New US Factories

America’s New Factory Building Frenzy, by Jill Jusko Jun 15, 2018, Industry Week.

Kubota Manufacturing of America. Broke Ground: September 2015. What it makes: utility vehicles. Size 502,000 sq. ft. Location: Gainesville, Georgia. Opened: April 2017

Volvo Cars USA. Broke Ground: 2015. What it makes: automobiles. Investment: $1.1 billion (including an announced expansion). Location: Berkeley County, S.C.

Scheduled to Open: 2018.

Faurecia. Broke Ground: 2018.  What it Makes: automotive interiors. Size/ 250,000 sq. ft. Investment: more than $60 million. Location: Blue Springs, Missouri. Scheduled to Open: 2018.

First Solar Inc. Announced: April 2018. What it Makes: solar modules. Size 1 million sq. ft.  Investment $400 million. Location: near Perrysburg, Ohio. Scheduled to Open: 2019

Nucor Inc. Announced: November 2017. What it Makes: rebar micro mill. Investment: $250 million. Location: Sedalia, Missouri. Scheduled to Open: 2019

Nucor Inc. Announced: March 2018. What it Makes: rebar micro mill. Investment: $240 million. Location: Frostproof, Florida. Scheduled to Open: 2019

Novelis Inc. Broke Ground: May 14, 2018. What it Makes: automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing. Size 400,000 sq.ft. Investment: $300 million. Location: Guthrie, Kentucky. Scheduled to Open: 2020.

Braidy Industries. Broke Ground: June 1. What it Makes: Aluminum rolling mill. Size 2.5 mil sq ft under roof. Investment $1.3 billion. Location: Greenup County, near Ashland, Kentucky. Scheduled to Open: 2020

Van Hool NV, Broke Ground: 2018. What it Makes: buses. Investment: $47 million. Location: Morristown, Tennessee. Scheduled to Open: 2020

Nokian Tyres. Broke Ground: 2017. What it Makes: vehicle tires. Investment: $360 million. Location: Dayton, Tennessee. Scheduled to Open: 2020.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Broke Ground: April 2018. What it Makes: hot-briquetted iron. Investment: $700 million. Location: Toledo, Ohio. Scheduled to Open: 2020

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing. Announced: January 2018. What it Makes: vehicle assembly. Investment: $1.6 billion. Location: Huntsville, Alabama. .Scheduled to Open: 2021

Foxconn. Broke Ground: June 28 (Scheduled). What it Makes: LCD panels. Investment: $10 billion. Location: Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Scheduled to Open: TBD

https://www.industryweek.com/leadership/america-s-new-factory-building-frenzy/gallery?slide=1

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