Apple commits up to $100 million for US titanium in domestic manufacturing push
Apple said on Tuesday it has committed to purchasing up to $100 million of titanium over three years from a Pennsylvania-based company as part of the iPhone maker’s push to expand manufacturing in the United States. The purchase agreement with Perryman Company, part of Apple’s American Manufacturing Program, covers titanium for various products, including its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo.…
Apple has pledged up to $100 million over three years to procure titanium from a Pennsylvania-based company, Perryman Company, as part of its initiative to increase manufacturing in the United States. This commitment is under the company's American Manufacturing Program, which aims to source titanium for various products, including the upcoming foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo.
Perryman will process the titanium with at least 80% recycled content at its Houston facility. Additionally, Apple is teaming up with Delaware-based Qnity Electronics to manufacture films for the new variable-aperture camera system in the iPhone 18 Pro. Over 100 components in the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro are already produced by American companies sourced from more than a dozen states.
Apple will showcase these achievements at a 'Pro and tell' event in Los Angeles on October 28. The company's manufacturing strategy extends beyond the iPhone, with TSMC's Arizona plant set to produce more than 100 million chips for Apple in 2026, and Corning's Kentucky facility committed to producing all cover glass for iPhones and Apple Watches sold globally by the year's end.
Apple initiated its American Manufacturing Program last year as part of a $600-billion, four-year pledge to boost US manufacturing. In August, Apple opened an Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, Texas, where Mac minis will begin production this year.
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