Apple adds Perryman and Qnity to US manufacturing push for iPhone Duo

Titanium from Pennsylvania for the first foldable iPhone

Under AMP, Apple is partnering with Perryman Company, a Pennsylvania-based titanium producer, to supply titanium for Apple products, including iPhone Duo. Apple describes the grade 5 titanium enclosure on iPhone Duo as exceptionally strong, giving durability to the first foldable iPhone.

Apple says it will commit up to $100 million over the next three years with Perryman, a family-owned business that Apple calls a global leader in manufacturing specialty titanium products. At its site in Houston, Pennsylvania, Perryman melts, forges and rolls titanium with a minimum of 80 percent recycled content for iPhone Duo.

Qnity builds films for the iPhone 18 Pro camera

Apple is also expanding its partnership with Qnity Electronics, headquartered in Delaware. Qnity joined AMP in March and will produce advanced films that are essential to the new variable aperture camera system on iPhone 18 Pro. Apple calls it the most advanced camera system it has ever made.

According to Apple, variable aperture is at the heart of the new 48MP Fusion Main camera. The company says on-device intelligence automatically lets in more light in darker settings and helps capture sharper detail in brighter ones.

A wider US supplier base

Apple says it works with suppliers in all 50 states and supports more than 450,000 American jobs. Nearly 100 components in iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro, from wireless chips to the silicon behind key functions, are produced by American companies across more than a dozen states. Apple highlighted several other partners:

• Broadcom: expanding its Fort Collins, Colorado, facility under a $1.5 billion capital investment announced in July. The multiyear agreement will produce more than 15 billion U.S.-made radio frequency chips.
• Corning: an Apple partner since the original iPhone in 2007, it makes specialty glass in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, including Ceramic Shield. By the end of 2026, all cover glass for iPhone, including iPhone Duo, and Apple Watch sold worldwide will come from this facility.
• Coherent: supplies vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser technology from Sherman, Texas. It enables Face ID and other features, including the redesigned Dynamic Island on iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.
• TSMC: its Arizona fab is producing more than 100 million chips for Apple in 2026.
• Amkor Technology: broke ground on a high-volume packaging and test facility in Peoria, Arizona, in September 2025. Phases 1 and 2 are expected to support more than 3,500 local hires, and Apple will be one of its first customers.

Training, climate goals and what it means

In August, Apple opened its Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, Texas, its second US manufacturing learning site. In the 20,000-square-foot center, Apple engineers train small and medium-sized businesses on the processes used to make Apple products. The center sits in the same Houston facility that builds Apple's advanced AI servers and will begin manufacturing Mac mini this year.

Apple also ties the partnerships to its goal of being carbon neutral across its entire footprint by 2030. All direct suppliers are required to power their Apple manufacturing with renewable energy by the end of this decade.

Sabih Khan, Apple's chief operating officer, said the company is proud to work with Perryman and Qnity Electronics "to continue expanding our American Manufacturing Program and support U.S. jobs." For the market, the announcement shows how much of the new iPhone lineup Apple now attributes to US-made materials and components, from enclosures to camera films and chips.