Apple Unveils $600B AMP Program to Boost U.S. Manufacturing

Apple is ramping up its domestic production efforts with a massive $600 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing over the next four years $100 billion more than its previous pledge. The move underscores Apple’s push to tighten its local supply chain amid ongoing geopolitical and regulatory shifts.

As part of this expanded commitment, the company is rolling out a new initiative called the American Manufacturing Program (AMP), which it says will help bolster advanced production and innovation across the country.

A Coalition of Key Suppliers Behind AMP

AMP brings together a coalition of nine major tech manufacturing partners, each with a direct hand in building Apple products, from chip fabrication to assembly and materials:

• Corning
• Coherent
• GlobalWafers America
• Applied Materials
• Amkor
• Texas Instruments
• Samsung
• GlobalFoundries
• Broadcom

According to Apple, these companies form the backbone of its domestic supply network, providing critical components used across its hardware lineup.

Tim Cook Frames the Investment as a National Commitment

Apple CEO Tim Cook marked the announcement with a public statement emphasizing the company’s long-term stake in U.S. manufacturing.

Today, we’re proud to increase our investments across the United States to $600 billion over four years and launch our new American Manufacturing Program,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook. “This includes new and expanded work with 10 companies across America. They produce components that are used in Apple products sold all over the world, and we’re grateful to the President for his support.

The initiative arrives as Apple continues to walk a fine line between its global supply chain and growing political pressure to localize critical manufacturing operations.

Corning Scores $2.5 Billion for Kentucky Expansion

Among the AMP beneficiaries, Corning stands out with a major $2.5 billion investment aimed at expanding its glass production facility in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Corning has long supplied the durable glass used in iPhones and Apple Watches.

Apple says this expanded partnership will allow every iPhone and Apple Watch sold globally to feature cover glass manufactured entirely within the United States, a notable shift from the company’s historical reliance on overseas suppliers for materials processing.

A Tactical Pivot in Global Supply Chain Strategy

Apple’s $600 billion pledge represents one of the largest private-sector investments in domestic manufacturing, and it comes at a time when major tech companies are facing heightened scrutiny over overseas production.

Beyond the jobs and infrastructure gains, Apple’s renewed U.S. manufacturing focus signals a more strategic rebalancing of its operations. By anchoring key components closer to home, the company may be looking to build more supply chain resilience in response to disruptions like the pandemic and rising tensions with China.

While Apple didn’t directly reference political pressure, the move closely aligns with former President Trump’s long-standing demands for American tech giants to bring production stateside—a theme that continues to resonate across both parties.

A New Era of ‘Made in America’ Tech?

Whether this scale of domestic investment shifts the broader economics of tech manufacturing remains to be seen. But Apple’s bet on U.S.-based production plants is likely to shape how future iPhones and other devices get built and where that work happens.

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