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GlobalFoundries awarded $1.5B in CHIPS funding
The U.S. chipmaker plans to use the funds to build and expand factories in New York and Vermont.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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LG Energy Solution, WesCEF expand lithium supply deal
The partnership will supply the battery maker's North American manufacturing sites and produce more IRA-compliant vehicles.
By Kate Magill • Feb. 16, 2024 -
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Check out five of our biggest stories of 2024 so far, led by new investment in U.S. manufacturing against a fast-changing landscape.
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Commerce Department opens $300M CHIPS R&D competition
The initiative aims to fund projects focused on advanced packaging substrates and materials, critical to building more powerful semiconductors.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 16, 2024 -
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Lake Charles Methanol plans $3.2B Louisiana plant
The facility will produce low-carbon methanol that reduces the release of greenhouse gases.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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Amkor’s Arizona semiconductor facility is ‘continuing full speed’
The company is finalizing its CHIPS and Science Act funding application and still expects to begin production in two to three years.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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Louis Dreyfus building new pea protein facility
An increasing shift to plant-based protein, especially for dairy products, is driving demand for the ingredient.
By Rose Palazzolo • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Doowan Climate Control America’s new Georgia factory to supply Hyundai
The $30 million facility will produce climate control systems for both EVs and gas-powered vehicles.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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AstraZeneca to invest $300M in US cell therapy plant
The UK drugmaker is building a manufacturing facility in Rockville, Maryland, which is expected to be fully operational by 2026.
By Kristin Jensen • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Toyota investing $1.3B for EV production in Kentucky
The automaker Toyota will install a battery pack assembly line at the Georgetown plant and build a new three-row electric SUV for the U.S. market starting in 2025.
By Eric Walz • Feb. 9, 2024 -
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White House invests $5B in semiconductor R&D efforts
The money will go towards launching a national center to boost domestic breakthroughs in chip technology.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 9, 2024 -
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Eli Lilly to grow production capacity for weight-loss drugs in 2024
The drug maker’s Concord, North Carolina, plant intends to meet the growing demand for its injectable drugs such as Zepbound and Mounjaro.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 8, 2024 -
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SK Hynix weighing US chip facility investment
The South Korea-based chipmaker’s new packaging plant is slated for Indiana, according to a Financial Times report.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 6, 2024 -
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Intel delays $20B Ohio project
The New Albany facilities are now expected to be completed by the end of 2026 instead of 2025.
By Sara Samora • Feb. 2, 2024 -
Courtesy of Orbic Electronics Manufacturing.
Factory openings: What’s new in January
The start of 2024 showed millions of dollars in investments from manufacturers such as Tyson Foods, Sailun Tire and more.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 2, 2024 -
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Entos Pharmaceuticals opens California facility
The Carlsbad facility will produce messenger RNA and plasmid DNA, part of a broader strategy to expand production in both the U.S. and Canada.
By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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Intel, UMC to collaborate on chip fabs
The semiconductor companies will make a 12-nanometer chip process platform at Intel’s fab factory in Arizona.
By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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Tyson opens $355 million high-tech bacon plant in Kentucky
The 400,000 square-foot facility has autonomous, box-stacking robots and driverless forklifts to help eliminate “ergonomically stressful tasks,” the meat giant said.
By Nathan Owens • Jan. 30, 2024 -
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Mars to build $237M Utah facility for Nature’s Bakery brand
The Salt Lake City plant will increase capacity for the granola and snack bar maker that has become the eighth best-selling product line in the category.
By Christopher Doering • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Wieland to expand Illinois copper production plant
The manufacturer will invest $500 million to re-equip, modernize and increase capacity at its East Alton facility.
By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 26, 2024 -
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Lucid Motors expands Arizona plant ahead of Gravity launch
The EV campus will grow by about 3 million square feet as the company adds a new manufacturing facility, storage space and more.
By Michael Brady • Jan. 26, 2024 -
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Phoenix leads in manufacturing construction
The city has seen 14 major projects since 2020, and plants are cropping up in other areas with the labor pool to staff them, research found.
By Julie Strupp • Jan. 23, 2024 -
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Stardust Power to build lithium refinery in Oklahoma
The company plans to turn the facility into a hub for its domestic supply chain.
By Kate Magill • Jan. 22, 2024 -
Courtesy of Cummins.
Cummins to spend $580M to upgrade North Carolina plant
The new equipment will expand the Rocky Mount plant’s ability to produce gasoline and propane engines.
By Sara Samora • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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Major factory construction projects to watch in 2024
Intel, Texas Instruments and LG Energy Solution are among those investing billions of dollars in new manufacturing plants this year.
By Sakshi Udavant • Jan. 18, 2024 -
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MaximBio gets $49.5M federal grant for COVID tests
The funding is part of a push from the Biden administration to manufacture more than 200 million COVID-19 tests.
By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 16, 2024
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