Siemens Building $285 Million Manufacturing Facilities in California, Texas

The German technology company is building two new facilities, which could create hundreds of jobs.

The logo of German industrial conglomerate Siemens is pictured in Munich, Germany, on June 24, 2016. Matthias Schrader/AP Photo

Siemens unveiled two new state-of-the-art facilities for electrical products in California and Texas this week as part of a $285 million investment in manufacturing in the United States, the tech giant announced on March 7.

The German technology company said in a statement that the new factories in Pomona, California, and Fort Worth, Texas, are expected to create more than 900 manufacturing jobs combined.

Equipment produced at the facilities will support the booming artificial intelligence (AI) data center industry across the country and bolster “America’s leadership in the industrial AI revolution,” the company said.

According to Siemens, the global AI market is projected to grow 38 percent by the end of 2025, with AI applications expected to reach 378 million users, marking a 20 percent increase from the previous year.

The tech conglomerate said 55 percent of businesses are already using AI, while the other 45 percent are considering possible implementation.

“We believe in the innovation and strength of America’s industry,” Roland Busch, president and CEO of Siemens AG, said in a statement. “We are bringing more jobs, more technology, and a boost to America’s AI capabilities.”

Busch said the company has invested more than $90 billion in the United States—the largest market for Siemens—in the last 20 years, with this year’s investment bringing that figure to more than $100 billion.

According to a separate statement, the 100,000 square-foot greenfield facility in Pomona will sit opposite Siemens’s legacy Electrical Products facility, which has been serving the California and larger U.S. market since the 1970s.

The new facility will add capacity, allowing the factory to increase production of vital low-voltage electrical equipment such as switchboards and lighting panels.

Pointing to its goal to maintain assets that are net-zero carbon in operation by 2030, Siemens said the new facility will be carbon neutral and is on target to be the first LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) Gold-certified industrial building in the city once complete.

The facility will feature a rooftop solar canopy that will produce 1,638 megawatt hours of power–enough to support 32 percent of the total building’s electricity needs, according to Siemens.

In addition, it will house an all-electric powder coat paint line, electric vehicle chargers, advanced water and power metering, and a battery-energy storage system (BESS).

The facility will also be home to an outdoor 5,000 square-foot community space that will be accessible to the public and showcase local art, Siemens said.

Siemens also plans to rebuild the existing legacy building under the $95 million expansion plan, it said.

In Fort Worth, the company’s 500,000 square-foot facility will be responsible for creating reliable and efficient electrical equipment, such as low-voltage switchboards that are essential to meeting AI-driven market demands, Siemens said.

The $190 million facility is on track to add a total of 800 roles by 2026, according to the tech giant.

Siemens said the Texas facility will be carbon-neutral, featuring an all-electrical powder-coat paint line, electric forklifts, low-energy-consuming HVAC systems, photovoltaic streetlights, and advanced energy monitoring.

The announcement from Siemens comes just days after chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it plans to invest an additional $100 billion in the United States to build cutting-edge chip-making facilities, following in the footsteps of companies including Apple, OpenAI, Oracle, and Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank.

The investments come as President Donald Trump seeks to bolster domestic production, with his administration in February imposing 10 percent tariffs on goods imported from China, a key manufacturing hub for many tech products.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.