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Corning to build $900M solar component facility in Michigan
The Solar Technology plant will create over 1,100 jobs in Richland Township.
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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.
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Solarcycle to build $344M recycled solar glass plant in Georgia
The manufacturer will produce up to six gigawatts of recycled solar glass annually.
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            Hyundai moves up Georgia EV factory timeline
The new plant will now begin production in Q4 of this year, months earlier than expected.
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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.
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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 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
Lego delays Virginia plant production start date
The toymaker now plans to begin production in 2027, a year later than originally announced.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
Lake Charles Methanol plans $3.2B Louisiana plant
The facility will produce low-carbon methanol that reduces the release of greenhouse gases.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 - 
                    
                    
                        
                    
                    
                    
Intel delays $20B Ohio project
The New Albany facilities are now expected to be completed by the end of 2026 instead of 2025.
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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.
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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