Apple announced new and expanded partnerships through its American Manufacturing Program on Wednesday, covering essential materials and parts for the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro. Nearly 100 components used in these devices originate from American companies spread across more than a dozen states.
Perryman Company will provide grade 5 titanium for the enclosure of the iPhone Duo. Apple intends to invest up to $100 million over the upcoming three years. Perryman will melt, forge, and roll titanium containing a minimum of 80 percent recycled material for the smartphone.
Apple is also growing its collaboration with Qnity Electronics, a Delaware business that entered the AMP initiative in March. The firm will manufacture advanced films intended for the variable aperture system in the main camera of the iPhone 18 Pro.
Multiple current partners are likewise stepping up their output. Broadcom is upgrading and expanding its plant in Fort Collins, Colorado. This effort is part of a $1.5 billion capital investment revealed in July, stemming from a multiyear contract to build over 15 billion chips domestically.
At the same time, Corning keeps producing specialty glass, such as Ceramic Shield, at its plant in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The business has partnered with Apple since the release of the first iPhone in 2007. By the close of this year, the plant will build all cover glass for iPhones, including the iPhone Duo, along with Apple Watches distributed globally.
Coherent provides vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser technology originating from Sherman, Texas. This technology powers Face ID and additional functions across iPhones and iPads. It will likewise power the redesigned Dynamic Island on the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.
Apple is also boosting output via its semiconductor partners. The Arizona facility operated by TSMC will build over 100 million chips for Apple during the current year. Building work proceeds at the location's north campus.
Amkor is currently constructing a packaging and testing plant in Peoria, Arizona. The firm broke ground on the initiative in September 2025 and started shell construction earlier in the year. Apple is due to rank among the initial customers for the site.
Apple partners with vendors spanning all 50 US states and reports that its activities back upward of 450,000 American jobs. Initially revealed in August of last year, AMP operates as a component of Apple's four-year, $600 billion pledge to US manufacturing.
The tech giant is additionally urging its vendors to transition to cleaner energy sources. By the conclusion of this decade, all direct suppliers must use renewable energy for manufacturing tasks tied to Apple. This mandate aligns with Apple's wider objective to achieve carbon neutrality across its entire footprint by 2030.
