Apple has announced new and extended partnerships with US firms to manufacture titanium for its iPhone enclosures and variable aperture technology for the iPhone 18 Pro.
Apple's American Manufacturing Program (AMP) has already seen the company investing in firms across the country. One of those has been Qnity Electronics, and now Apple has announced that it is extending its partnership with this Delaware-based firm.
It's also revealed a new partnership with Pennsylvania's Perryman Company, a producer of titanium. Its titanium is to be used in the iPhone Duo and unspecified other devices.
"We're thrilled to expand our work with companies producing advanced materials and components for our newest iPhone lineup right here in America," said Sabih Khan, Apple's chief operating officer, in a statement. "American ingenuity is vital to all our products, from the titanium crafted for iPhone Duo to breakthrough camera innovations in iPhone 18 Pro."
"We're proud to work with Perryman and Qnity Electronics to continue expanding our American Manufacturing Program and support US jobs," he continued.
Apple says it will commit up to $100 million to the deal with Perryman over the next three years. The company melts, forges, and rolls titanium with a minimum of 80% recycled content for the iPhone Duo.
The expanded work with Qnity Electronics is said to specifically concern the new variable aperture camera now being used in the iPhone 18 Pro.
Apple says that it now works with suppliers across all 50 states and that this supports over 450,000 American jobs.
This new announcement is a continuation of the initially $500 billion manufacturing investment announced in 2025. Apple has subsequently raised this figure to $600 billion, with the project set to run over four years.
US firms producing iPhone components
Apple claims that almost 100 iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro components are being produced by companies in the US. These include long-time partner firms such as Corning, which is producing the iPhone's Ceramic Shield in Kentucky.
By the end of 2026, Corning's facility will reportedly be producing all of the cover glass for the iPhone and Apple Watch sold globally.
Then Apple CEO Tim Cook [middle] with Corning CEO Wendell Weeks [left] and CNBC's Jim Cramer [right] at Corning's facility in Kentucky - Image Credit: CNBC
As previously announced, Broadcom is expanding its radio frequency component production in Colorado. Coherent's Texas facility continues to provide components for Face ID and the Dynamic Island.
Then for processors, TSMC's Arizona fab is expected to produce over 100 million chips for Apple by the end of 2026. As TSMC continues to grow its Arizona campus, so Amkor Technology has begun construction for its packaging and test facility over in Peoria.
