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Released July 24, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Heavy manufacturing is attributed to a wide variety of end products, and the U.S. is tracking more than $20 billion worth of such projects under construction across the U.S. While about one-fourth of the investment is attributed to a major effort from the U.S. government to shore up uranium processing for nuclear defense applications, other heavy-manufacturing projects are attributed to batteries, engines and other parts for vehicles and aircraft.
About $6 billion worth of investment is attributed to work aimed at modernizing the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee--a uranium-processing facility that was built as part of the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. Due to its dated and deteriorating facilities, the National Security Administration has launched a series of projects, which began in 2018, instituting changes that are designed to keep it in top shape for another 50 years.
Work consists of several components. A new, three-level, 242,000-square-foot main processing building will house casting and chemical-recovery processes, as well as a connector to the Highly Enriched Materials Facility; a salvage and accountability building will house waste preparation and decontamination, among other processes, while process support facilities include wastewater treatment and a storage area for electrical equipment. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for related reports.
The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) said last month the work is transitioning to the final phase of construction. "The project recently powered the Salvage and Accountability Building, the final structure in the multi-facility complex to be connected to the Y-12 power grid." Construction of the process support facilities also are expected to wrap up this year.
The second-highest valued heavy-manufacturing project underway is for the construction of a plant that will manufacture rechargeable batteries for the electric vehicle (EV) market, attributed to Amplify Cell Technologies (Byhalia, Mississippi)--a conglomerate of Cummins Incorporated (Columbus, Indiana) and its Accelera business segment, Daimler Trucks & Buses (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany) and PACCAR (Bellevue, Washington).
Amplify says the plant will make it the largest U.S. battery-manufacturing company dedicated to heavy- and medium-duty vehicles.
The battery-manufacturing plant in Marshall County, Mississippi, is designed to produce 21 gigawatt-hours per year of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which have a lower incidence of thermal runaway, a longer life cycle, faster charging rates and are more environmentally friendly than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Disadvantages include lower energy density and a bulkier size, but Amplify sees the benefits outweighing the drawbacks for LFP batteries' use in larger commercial vehicles. Amplify is targeting the start of its production operations in 2027. Subscribers can click here to read the project report.
Industrial Info is tracking other project activity from one of Amplify's parents, Cummins. "Cummins' power solutions are at the heart of the economy, and we have the responsibility to decarbonize in a way that meets our customers' varied needs as they navigate the energy transition," said Jennifer Rumsey, chief executive officer of Cummins, in a June press release introducing Amplify.
This includes two engine-manufacturing plant upgrades aimed at producing fuel-agnostic engines, capable of running on hydrogen, natural gas or diesel, for heavy-duty applications. Work at its engine plants in Whitakers, North Carolina, and Lakewood, New York, entails adding new production equipment and installing equipment, with both projects expected to wrap up in mid-2027. Subscribers can read more information on the Whitakers and Lakewood projects.
Industrial Info also is tracking jet engine-related manufacturing projects underway, including GE Aerospace's (Boston, Massachusetts) upgrade at its aircraft engines and parts manufacturing complex in Cincinnati, Ohio. GE is upgrading and installing equipment at the site that produces, tests and assembles many of the company's commercial and military engines. Completion is expected around the end of the year. Subscribers can click here to read more information on the project, which is part of the company's plan to invest roughly $1 billion in its U.S. manufacturing plants and supply chain in 2025.
For more information, see March 21, 2025, article - GE Aerospace to Invest Nearly $1 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing, Supply Chain.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project Database can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of reports for heavy-manufacturing projects that are under construction across the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
About $6 billion worth of investment is attributed to work aimed at modernizing the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee--a uranium-processing facility that was built as part of the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. Due to its dated and deteriorating facilities, the National Security Administration has launched a series of projects, which began in 2018, instituting changes that are designed to keep it in top shape for another 50 years.
Work consists of several components. A new, three-level, 242,000-square-foot main processing building will house casting and chemical-recovery processes, as well as a connector to the Highly Enriched Materials Facility; a salvage and accountability building will house waste preparation and decontamination, among other processes, while process support facilities include wastewater treatment and a storage area for electrical equipment. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can click here for related reports.
The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) said last month the work is transitioning to the final phase of construction. "The project recently powered the Salvage and Accountability Building, the final structure in the multi-facility complex to be connected to the Y-12 power grid." Construction of the process support facilities also are expected to wrap up this year.
The second-highest valued heavy-manufacturing project underway is for the construction of a plant that will manufacture rechargeable batteries for the electric vehicle (EV) market, attributed to Amplify Cell Technologies (Byhalia, Mississippi)--a conglomerate of Cummins Incorporated (Columbus, Indiana) and its Accelera business segment, Daimler Trucks & Buses (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany) and PACCAR (Bellevue, Washington).
Amplify says the plant will make it the largest U.S. battery-manufacturing company dedicated to heavy- and medium-duty vehicles.
The battery-manufacturing plant in Marshall County, Mississippi, is designed to produce 21 gigawatt-hours per year of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which have a lower incidence of thermal runaway, a longer life cycle, faster charging rates and are more environmentally friendly than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Disadvantages include lower energy density and a bulkier size, but Amplify sees the benefits outweighing the drawbacks for LFP batteries' use in larger commercial vehicles. Amplify is targeting the start of its production operations in 2027. Subscribers can click here to read the project report.
Industrial Info is tracking other project activity from one of Amplify's parents, Cummins. "Cummins' power solutions are at the heart of the economy, and we have the responsibility to decarbonize in a way that meets our customers' varied needs as they navigate the energy transition," said Jennifer Rumsey, chief executive officer of Cummins, in a June press release introducing Amplify.
This includes two engine-manufacturing plant upgrades aimed at producing fuel-agnostic engines, capable of running on hydrogen, natural gas or diesel, for heavy-duty applications. Work at its engine plants in Whitakers, North Carolina, and Lakewood, New York, entails adding new production equipment and installing equipment, with both projects expected to wrap up in mid-2027. Subscribers can read more information on the Whitakers and Lakewood projects.
Industrial Info also is tracking jet engine-related manufacturing projects underway, including GE Aerospace's (Boston, Massachusetts) upgrade at its aircraft engines and parts manufacturing complex in Cincinnati, Ohio. GE is upgrading and installing equipment at the site that produces, tests and assembles many of the company's commercial and military engines. Completion is expected around the end of the year. Subscribers can click here to read more information on the project, which is part of the company's plan to invest roughly $1 billion in its U.S. manufacturing plants and supply chain in 2025.
For more information, see March 21, 2025, article - GE Aerospace to Invest Nearly $1 Billion in U.S. Manufacturing, Supply Chain.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project Database can click here for a full list of detailed reports for projects mentioned in this article, and click here for a full list of related plant profiles.
Subscribers can click here for a full list of reports for heavy-manufacturing projects that are under construction across the U.S.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
