Plant supplier ABB will invest $120 million in the US to expand the production capacity of its low voltage electrification products.
The investment will enable ABB to meet increasing demand from customers in a wide range of key growth industries, the company has said, including data centres, buildings and utilities.
ABB expects to create 50 new jobs at a new advanced manufacturing facility in Selmer, Tennessee, and will double the size of its existing manufacturing site in Senatobia, Mississippi, creating 200 new jobs.
“Demand is increasing steadily for advanced electrification technologies, driven by growth in key sectors including data centres and utilities.''
Morten Wierod, chief executive officer, ABB
“Demand is increasing steadily for advanced electrification technologies, driven by growth in key sectors including data centres and utilities. Today’s announcement will support our future growth in the US, ABB’s largest global market,” said Morten Wierod, ABB’s chief executive officer. “Our new facilities in Selmer and Senatobia will keep our US customers at the cutting edge of the energy transition, and help them meet their performance, productivity and energy efficiency goals.”
As part of the commitment, ABB will invest $80 million to build a new, 320,000 sq. ft. facility in Selmer, TN. The new factory will produce electrical distribution equipment for large-scale industrial and technology-driven facilities, including data centres, factories and high-rise residential and office spaces.
ABB will also invest $40 million to double the footprint of its Senatobia, MS, facility to meet increasing demand for advanced low voltage circuit breakers from customers across North America.