Wednesday, October 21, 2026

American Industry Report

American Industrialization News

Category: Manufacturing

Plants, reshoring, capital spending and industrial output.

Shinhwa Auto USA invests $37 million in Auburn tooling expansion

madeinalabama.com, reporting a Shinhwa Auto USA release
Shinhwa Auto USA invests $37 million in Auburn tooling expansion

Century Aluminum to build primary aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma with $500 million DOE grant

Department of Energy news release
Century Aluminum to build primary aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma with $500 million DOE grant

KettenWulf to invest $34 million in new Auburn manufacturing plant

Alabama Governor’s Office news release (madeinalabama.com)
KettenWulf to invest $34 million in new Auburn manufacturing plant

Oerlikon announces expansion of Michigan manufacturing operations

Office of the Governor of Michigan news release
Oerlikon announces expansion of Michigan manufacturing operations

Korea Zinc announces $6.6 billion investment in Tennessee zinc and rare earth facilities

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development news release
Korea Zinc announces $6.6 billion investment in Tennessee zinc and rare earth facilities

Eli Lilly plans $6 billion advanced manufacturing plant in Huntsville

madeinalabama.com, reporting a news release by Gov. Kay Ivey and Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly plans $6 billion advanced manufacturing plant in Huntsville

Virginia Transformer to expand Rincon, Ga., large power transformer plant by 70 percent starting January 2026

Virginia Transformer news release (PRNewswire)
Manufacturing
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SIMONA AMERICA Industries breaks ground on $25 million expansion at Archbald, Pennsylvania thermoplastics facility

SIMONA AMERICA Industries news release (PRNewswire)
SIMONA AMERICA Industries breaks ground on $25 million expansion at Archbald, Pennsylvania thermoplastics facility

Eli Lilly plans $1.2 billion expansion of Lilly del Caribe manufacturing site in Carolina, Puerto Rico to add oral medicine capacity

Eli Lilly and Company news release (PR Newswire)
Eli Lilly plans $1.2 billion expansion of Lilly del Caribe manufacturing site in Carolina, Puerto Rico to add oral medicine capacity

Whirlpool Corporation plans $300 million investment in Ohio laundry plants, adding up to 600 jobs

Whirlpool Corporation news release (PRNewswire)
Whirlpool Corporation plans $300 million investment in Ohio laundry plants, adding up to 600 jobs

Stellantis announces $13 billion U.S. investment plan to reopen Belvidere plant and add 5,000 jobs across four states

Stellantis news release (PR Newswire)
Stellantis announces $13 billion U.S. investment plan to reopen Belvidere plant and add 5,000 jobs across four states

AstraZeneca selects Albemarle County, Virginia for $4.5 billion manufacturing investment, two facilities, 600 direct jobs

Virginia Economic Development Partnership news release (vedp.org)
Manufacturing
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Lefko USA opens first U.S. blow-molding plant in New Braunfels, Texas, with $15 million investment and 149 jobs

Office of Governor Greg Abbott news release (gov.texas.gov)
Manufacturing
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Woodward, Inc. selects Greer, S.C. site for $200 million precision manufacturing facility serving Airbus A350

South Carolina Department of Commerce news release (sccommerce.com)
Manufacturing
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ABB invests $28.5 million to expand power equipment facility in Henrico County, Virginia

Virginia Economic Development Partnership (vedp.org), reporting a Governor of Virginia news release
Manufacturing
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Nathan Trotter to open Tin Ridge tin processing facility in Henry County, Virginia, with $65 million investment and 118 jobs

Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) news release
Manufacturing
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TOTO USA opens $224 million Morrow, Georgia manufacturing facility, raising U.S. luxury toilet production capacity 150%

TOTO USA news release (PR Newswire)
TOTO USA opens $224 million Morrow, Georgia manufacturing facility, raising U.S. luxury toilet production capacity 150%

Hitachi Energy to invest $97 million in Alamo, Tennessee plant to expand transformer component capacity

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development news release (tnecd.com)
Hitachi Energy to invest $97 million in Alamo, Tennessee plant to expand transformer component capacity

AbbVie commits $195 million to expand API manufacturing at North Chicago, Illinois plant

AbbVie news release (PR Newswire)
Manufacturing
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Department of Defense awards $6.2 million to Golden Metal Resources for Pilot Mountain tungsten pre-feasibility study in Nevada

Department of Defense news release (war.gov)
Manufacturing
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