Manufacturing plant construction news

This week's factory, chip fab and battery plant construction news across the U.S. 18 stories from Oct 14–Oct 21, ranked by coverage, fit and freshness.

This week

Manufacturing

Oct 20

Construction Dive · 3 outletsGlobalFoundries building $21B New York fabs under US-Japan trade deal

Oct 17

Roofing Contractor · 2 outletsStow Opens First U.S. Manufacturing Plant in Georgia

Oct 16

pv magazine USAPatent lawsuit points to 10 GW ingot and wafer equipment import for Tesla’s $10 billion Texas solar factory

Oct 15

AssemblyNew Facility Will Hone Physical AI for Industrial Robots

Oct 20

Construction DiveHelp Wanted: Clayco uses $5B Rivian factory as training opportunity

Oct 16

Energy-Storage.newsVikram Solar subsidiary to build 7.5GWh BESS assembly plant in Tamil Nadu, India

Oct 19

Food DivePrimo Brands opens first new factory post merger

Oct 15

Projects MonitorOswal Pumps to set up 1.2 GW TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility with Rs 456 crore investment

Oct 16

ENRGlobalFoundries Advances New York Chip Fab With Initial $10B Japanese Investment

Oct 15

Manufacturing DiveApplied Materials opens $5B semiconductor innovation center

Oct 16

Site SelectionProject Bulletin, October 19, 2026: Ulsan, South Korea; Osaka, Japan; Caroline County, Virginia

Oct 15

Site SelectionThe Built Environment Is Missing an Identity Layer, and Site Selectors Should Care

Oct 19

AssemblyFANUC Opens Automation Training Center in Michigan

Oct 19

AssemblyWhen Detroit Built Big Trucks

Oct 15

Food EngineeringPrimo Brands Opens Arkansas Bottling Facility

Oct 15

Food DiveThe Non-GMO Project wants to set the standard for non-ultraprocessed foods

Oct 14

The Robot ReportRoboBusiness 2026 panel to discuss reshoring with robots

Oct 15

EE TimesJapan Offers GlobalFoundries $21B for U.S. Fab Expansion

Updated Oct 21, 12:14 AM ET, twice each weekday. Headlines are the outlets' own; each one links to the original reporting.

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