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Apple Commits $2.5 Billion to Onshore All iPhone and Apple Watch Glass Production in Kentucky

The move strengthens Apple’s domestic supply chain by funding a dedicated Corning facility with an on-site innovation center.

Overview

  • Corning’s Harrodsburg plant will be fully dedicated to producing cover glass for iPhones and Apple Watches with the largest smartphone glass production line ever built.
  • The investment expands Apple’s American Manufacturing Program to $600 billion by adding $100 billion in domestic production commitments over the next four years.
  • Apple and Corning will open a joint innovation center at the Harrodsburg facility to advance materials research and next-generation manufacturing methods.
  • The project is set to increase Corning’s Kentucky workforce by about 50%, creating thousands of new production and engineering jobs.
  • Corning will supply silicon to GlobalWafers for U.S. wafer manufacturing, broadening Apple’s domestic semiconductor supply chain.