Openings & Expansions: Page 2
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Courtesy of Verdagy
Verdagy’s green hydrogen factory receives $39.6M DOE grant
The Department of Energy's funding is part of its larger effort to accelerate the mass adoption of green hydrogen in U.S. manufacturing.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 22, 2024 -
Courtesy of Lonza
Lonza to acquire Roche’s biologics manufacturing site for $1.2B
The Vacaville, California, facility will also receive a roughly $560 million upgrade in an effort to increase the Switzerland-based biomanufacturer's U.S. factory footprint.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 21, 2024 -
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Courtesy of Aptar
Aptar Pharma to expand New York manufacturing site
The company's North America expansion strategy is in response to increasing prescription and consumer healthcare customer demand.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 20, 2024 -
Courtesy of GE Aerospace.
GE Aerospace to invest $650M in global facilities, US suppliers
The Boeing engine supplier’s spending will include new machines, equipment, building upgrades and improved safety measures.
By Sara Samora • March 19, 2024 -
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Energy Department offers $425M to decarbonize manufacturing
The funding will go to small- and medium-sized manufacturers in current and former coal communities that produce and recycle clean energy products.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 18, 2024 -
Permission granted by Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric invests $140M in US manufacturing expansion
The move is part of a broader plan to tap into growing demand for electrical infrastructure and data centers.
By Kate Magill • March 18, 2024 -
Courtesy of Toyota Motor North America
US saw $4B in clean energy investments in February: E2
Projects in sectors like batteries and solar panels will create 4,400 jobs across 11 states.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 15, 2024 -
Courtesy of Joby Aviation.
Joby expands Ohio manufacturing with Dayton aircraft parts plant
The company plans to begin operations at the former USPS facility later this year to support production at its California factory.
By Sara Samora • March 13, 2024 -
Courtesy of Panasonic Energy of North America.
Panasonic Energy, H&T Recharge sign battery can supply deal
The deal expands the companies’ Nevada supply arrangement to produce batteries at Panasonic's Kansas facility.
By Sara Samora • March 13, 2024 -
Courtesy of Schaeffler
Schaeffler to open $230M Ohio auto manufacturing plant
The Dover facility will create 650 new jobs and is expected to be finished by 2025.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 12, 2024 -
Courtesy of Siemens Energy.
Siemens Energy plans North Carolina power transformer facility
The $149 million plant is responding to a growing need to replace aging power infrastructure in the U.S.
By Sara Samora • March 11, 2024 -
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Rivian halts construction on $5B Georgia EV facility
The electric vehicle maker plans to produce its R2 model at its Illinois facility instead, starting in the first half of 2026.
By Sara Samora • March 8, 2024 -
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Factory announcements: Food, drug and battery makers unveil new plans in February
AstraZeneca announced plans for a $300 million factory in Maryland, while another Hyundai supplier plans to build a factory near the automaker’s upcoming Georgia EV campus.
By Kate Magill • March 7, 2024 -
Courtesy of Birkenstock
Birkenstock’s expanding production capacity lifts sales as it eyes more growth ahead
The footwear brand plans to double capacity in the next three years, spending tens of millions of dollars along the way.
By Ben Unglesbee • March 7, 2024 -
Permission granted by Amgen
Amgen opens $474M Ohio facility
The final product assembly and packaging site will employ 400 people and is the company’s most digitally advanced factory yet.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 7, 2024 -
Courtesy of Simtra Biopharma Solutions
Simtra to expand Indiana drug facility
The $250 million investment is part of the biomanufacturer's long-term plan to meet growing customer demand for GLP-1 products.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 5, 2024 -
Courtesy of Intel Foundry Direct Connect
Microsoft is Intel’s newest chip foundry customer
The semiconductor maker is pushing to build out its advanced chip infrastructure as it finalizes its CHIPS and Science Act funding.
By Joelle Anselmo • March 4, 2024 -
Courtesy of Corning.
Corning to build $900M solar component facility in Michigan
The Solar Technology plant will create over 1,100 jobs in Richland Township.
By Sara Samora • March 4, 2024 -
Courtesy of Scout Motors
Scout Motors breaks ground on $2B EV plant after environmental delays
The automotive company plans to finish its South Carolina facility in 2026 after pausing construction in the fall of 2023.
By Sebastian Obando • March 4, 2024 -
Courtesy of SolarCycle.
Solarcycle to build $344M recycled solar glass plant in Georgia
The manufacturer will produce up to six gigawatts of recycled solar glass annually.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 29, 2024 -
Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.
Hyundai moves up Georgia EV factory timeline
The new plant will now begin production in Q4 of this year, months earlier than expected.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Courtesy of AMD
White House unveils $300M in CHIPS funding for advanced packaging
The money is the third funding opportunity under Biden’s CHIPS for America program, part of a broader effort to bolster the country’s semiconductor R&D.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Courtesy of National Resilience; Business Wire
National Resilience to expand Ohio and North Carolina drug facilities
The biomanufacturer plans to scale its drug product manufacturing capacity to over 200 million units by 2025.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 27, 2024 -
Courtesy of Lego Group.
Lego delays Virginia plant production start date
The toymaker now plans to begin production in 2027, a year later than originally announced.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 27, 2024 -
Courtesy of Clayco
EV battery plant construction booms even as automakers hit the brakes
Despite this downturn in consumer and automaker interest, economists anticipate the manufacturing surge to continue in 2024.
By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 23, 2024
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