Openings & Expansions: Page 13


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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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    Top 5 stories from Manufacturing Dive

    Check out five of our biggest stories of 2025 so far, including updates on semiconductors, the Trump administration and PFAS.

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
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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 Jan. 22, 2024
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    Courtesy of Cummins.

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    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 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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    CNW Group/Sailun Tire Americas

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    Sailun Tire to build $240M plant in Mexico

    The facility will be the tire manufacturer's first North American facility.

    By Jan. 11, 2024
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    Courtesy of Orbic Electronics Manufacturing.

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    Verizon supplier to open $30M New York plant

    Orbic Electronics plans to move its cell phone and tablet production from China to Long Island.

    By Jan. 9, 2024
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    Commerce Department to award Microchip Technology second CHIPS Act grant

    The semiconductor maker will use the proposed $162 million to expand its fab facilities in Oregon and Colorado.

    By Jan. 5, 2024
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    Amkor, DuPont, Lilly: November and December factory announcements

    The last two months of the year included billion-dollar investments in semiconductors, drug making and solar panels.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Jan. 4, 2024
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    US drug manufacturing grew in 2023

    Record high drug shortages and an increased focus on onshoring production led the federal government to invest more in the pharma sector this year.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 22, 2023
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    Waaree Energies to build its first US solar panel factory

    The Houston-area site will create 1,500 jobs by 2027.

    By Dec. 21, 2023
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    National Resilience to increase drug manufacturing in Ohio

    The expanded site will nearly double the biomanufacturer’s current presence in West Chester.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 20, 2023
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    US Steel to be sold to Nippon Steel for $14.9B

    The deal will expand U.S. production and increase the companies’ steel capacity to 86 million tons a year.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 19, 2023
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    Courtesy of Miele.

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    Miele to build first US plant in Alabama

    The Opelika site will help the luxury appliance maker cut down delivery time from 10 weeks to just a few days.

    By Dec. 13, 2023
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    Fujifilm to invest $200M in cell therapy production

    The funds are meant to boost Fujifilm’s capacity to manufacture cell therapies, a market it expects to grow substantially in the coming years.

    By Delilah Alvarado • Dec. 11, 2023
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    Courtesy of DuPont de Nemours.

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    DuPont opens semiconductor component plant in Delaware

    The new site is the chemical maker's third facility in Newark and produces Kalrez, a form of PFAS.

    By Dec. 11, 2023
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    White House gives first CHIPS grant to defense contractor BAE Systems

    The $35 million seeks to quadruple the production of semiconductor chips used in national security defense systems like the F-35 fighter jet program.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 11, 2023
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    Dzyne Technologies to build California drone facility

    The defense contractor will manufacture unmanned aerial systems as part of a $90 million Defense Department contract.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 8, 2023
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    Courtesy of E-One Moli.

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    E-One Moli to build battery cell plant in Canada

    The facility joins the country’s efforts to build a battery supply chain and transition to cleaner energy.

    By Dec. 8, 2023
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    Siemens, Intel partner on semiconductor manufacturing

    The collaboration aims to drive efficiency and reduce carbon emissions across the sector.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Dec. 6, 2023