Openings & Expansions

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    Sanofi to pour more than $20B into US drug research and manufacturing

    The French drugmaker joined several peers in promising new investments in U.S. drug production, but cautioned plans could change amid shifting Trump administration policies.

    By Kristin Jensen • May 16, 2025
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    GlobalWafers to spend additional $4B on US manufacturing

    The semiconductor manufacturer recently opened its 300mm silicon wafer facility in Sherman, Texas, and plans to increase the site’s capacity.

    By • May 16, 2025
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    Roche to expand, open Indianapolis and North Carolina sites

    The medical device maker is investing $550 million to expand the Indiana plant to produce continuous glucose monitoring devices. 

    By Elise Reuter • May 15, 2025
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    Merck Animal Health to open $895M Kansas factory

    The De Soto, Kansas, project adds to Merck's billions of dollars in recent U.S. spending.

    By • May 13, 2025
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    Gilead plans $11B in US drug production

    The investment adds to the biotech’s $21 billion commitment for domestic manufacturing, research and development through 2030.

    By Kristin Jensen • May 9, 2025
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    Kimberly-Clark to invest over $2B in US operations

    The Huggies diaper maker will use the funds to build an Ohio factory and a South Carolina distribution center, as well as install automation upgrades across its supply chain.

    By • May 2, 2025
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    Corning increased solar Michigan facility investment to $1.5B

    The additional $600 million aims to accelerate advanced manufacturing operations of its solar wafers.

    By • May 1, 2025
  • A rendering of Merck's $1 billion Wilmington, Delaware facility.
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    Merck invests $1B in Delaware drug manufacturing facility

    The biologics project will be the future home for cancer treatment drug Keytruda.

    By • April 30, 2025
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    Regeneron expands US manufacturing with $3B Fujifilm partnership

    The deal nearly doubles the pharmaceutical giant’s domestic capacity as demand for biologics surges.

    By • April 28, 2025
  • A sign spelling Roche hangs on the side of a building.
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    Roche, answering tariff threat, pledges $50B to US drug production

    The big pharma joined several of its peers in committing to invest billions of dollars in new and expanded manufacturing facilities in the U.S. 

    By Jonathan Gardner • April 22, 2025
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    Chobani to spend $1.2B on New York dairy processing plant

    The 1.4 million-square-foot facility is the largest site investment in the yogurt giant’s history.

    By Christopher Doering • April 22, 2025
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    JCB plans San Antonio factory expansion to dodge Trump’s tariffs

    The U.K.-based heavy machinery manufacturer said the levies will impact its business in the short term.

    By • April 17, 2025
  • Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the future of artificial intelligence and its effect on energy consumption and production at the Bipartisan Policy Center on Sept. 27, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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    Nvidia to spend $500B to manufacture AI chips in US

    The chipmaker will work with TSMC, Foxconn, Amkor and others to produce its Blackwell chip and other artificial intelligence infrastructure in Arizona and Texas. 

    By • April 14, 2025
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    Morris Packaging, Karat Packaging, Nefab, Saica announce expansions

    From warehouses to converting facilities, expansions in the U.S. and Mexico cover a variety of plastic and fiber substrates. Paragon Films, Engineered Foam Packaging and Forming Technologies are among those growing.

    By Katie Pyzyk • April 14, 2025
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    Amid tariff turmoil, Novartis commits to spending $23B on US manufacturing

    Novartis expects the new capacity will allow it to produce all of its key medicines “end to end” in the U.S., as the Trump administration buffets global trade with tariffs.

    By Jonathan Gardner • April 11, 2025
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    ExxonMobil to upgrade Louisiana plant with over $100M investment

    The Baton Rouge chemical facility plans to produce ultra-pure isopropyl alcohol for the growing semiconductor industry by 2027.

    By • April 1, 2025
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    Siemens completes $10B Altair deal to boost AI

    It is the company’s largest acquisition as the automation manufacturer looks to improve its Xcelerator digital business platform.

    By • March 28, 2025
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    Schneider Electric to invest $700M in US manufacturing

    The company aims to expand and renovate facilities across eight sites as it sees skyrocketing data center demand.

    By • March 27, 2025
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    OCI Holdings plans $235M solar plant expansion in San Antonio

    The company's subsidiary, Mission Solar Energy, is planning to make the new facility eligible for manufacturing tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act.

    By • March 26, 2025
  • President Donald Trump speaks with Hyundai Chairman Euisun Chung, right,, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, center and House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 24.
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    Hyundai to invest $21B in US manufacturing

    The automaker plans to build a $5.8 billion steel plant in Louisiana as part of the investment.

    By • March 25, 2025
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    CSW Industrials completes acquisition of Aspen Manufacturing for $313.5M

    Aspen Manufacturing is the latest in a recent acquisition spree to grow CSW’s portfolio of heating and air, plumbing and electrical products.

    By • Updated May 5, 2025
  • Joaquin Duato, CEO of Johnson & Johnson, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on February 08, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Committee held the hearing to investigating the cost of prescription drugs. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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    J&J pledges $55B in US manufacturing, R&D

    The investments will support three production sites, as well as expansion at other plants in its supply chain.

    By Jonathan Gardner • March 24, 2025
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    T1 Energy to establish $850M solar cell facility in Texas

    The Austin facility comes as the company, formerly known as Freyr Battery, rebrands and focuses on the build-out of a domestic supply chain.

    By • March 20, 2025
  • Emergent's Baltimore-Bayview drug substance manufacturing facility.
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    India-based Syngene acquires its first US biologics site

    The contract biotech company plans to invest around $50 million to buy and renovate a Baltimore facility as it shifts more focus to the U.S. market.

    By • March 14, 2025
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    Danish dairy giant inks deal to manufacture whey protein in US

    Arla Foods will rely on a South Dakota-based processor to produce its ingredients as the co-op looks to expand in North America.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • March 13, 2025