# Absolics breaks ground on $600M semiconductor materials plant in Georgia

Absolics, a subsidiary of SKC, broke ground on a $600 million manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, to produce glass substrates for the semiconductor industry. The facility will create over 400 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-11-01
- Where: Covington, Georgia, United States
- Value: $600.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Status: under construction
- Products: glass substrates for semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Absolics](https://endata.com/companies/66276.md)
- [SK디앤디](https://endata.com/companies/20456.md) (partner)
- [SKC Co.](https://endata.com/companies/22921.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [eng.sk.com](https://eng.sk.com/news/absolics-breaks-ground-on-planned-600-million-manufacturing-site-in-georgia-for-breakthrough-semiconductor-material), 2022-11-01: "Absolics, Inc., a subsidiary of SKC Co. Ltd., broke ground today on a planned $600 million investment in Covington, Ga., for a new manufacturing facility that will supply advanced materials to the U.S. semiconductor industry."
- [ajc.com](https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-enters-semiconductor-sector-with-600m-factory-groundbreaking/4NYHG7HENBHIBO5PA67QCNLNPA/), 2022-11-01: "Absolics, a subsidiary of SK Group, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its $600 million semiconductor materials factory in Covington on Nov. 1, 2022."

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