfold to 30 million units per year in the next two years. Omron will manufacture three models of blood pressure monitors at the new plant. The company is also considering exporting the pressure gauges produced in the new factory to the European market by next year. “We plan to make Chennai a base not only for the Indian market but also to develop it as an export base,” said Ayumu Okada, President and CEO of Omron Healthcare Company Limited.

Muneo Takahashi, Consul General of Japan in Chennai said, “Tamil Nadu has become an important destination for Japanese investment, supported by its strong industrial base, skilled human resources and excellent infrastructure.

Deepak Jacob, Managing Director and CEO of Guidance, said: “In 1972, Omron’s founder teamed up with Dr. Yutaka Nakamura – a physician known as the father of Japan’s Paralympic movement – to open Omron Taiyo in Beppu. It was Japan’s first welfare factory run and staffed by people with disabilities.” And a second such factory followed in Kyoto in 1985.” Omron’s commitment to employ persons with disabilities at this plant (Chennai) is a true reflection of this value. He added that this will inspire the industries in our state to see the capabilities first.

An estimated 300 million people across the country are living with hypertension, while the World Health Organization (WHO) lists cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and heart failure as the leading causes of death in the country. As the Indian economy continues to grow at approximately 7% per year, lifestyle changes mean that the prevalence of hypertension is expected to rise further, contributing to these problems and increasing the need for preventive healthcare. Yet less than 5% of households regularly use a home blood pressure monitor, while access to health services also remains limited in many regions. By strengthening the home offering of blood pressure monitors, Omron Healthcare aims to promote more widespread home monitoring, earlier identification of cardiovascular risks and improve hypertension management, the company said.

Published – 31 Oct 2026 01:09 IST