Eli Lilly announced plans for four new pharmaceutical manufacturing sites to produce domestic medicine production in the United States and make the nation the world's leader in pharmaceutical production.

Eli Lilly said it plans to build three new plants in the United States to make the key ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, part of a doubling of its investment in manufacturing.

Eli Lilly, the maker of blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro, said it will invest an additional $27 billion to build four new manufacturing plants in the United States, shoring up domestic manufacturing as President Donald Trump threatens new tariffs on pharmaceuticals.

The story has been updated to correct the new site locations At a press conference in Washington, D.C., Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE:LLY) announced its plans to bolster its domestic medicine production across therapeutic areas by building four new pharmaceutical manufacturing sites in the United States.

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced Wednesday that it plans to invest roughly $27 billion in United States manufacturing more than doubling its investment over the past five years. The company said this will be the largest pharmaceutical manufacturing investment in United States history.

Eli Lilly plans to spend $27 billion to build new drug manufacturing sites in the U.S., at a time when President Trump is seeking to press drugmakers to move stateside.

The pharmaceutical firm is growing its presence across three states, creating 3,000 jobs.

Eli Lilly plans to spend at least $27bn to build four new manufacturing plants in the United States, the drugmaker has said as it grapples with the threat of drug import duties from the Trump administration.