EDITOR’S NOTE:
The project records appearing every week in the Site Selection Project Bulletin are pulled from the
Conway Projects Database, a proprietary resource with tens of thousands of records
of corporate end-user facility investments across all industry sectors and all world
geographies. Want to look for our projects yourself? Look
here.
The Indiana Increase
The company plans to begin API production in 2026, while continuing to scale operations until 2028.
Photo courtesy of Eli Lilly and Company
In a move to further increase manufacturing capacity for its active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) used to treat chronic diseases, Eli Lilly has announced a $5.3 billion boost to its Lebanon, Indiana, facility investment. This brings a total of $9 billion invested in the state and marks the largest investment toward API manufacturing in the country. “This multi-site campus will make our latest medicines, including Zepbound and Mounjaro, support pipeline growth and leverage the latest technology and automation for maximum efficiency, safety and quality control,” says Eli Lilly CEO David A. Ricks. “Importantly, we are investing in our home state of Indiana, creating high-wage, advanced manufacturing, engineering and science jobs for hundreds of current and future Hoosier families.” The company anticipates the new site, located in the LEAP Research and Innovation District, will aid in meeting the demand for treatments in both diabetes and obesity. Once construction is complete about 900 new direct jobs will be created.
ADVERTISEMENT
India Goes Green
Odisha will begin producing green hydrogen and ammonia by 2027.
Getty Images
With plans to produce up to 1.2 million metric tons per annum (Mtpa) of green ammonia from the Bay of Bengal coastal town of Gopalpur in Odisha, India, Acme Clean Energy is looking to create a sustainable future in the country. The $7 billion investment earns its spot as one of the largest clean energy projects in India and the first hydrogen project for the eastern state. The new facility will be located on over 300 acres of the Gopalpur Industrial Park. Acme’s industrial operations will use power generated by its 4,500-megawatt solar station. The site is currently being built out in phases and is anticipated to begin production in 2027.
ADVERTISEMENT
Enjoy A Coke In Uzbekistan
After three years, the Coca-Cola Company has begun production at its fourth Uzbekistan bottling facility.
Photo courtesy of Uzbekistan Ministry of Investment, Industry & Trade
On May 15, the Coca-Cola Company and multinational beverage group Coca-Cola İçecek opened the doors to their fourth beverage production facility in Uzbekistan. Located in the southern city of Samarqand, this site joins current operations in Tashkent and Urgench. The $112 million bottling plant has the capacity to produce 280 million liters annually and supports 200 new jobs in the region. At the time of the announcement the Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola İçecek’s parent company Anadolu Group announced a $50 million investment to construct a new facility nine hours northeast in Namangan. “To date, Anadolu Group has managed to find more than US$500 million of investment in the economy of Uzbekistan, and this is a significant investment compared to the previous years,” said Anadolu Group CEO Burak Başarır. “It is an expression of our 100% confidence in the people, government, talent and business environment of Uzbekistan.” Construction on the new site is scheduled to begin soon as the facility is expected to open in 2025.
Reports compiled and written by Alexis Elmore, edited by Adam Bruns
A St. Louis manufacturer explains the importance of Asia to his export business. Missouri ties Tennessee among the 50 states for sharing borders with the most states, with eight. But Missouri emerged as the clear leader in jobs created over its eight neighbors during the first quarter of 2012 with 27,500, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Helping drive this job creation are record-setting exports and reshoring in some manufacturing sectors.
Asheville, N.C., knows its hops and grains. The city has been voted Beer City USA four years running in an unofficial national poll, this year tying with Grand Rapids, Mich., for first place. An annual beer festival in the city quickly sells out. The area is home to more than a dozen craft breweries and brew pubs. And beer aficionados held the city’s first-ever Asheville Beer Week across 11 days in late May and early June this year because seven days apparently aren’t enough to celebrate the city’s culture of cold ones.
