Overview
- Apple announced on Tuesday that it will commit up to $100 million over three years to Perryman Company to melt, forge and roll grade‑5 titanium made with at least 80% recycled content for the iPhone Duo and other products.
- The company also expanded its deal with Delaware‑based Qnity Electronics to produce advanced films for the iPhone 18 Pro’s variable‑aperture camera system.
- Apple said nearly 100 components for the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro are produced by U.S. suppliers and highlighted partners such as Corning in Kentucky and TSMC’s Arizona fab as part of its American Manufacturing Program.
- Those moves sit inside Apple’s four‑year, $600 billion AMP and its new Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, Texas, which are meant to grow domestic capacity and supplier training.
- Despite the supplier commitments, preorder delivery estimates for the iPhone Duo stretched to roughly 14 weeks and analysts now expect about 8–9 million Duo shipments this year, and Apple has not said the new deals will ease the immediate supply shortfall.