Apple Launches American Manufacturing Program, Boosts U.S. Investment to $600 Billion

Apple is accelerating its investment in the U.S. economy, increasing its commitment to $600 billion over the next four years and launching a new American Manufacturing Program. The announcement today details a major expansion of its domestic supply chain, with new and expanded partnerships aimed at producing key components for the iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch on U.S. soil.

A key part of the initiative is a new $2.5 billion commitment with Corning that will bring all of the cover glass manufacturing for iPhone and Apple Watch to the company's facility in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Apple says this will make it the first time that 100 percent of the cover glass on these devices sold worldwide will be made in the U.S. The investment will fund what Apple calls the world's largest and most advanced smartphone glass production line and includes the creation of a new Apple-Corning Innovation Center at the Kentucky plant.




The announcement also outlines Apple's plan to create an end-to-end silicon supply chain in the United States. This includes sourcing advanced wafers from GlobalWafers America in Texas, producing chips at facilities run by TSMC in Arizona and Texas Instruments in Texas and Utah, and packaging them at a new Amkor facility in Arizona. Apple says it will be the first and largest customer for both the TSMC and Amkor plants. The effort builds on a recent deal to secure U.S.-made rare earth magnets from MP Materials.



Other projects include a new factory in Houston for producing advanced servers to power Apple Intelligence, which is slated to begin mass production in 2026. The company also confirmed its new Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit will open on August 19. The expanded U.S. investment comes as Apple faces pressure from the White House to bring more of its manufacturing stateside. President Donald Trump recently said he has repeatedly told CEO Tim Cook to stop building iPhones in India for the U.S. market and has threatened tariffs of at least 25% if the company doesn't comply.

You can read the full announcement at the link below...


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