Nearly 100 Parts in the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro Now Come from US Soil
Titanium rods from Perryman Company, a Pennsylvania-based titanium producer [Apple]
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Now that the first iPhone Duo preorders are on their way into customers’ hands, Apple has announced a new milestone in US manufacturing for its first foldable and this year’s iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models that are accompanying it.
In a newsroom announcement, Apple highlights several new and expanded partnerships with American companies that are already supplying “critical minerals and components” for all three of this year’s newest iPhone models.
The new initiatives bring the total number of American-made iPhone components up to nearly 100, encompassing everything from the cover glass and titanium enclosure of the iPhone Duo to the chips and even lasers inside each of the iPhone models.
Through its American Manufacturing Program (AMP), Apple is partnering with Perryman Company, a Pennsylvania-based titanium producer, to supply titanium for Apple products, including iPhone Duo. Apple is also expanding its partnership with Qnity Electronics, headquartered in Delaware, to produce technology for the new variable aperture in the iPhone 18 Pro camera system — the most advanced Apple has ever made.
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The company now boasts a chain of suppliers across all 50 US states, supporting more than 450,000 American jobs as part of its $600 billion commitment to US manufacturing and innovation over four years.
Perryman, a family-owned business in Houston, Pennsylvania, “melts, forges, and rolls” the titanium enclosure for the iPhone Duo with a minimum of 80 percent recycled content. Apple has also promised to commit up to $100 million with the company over the next three years to continue the supply of its “specialty titanium products.”
Meanwhile, Qnity Electronics in Delaware produces advanced films for the iPhone 18 Pro variable aperture camera. Qnity joined Apple’s American Manufacturing Program in March for this very purpose, and Apple plans to expand that partnership further.
“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. “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 U.S. jobs.”
In addition to those two relatively new players, Apple is continuing to expand existing American manufacturing partnerships with Broadcom, Corning, Coherent, TSMC, and Amkor Technology.
Despite its recent pivot to the in-house N1 chip for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity in its devices, Apple signed a $30 billion multiyear deal with Broadcom in July to supply more than 15 billion US-made chips — a deal that includes a $1.5 billion capital expenditure investment to kickstart the production of advanced radio frequency components and wireless connectivity technologies at its facility in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Last year, Apple invested $2.5 billion in Corning to expand its workforce in Kentucky by 50 percent, open a new Apple-Corning Innovation Center, and dedicate its entire Harrodsburg facility to making glass for Apple devices. Today, Apple announced that by the end of this year, the cover glass for all iPhone and Apple Watch models sold worldwide will be produced exclusively at this facility.
Meanwhile, Coherent supplies vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser technology from a facility in Sherman, Texas, that powers Face ID and “the redesigned, even more useful Dynamic Island on iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.”
While TSMC itself is still very much a Taiwanese company (that’s what the “T” stands for), it’s continued to open fabrication plants on US soil. The Arizona facility has been scaling production to the point where it’s produced more than 100 million chips for Apple devices in 2026, and plans to crank out even more as it continues expanding.
Finally, another Arizona-based manufacturing concern, Amkor Technology, broke ground on its first high-volume packaging and test facility in Peoria last year and is set to support more than 3,500 local hires across its first two phases once the facility is up and running.
