Over the past 15 years, ABB has invested more than $14bn in the US to help industries outrun – leaner and cleaner. This investment encompasses operational improvements, state-of-the-art technologies and people – together with capacity and business expansion.

Approximately 17,000 colleagues work across the US, where ABB has nearly 40 manufacturing, distribution and operational facilities across 20 states, including nine major R&D centers. Around 75 percent of the products ABB sells in the US are currently manufactured locally.

Investment of $120m across two sites

In March 2025 we announced an investment of $120m in two manufacturing sites, which together will create 250 USA jobs to support expected growth in the data center and utility industries.

The new 320,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility in Selmer, Tennessee, will be the product of an $80m investment, with 50 jobs created, while our existing site in Senatobia, Mississippi, will receive $40m, to double its size and create 200 new USA jobs.

Both sites will manufacture low-voltage electrification products, such as busways and industrial circuit breakers. These components are vital in helping businesses to simplify their power distribution and ensure reliability.

A $100m campus in Wisconsin

The latest round of investment underscores ABB’s commitment to US industries, after the opening last year of a $100m campus in New Berlin, Wisconsin.

It has been designed to increase U.S. production capacity of electric drives used in multiple industries – including the power, transport and building sectors.

The New Berlin site will add capacity for growing demand, while also meeting our goals for sustainable manufacturing. Its geothermal heating, solar power, advanced building controls and modern HVAC systems will eliminate the use of natural gas and reduce energy use by more than 45%. An on-site distribution center will reduce transportation costs and associated emissions.

A 2024 milestone for robotics investment

2024 was also a milestone year for our robotics presence in the U.S., with the opening of our refitted US robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

The $20m investment into Auburn Hills is designed to support ABB’s customers in the U.S. and confirm our leadership position in robotics growth sectors including packaging and logistics, food and beverage, construction, lifesciences and healthcare and automotive electric vehicle production.

Investing for efficiency and long-term savings

The goal of practicing sustainability in our own operations has driven investments at one ABB U.S. site to reduce its carbon footprint and save more than $150,000 in annual energy costs.

Our 150,000 sq ft ABB Electrification support and service facility in Florence, South Carolina, has invested in low-energy lighting, a 1500-panel solar farm and water use reduction, alongside energy-monitoring software – all with the goal of reducing long-term costs.

Investment beyond our own facilities

ABB’s engagement in helping U.S. industries to outrun – leaner and cleaner – extends beyond investment in our own facilities.

Automated micro-factories recycling e-waste

We’re collaborating with start-up Molg to create robotic micro-factories which will recover and recycle disused electronic equipment – e-waste – from data centers.

Global e-waste is predicted to rise to 75 million tons by 2030, making the role of micro-factories in promoting efficiency and sustainability in the data center sector a vital one.

Building homes with micro-factories

A second micro-factory project, designed to automate homebuilding, is also aiming for U.S. growth thanks to collaboration with ABB. UK-based AUAR (Automated Architecture) is expanding its model of automated design and construction, centred around ABB robotic arms, to the U.S., where the shortage of homes is estimated to be between 4-7 million, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts.

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