CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple and Corning have announced a major expansion of their partnership to make precision glass for Apple products in Kentucky.

According to a release Wednesday by Apple, it is making a $2.5 billion commitment to produce all of the cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch products in Corning’s Harrodsburg, Kentucky, manufacturing facility.

For the first time, 100% of the cover glass on iPhone and Apple Watch units sold worldwide will be made in the United States, the release says.

The release further states Corning will dedicate this entire facility to manufacturing for Apple, which will help increase Corning’s manufacturing and engineering workforce in Kentucky by 50%.

The two companies will also open a new Apple-Corning Innovation Center at the Harrodsburg plant.

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