Asahi Kasei Unveils New Wet-Process Separator Coating Line in North Carolina, Advancing the Company’s 40-Year North American Battery Separator Strategy
Asahi Kasei held a grand opening ceremony on August 20 for its new Hipore™ wet-process lithium-ion battery separator coating line in Charlotte, North Carolina, marking a significant milestone in the execution of the company’s North American battery separator strategy. The investment expands production capacity at the company’s existing Celgard® manufacturing facility, establishing North America-based coating and…
ARCO Design/Build Breaks Ground on New OPW Manufacturing Facility in Smithfield, NC
ARCO Design/Build announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 17 for a new manufacturing facility for OPW in Smithfield, North Carolina. OPW, A Dover Company, manufactures retail fueling equipment, containment, and dispensing products used in retail and commercial fueling applications. Located directly adjacent to OPW’s existing Smithfield operation, the new facility will allow…
JetZero Breaks Ground on First Aircraft Factory in Greensboro, NC
JetZero today broke ground on its first manufacturing and final assembly campus, an 8 million square foot factory on more than 600 acres in Greensboro, North Carolina. The project, supported by the largest ever State-level incentive package for any startup of any industry, will be home to production of JetZero’s next-generation aircraft and will create…
Americold Realty Trust, Inc. and EQT Announce a $1.3 Billion North American Cold Storage Joint Venture
Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD) (“Americold”), a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, and EQT, a purpose-driven global investment organization, today announced the formation of a new joint venture with EQT’s Active Core Infrastructure fund (“EQT”) focused on the ownership, operation, and potential development of high-quality cold storage warehouse facilities in North America. Under the terms of…
AbbVie Selects North Carolina for New $1.4 Billion Manufacturing Campus
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced a $1.4 billion investment to build a 185-acre pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Durham, North Carolina. The state-of-the-art campus will integrate advanced manufacturing and laboratory technologies with artificial intelligence (AI) to support the production of AbbVie’s immunology, neuroscience and oncology medicines. This is AbbVie’s first major investment in North Carolina. The AbbVie…
Bringing an Owner’s Perspective to Food Facility Design and Construction
For more than a decade, I worked side-by-side with the leadership team at A M King, tackling large-scale projects for a global food industry client. These complex, high-stakes operations demanded expertise in site selection, growth planning, and balancing timelines, budgets, and regulatory requirements — all critical elements of successful food facility design and construction. What…
Voltage Energy Announces Planned Global Headquarters in Roxboro, North Carolina
Voltage Energy Group (“Voltage Energy”), a leading U.S.-based solar and clean energy solutions provider founded in North Carolina, today announced the establishment of a new U.S.-based manufacturing facility and progress toward establishing its Global Headquarters located in Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina, including the acquisition and upgrade of a 72-acre site with 246,079 square feet of…
Built for IPPE: Gray’s Integrated Design-Build Expertise on Display
As the global protein and food processing industry prepares to gather in Atlanta for the 2026 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), Gray is looking forward to connecting with customers, partners, and industry leaders around the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of food production. IPPE brings together thousands focused on advancing poultry, meat, egg, and animal food…
Toyota Charges into U.S. Battery Manufacturing
Toyota supercharged its multi-pathway approach to global vehicle electrification with the highly anticipated start of production at its all-new battery plant in Liberty, North Carolina. It is Toyota’s eleventh U.S. plant and the company’s first and only battery plant outside of Japan. The nearly $14 billion facility will create up to 5,100 new American jobs….
Sealed Air to be Acquired by CD&R for $10.3 Billion
Sealed Air Corporation (“Sealed Air” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SEE), a leading global provider of food and protective packaging solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds affiliated with CD&R, a leading private investment firm with deep experience in the industrial and packaging industries, in an all-cash transaction…
