Apple to invest up to $100 million in Pennsylvania titanium supplier, expands U.S. iPhone sourcing

Apple said Tuesday it is adding and expanding U.S. suppliers for its newest iPhones, including a commitment of up to $100 million over three years to Pennsylvania titanium producer Perryman Company, as it pushes more of the devices’ materials and components through its American Manufacturing Program.

In a press release dated Oct. 20, Apple said the new and expanded partnerships will supply critical materials and parts for the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro. The move ties key pieces of Apple’s latest devices to a broader domestic manufacturing effort the company has been building through its American Manufacturing Program, or AMP.

Apple said it is partnering with Perryman Company, a titanium producer in Houston, Pennsylvania, to supply grade-5 titanium for Apple products including the iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable iPhone, introduced in September. Apple said it will commit up to $100 million to Perryman over the next three years through AMP. The company said the iPhone Duo enclosure uses grade-5 titanium, which it described as providing “exceptional strength” for the foldable device. Apple also said Perryman’s Houston site melts, forges and rolls titanium with a minimum of 80% recycled content for iPhone Duo.

Apple also said it is expanding its relationship with Qnity Electronics, a Delaware-headquartered company, to produce advanced films for the variable-aperture camera system on the iPhone 18 Pro. Apple linked Qnity’s work to the phone’s 48-megapixel Fusion Main camera and said the variable-aperture system improves light and depth control. Apple introduced the iPhone 18 Pro in September.

More broadly, Apple said nearly 100 components in the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro are produced by American companies. The company also said it works with suppliers in all 50 states and supports more than 450,000 American jobs. Those figures were disclosed by Apple in the press release and were not independently verified.

AMP is part of Apple’s previously announced $600 billion, four-year U.S. investment commitment. Apple launched the program in August 2025 and has expanded it through 2026, including prior announcements involving Qnity in March and a larger Broadcom manufacturing commitment in July. Sabih Khan, Apple’s chief operating officer, said in the release: “We’re thrilled to expand our work with companies producing advanced materials and components for our newest iPhone lineup right here in America. 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.”