Apple names new US suppliers for its American Manufacturing Program

Apple announced on 20 October new and expanded partnerships with American companies supplying materials and components for its latest iPhones, the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro. ^[1] The deals sit under the American Manufacturing Program (AMP), part of Apple's $600 billion, four-year commitment to US manufacturing and innovation. ^[1]

Two headline partners

Apple is partnering with Perryman Company, a family-owned titanium producer in Pennsylvania, to supply titanium for products including the iPhone Duo, which Apple calls the first foldable iPhone. ^[1] The company will commit up to $100 million over the next three years with Perryman. ^[1] At its site in Houston, Pennsylvania, Perryman melts, forges and rolls titanium containing at least 80 percent recycled content for the Duo's grade 5 titanium enclosure. ^[1]

Apple is also expanding its work with Qnity Electronics, headquartered in Delaware, which joined AMP in March. ^[1] Qnity will produce advanced films essential to the variable aperture camera system on the iPhone 18 Pro, which sits behind the new 48MP Fusion Main camera. ^[1]

Nearly 100 American-made components

Apple says nearly 100 components in the two phones, from wireless chips to key silicon, are produced by American companies drawn from suppliers in more than a dozen states. ^[1] It also highlights existing partners:

• Broadcom is modernising its Fort Collins, Colorado, facility under a $1.5 billion investment, with a multiyear agreement to produce more than 15 billion US-made chips. ^[1]
• Corning makes specialty glass in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and by the end of 2026 all cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch sold worldwide will come from that site. ^[1]
• Coherent supplies laser technology for Face ID from Sherman, Texas. ^[1]
• TSMC's Arizona fab is producing more than 100 million chips for Apple in 2026. ^[1]
• Amkor's Peoria, Arizona, packaging and test plant is expected to support more than 3,500 local hires. ^[1]

Apple adds that it works with suppliers in all 50 states and supports more than 450,000 American jobs. ^[1] Its Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, opened in August, trains small and medium-sized businesses and sits in the facility that builds Apple's AI servers and will begin making Mac mini this year. ^[1]

Reading the numbers carefully

Apple's claim is "nearly 100 components" made by American companies, drawn from suppliers in more than a dozen states. ^[1] That is a count of components, not a statement about whole phones: the release does not say how many parts each phone has in total, or where the phones are assembled. ^[1]

What it means for businesses

For business leaders, the announcement shows how large technology buyers are using long-term commitments to shape supply chains. A $100 million, three-year pledge gives a specialist metal producer a stable customer, and Apple's growing list of US partners may reduce its exposure to cross-border risks.

It also signals opportunity for smaller firms. The Houston training centre is aimed at smaller manufacturers learning the processes used to make Apple products. ^[1] Suppliers of specialist materials, films and components in the United States may find more doors open as Apple widens the programme.

The environmental angle is part of the picture too: Apple says all direct suppliers must power their Apple manufacturing with renewable energy by the end of this decade, and the new partnerships include more recycled material. ^[1]

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