ABB has revealed plans to invest $120 million in the United States to expand its production capacity for low voltage electrification products. This investment will help ABB meet the growing demand for its products in key industries such as data centers, utilities, and buildings. The expansion will create 50 new jobs at a new advanced manufacturing site in Selmer, Tennessee, while the company also plans to double the size of its existing facility in Senatobia, Mississippi, adding 200 new positions.
“Demand for advanced electrification technologies is steadily rising, fueled by growth in sectors like data centers and utilities. This investment will drive ABB’s continued growth in the US, our largest market,” said Morten Wierod, CEO of ABB. “Our new facilities in Selmer and Senatobia will help our US customers stay at the forefront of the energy transition, supporting their performance, productivity, and energy efficiency needs.”
As part of this initiative, ABB will invest $80 million to build a 320,000 sq. ft. facility in Selmer, TN. The new site will replace the current Selmer operations, increasing production capacity by over 50 percent. This facility will manufacture crucial electrical distribution equipment for large-scale industrial and technology-focused facilities, including data centers, factories, and high-rise buildings where reliable power is essential. The new factory, set to open in the fourth quarter of 2026, will add 50 skilled jobs, boosting the Selmer workforce by over 25 percent.
ABB will also invest $40 million to expand its Senatobia, MS, facility, doubling its footprint to meet the rising demand for low voltage circuit breakers across North America. ABB’s circuit breakers are critical for data center expansions, advanced manufacturing facilities, and renewable energy microgrids. This expansion will support the increasing demand from customers who are upgrading their aging power infrastructure and expanding operations. The Senatobia facility expansion is set to open in the second quarter of 2026, creating 200 new jobs and bringing the workforce there to over 1,000 employees.
Over the past three years, ABB has invested more than $500 million into its US operations, including the opening of a $100 million manufacturing and innovation lab for industrial electric drives in New Berlin, Wisconsin, in October 2024. A new $40 million factory is also slated to open in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in April 2025 to produce technologies for power grid resilience and hardening.
All of ABB’s new US facilities will incorporate cutting-edge technologies focused on sustainability, combining ABB’s digital and renewable energy solutions to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions. In 2024, ABB’s revenue in the US reached nearly $9 billion, representing about 27 percent of the company’s total global revenue. With approximately 17,000 employees and nearly 40 facilities across 20 states, including nine major R&D centers, ABB is present in all 50 states. About 75-80 percent of the products ABB sells in the US are manufactured domestically. Since 2010, ABB has invested over $14 billion in capacity expansion and mergers and acquisitions in the US.
ABB is a global leader in electrification and automation, helping industries achieve sustainable, resource-efficient futures. Through its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB enables industries to operate more efficiently, productively, and sustainably—what the company refers to as “Engineered to Outrun.” With a history spanning over 140 years and a workforce of around 110,000 employees worldwide, ABB’s shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB).
