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Eli Lilly announces $6.5B manufacturing plant in Houston, boosting investment from initial proposal

The $6.5 billion Houston facility will create 615 permanent jobs and 4,000 construction jobs while producing orforglipron and other small molecule drugs to reduce foreign API dependence.

  • Eli Lilly plans to build a new $6.5 billion manufacturing facility for small molecule drugs in Houston, Texas.
  • The facility will focus on producing Eli Lilly's potential obesity and diabetes drug orforglipron and create 615 new jobs in the area.
  • Construction on the 236-acre site is expected to begin this year and be completed within 5 years, generating around 4,000 construction jobs.
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Due broke the news on Thursday, September 18, 2025.
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