Key Takeaways
- Eli Lilly plans to invest at least $27 billion to build four new pharmaceutical manufacturing sites in the U.S.
- The drugmaker, which had committed to $23 billion in domestic investments from 2020-2024, expects to announce site locations later this year and begin production within five years.
- Last week, President Trump reportedly said that he planned to impose tariffs of 25% or more on pharmaceutical imports.
Eli Lilly (LLY) plans to invest at least $27 billion to build four new pharmaceutical manufacturing sites in the U.S., as the company looks to ramp up its domestic drug productions amid the threat of possible tariffs.
Eli Lilly, which had committed to $23 billion in domestic investments from 2020-2024, expects the facilities will "create more than 3,000 jobs for highly skilled workers, including engineers, scientists, operations personnel and lab technicians," along with nearly 10,000 construction jobs. Site locations are expected to be announced late this year with the plants coming online within five years.
The announcement after President Trump reportedly said last week that he planned to impose tariffs of 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:at least 25% on pharmaceutical imports. A few days later, Trump met privately with pharmaceutical CEOs, including Eli Lilly's David Ricks, and urged them to shift manufacturing to the U.S., according to a report from Bloomberg.
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