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Westrock Coffee debuts Arkansas beverage factory
The $315 million facility is part of the coffee manufacturer's strategy to vertically integrate its operations.
By Joelle Anselmo • June 18, 2024 -
Kyowa Kirin will build $530M Research Triangle Park biologics facility
The North Carolina site will create 100 jobs and have room for future expansion to scale drug manufacturing capacity.
By Joelle Anselmo • June 14, 2024 -
Trendline
Top 5 stories from Manufacturing Dive
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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Rocket Lab to receive $24M in CHIPS funding, expand New Mexico plant
The funds will help double solar cell production at the aerospace component maker’s Albuquerque facility.
By Sara Samora • June 12, 2024 -
Intel, Apollo strike joint venture at chipmaker’s Ireland facility
The agreement is part of the chip giant's external funding strategy to help fuel its global manufacturing plans.
By Joelle Anselmo • June 7, 2024 -
Toyota subsidiary to build Indiana forklift factory
Toyota Handling Materials will invest nearly $100 million in the expansion at its Columbus, Indiana, headquarters and add 85 more jobs.
By Joelle Anselmo • June 6, 2024 -
Integrated DNA Technologies opens Iowa biomanufacturing site
The Coralville plant doubles the company’s synthetic biology footprint with plans for production expansion.
By Joelle Anselmo • June 5, 2024 -
Diehl Aviation to build aerospace components facility in Mexico
The production facility in Querétaro will be located next to other major aircraft manufacturers nearby like Airbus and Bombardier.
By Joelle Anselmo • June 4, 2024 -
Niacet Specialty Chemicals to expand New York facility
The Niagara Falls plant will produce a critical substance for chip manufacturers' supply chain.
By Sara Samora • May 31, 2024 -
PPG to build $225M OEM paint and coating facility in Tennessee
The Loudon, Tennessee, facility is part of the company’s $300 million investment to expand its manufacturing presence in North America as automaker demand grows.
By Sara Samora • May 30, 2024 -
Absolics to receive $75M in CHIPS funding
The glass substrate manufacturer will use the money to build a semiconductor facility in Covington, Georgia.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 29, 2024 -
Bridor to build $220M Utah pastry facility
The facility will be the company's third in the U.S. as it plans further North American market expansion.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 28, 2024 -
Lilly to pour $5B more into expanding Zepbound, Mounjaro production
The planned construction in Lebanon, Indiana, brings the total investment to $9 billion, the company's largest single commitment in its history.
By Ned Pagliarulo • May 28, 2024 -
Kohler opens bath and shower fixtures facility in Arizona
The company is in talks with the Department of Energy to receive up to $51.2 million for decarbonizing the Casa Grande plant.
By Sara Samora • May 22, 2024 -
China-based battery maker to build first US plant in North Carolina
Green New Energy Materials’ $140 million battery separator manufacturing facility will create 545 jobs.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 20, 2024 -
Tracker
Tracking the Inflation Reduction Act’s impact on US manufacturing
The landmark legislation has sparked a new wave of clean energy manufacturing. This database tracks major IRA-linked investments for projects in electric vehicles, solar and more on a monthly basis.
By Kate Magill , Julia Himmel • Updated July 17, 2024 -
Boviet Solar to open North Carolina solar panel factory
The Vietnam-based manufacturer will build its first North America facility for $294 million.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 14, 2024 -
3M expands Nebraska protective equipment plant
The $67 million project will boost the manufacturer’s capacity to make reusable respirators and Peltor brand earmuffs.
By Sara Samora • May 14, 2024 -
Ferrero unwraps first chocolate factory in North America
The Bloomington, Illinois, expansion will make major brands like Kinder, Ferrero Rocher, Butterfinger and Crunch.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 13, 2024 -
Polar Semiconductor granted $120M in CHIPS funding
The investment will expand the chipmaker's Bloomington, Minnesota, facility and introduce new automation and AI technologies.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 13, 2024 -
Joby breaks ground on expanded California facility
The Marina pilot line will more than double the air taxi maker’s yearly capacity, up to 24 planes.
By Sara Samora • May 7, 2024 -
Daisy Brand to build $626 million Iowa dairy plant
The 750,000-square facility in Boone, Iowa, will initially employ more than 100 workers.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 6, 2024 -
Boeing acquires GKN Aerospace Missouri facility, prevents shuttering
The company will transition the Hazelwood plant’s capabilities and operations to support its fighter jet programs.
By Sara Samora • May 6, 2024 -
Honda supplier to build integrated battery separator plant in Canada
Asahi Kasei’s 180 billion yen ($1.2 billion) factory is part of a joint venture with the automaker.
By Sara Samora • May 3, 2024 -
Ion Storage Systems’ opens solid-state battery factory in Maryland
The manufacturing startup is developing a portable battery for the U.S. Army, which it expects to deliver later this year.
By Sara Samora • May 1, 2024 -
American Battery Technology Co. starts production at lithium hydroxide facility
The pilot project is demonstrating the battery company’s system to access lithium at its Tonopah Lithium Flats Project.
By Joelle Anselmo • Updated May 1, 2024