Why this project qualifies
With $1.2 billion in facility-specific investment and 200 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
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The building materials context.
Building materials manufacturing covers factory-made products used to build America's homes, commercial spaces, and infrastructure — cement, gypsum wallboard, roofing, siding, insulation, engineered wood, and architectural glass. These plants tend to serve regional markets, are highly capital-intensive relative to their headcount, and are closely tied to U.S. housing and construction cycles.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- USG
- Industry
- Building Materials
- Location
- Orange, Texas
- Investment
- $1.18B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 200
- Status
- Planning
- Announced
- May 14, 2026
- Expected opening
- Dec 1, 2028
- Added to tracker
- Jul 24, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Primary source https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-usg-corporation-expansion-in-orange
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