BD is investing $100 million to establish BD Neopak™ Glass Prefillable Syringe production at its Columbus, Nebraska site.
U.S. manufacturers opened 2026 with a wave of new plant announcements and expansions across aerospace, energy, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Many projects support data center growth, domestic supply chains, and advanced manufacturing, representing billions in investment and significant job creation nationwide.
Aerospace, Defense, And Advanced Mobility
CesiumAstro Expands Texas Operations With New Manufacturing Headquarters Plan
CesiumAstro secured $200 million in financing to expand U.S. manufacturing, including acquiring a 270,000-square-foot Texas facility to consolidate design, manufacturing, assembly, and testing into a single headquarters.
Shey Sabripour, Founder and CEO of CesiumAstro, said, “This investment marks a defining moment for CesiumAstro and for America’s space and defense industrial base.”
Kratos Opens Hypersonic System Manufacturing Facility in Maryland
Kratos opened a 55,000-square-foot hypersonic manufacturing and payload integration facility in Princess Anne, Maryland to support major defense programs, including MACH-TB 2.0. The site includes advanced manufacturing and testing capabilities.
Said Dave Carter, President of Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services Division, “This strategic investment in Princess Anne represents Kratos’ commitment to expanding our nation’s hypersonic testing infrastructure and capabilities.”
Kratos also expanded in Birmingham, Alabama with a 40,000-square-foot facility supporting defense production.
Joby Aviation Expands With Second Ohio Manufacturing Facility
Joby Aviation will acquire a more than 700,000-square-foot facility in the Dayton, Ohio area to scale production of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and expand U.S. manufacturing capacity.
Data Centers, Connectivity, And Power Infrastructure
Corning and Meta Partner on $6 Billion Data Center Supply Agreement
Corning and Meta announced a multiyear agreement valued at up to $6 billion for optical fiber and connectivity solutions supporting U.S. data center expansion. Corning will expand manufacturing in North Carolina, including its Hickory facility.
Generac Expands Manufacturing in Wisconsin
Generac acquired a new facility in Sussex, Wisconsin to expand production of commercial and industrial power systems, including backup power for data centers.
Said Aaron Jagdfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer, “With global demand for data center capacity projected to more than triple by 2030 (McKinsey), the rapid expansion of data centers is creating unprecedented demand for reliable and scalable power solutions.”
ERMCO to Open Transformer Manufacturing Facility in Arizona
ERMCO will open a new manufacturing facility in Maricopa County, Arizona, creating more than 500 jobs and expanding U.S. distribution transformer production capacity.
Said Tim Mills, ERMCO President and CEO, “Our goal is simple: power the grid and power progress. This investment ensures ERMCO is ready to meet the challenges of tomorrow.”
Healthcare And Life Sciences Manufacturing
BD Expands Syringe Manufacturing in Nebraska
BD is investing $110 million to expand its Columbus, Nebraska facility, increasing production of prefillable glass syringes for biologic and injectable drug delivery.
Said Patrick Jeukenne, Worldwide President of BD Pharmaceutical Systems, “As demand for biologics and GLP-1s accelerates, BD is strengthening its American manufacturing footprint to support U.S.-based drug delivery innovation and supply chain resiliency.”
Metals, Materials, And Critical Minerals
Century Aluminum and EGA to Build New U.S. Smelter in Oklahoma
Century Aluminum and EGA will build the first new U.S. primary aluminum smelter since 1980 in Inola, Oklahoma, with capacity of 750,000 metric tons annually. The project is expected to create about 1,000 permanent jobs and 4,000 construction jobs.
Said Jesse Gary, CEO of Century Aluminum, “Our partner EGA brings world-class smelting technology and construction expertise that are fast-tracking our collective efforts to realize President Trump’s vision of rapidly increasing domestic primary aluminum production.”
Atlantic Alumina Expands Critical Materials Production in Louisiana
ATALCO will invest $450 million to expand alumina production and develop the first U.S. large-scale gallium production circuit at its Gramercy, Louisiana facility, sustaining more than 500 jobs.
“Aligning this essential public sector support with private sector investment will secure onshore supply of alumina and gallium, which are contested commodity market segments currently dominated by China,” said ATALCO.
Nuclear And Energy Technology
BWX Technologies Opens Centrifuge Facility in Tennessee
BWX Technologies opened a centrifuge manufacturing development facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to support domestic uranium enrichment supply chains, with operations beginning in January 2026.
Said Rex D. Geveden, BWXT President and CEO, “I am so impressed with the speed at which the BWXT team moved, from breaking ground in late June to standing up this facility just seven months later.”
Industrial Equipment And Components
KettenWulf to Launch Manufacturing Operation in Alabama
KettenWulf will open a new facility in Auburn, Alabama producing engineered conveyor chains, drive chains, and sprockets, expanding its U.S. footprint.
Said Ansgar Wulf, Chief Executive Officer of KettenWulf, Inc., “We are proud to have found our new home in Auburn to serve our customers across the Americas.”
Consumer Appliances And Domestic Manufacturing
GE Appliances Launches Water Filter Manufacturing in Kentucky
GE Appliances opened its first in-house water filter manufacturing operation at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, producing millions of refrigerator filters annually as part of a broader $3 billion U.S. investment plan.
Heavy Equipment And Construction Machinery
John Deere Announces New Facilities in Indiana and North Carolina
John Deere will build a parts distribution center near Hebron, Indiana and a $70 million excavator manufacturing plant in Kernersville, North Carolina. Together, the projects are expected to create about 300 jobs and expand U.S. production capacity.
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Article Source: New U.S. Manufacturing Operations Announced in January 2026