Openings & Expansions: Page 10

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    Courtesy of Lego Group.

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    Lego delays Virginia plant production start date

    The toymaker now plans to begin production in 2027, a year later than originally announced.

    By • Feb. 27, 2024
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    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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    EnerSys plans South Carolina lithium-ion battery factory

    The Greenville facility plans to start operations in 2027 and is slated to reach a an annual production capacity of four gigawatt hours.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Feb. 22, 2024
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    Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.

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    Clean energy manufacturers invested $2.4B in new projects in January: E2

    The investments, which came from four companies, add to the now 234 manufacturing projects announced since the Inflation Reduction Act passed.

    By • Feb. 22, 2024
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    Courtesy of GlobalFoundries.

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    GlobalFoundries, DOC finalize $1.5B funding award

    The U.S. chipmaker plans to use the funds to build and expand factories in New York and Vermont.

    By , Joelle Anselmo • Updated Nov. 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 • Feb. 16, 2024
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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 • 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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    Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.

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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 • 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 • 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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    Courtesy of Intel.

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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 • Feb. 2, 2024
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    Courtesy of Orbic Electronics Manufacturing.

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    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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    Courtesy of Entos Pharmaceuticals/Sean Hawkins, Facility Manager
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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 • 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