The efforts of Norfolk Southern Railway in enhancing industrial development are further supported by the addition of 41 new rail-served industrial development sites to its NSites database. This resource is available for businesses looking to expand or establish their presence on the rail in 2024.
Key customer projects:
Scout Motors: Investing $2 billion in Richland County, South Carolina, for a new electric vehicle automotive manufacturing facility.
- General Motors and Samsung SDI: Joint investment exceeding $3 billion in New Carlisle, Indiana, for an EV battery cell plant
- Albemarle: Investing $1.3 billion in Chester County, South Carolina, for a lithium hydroxide Mega-Flex facility
- Ford: Significant investment in Marshall, Michigan, for the production of lithium iron phosphate batteries
- Anchor Ingredients: Investing $40 million in Richmond, Indiana, for a new pet food ingredient facility
- Pure Cycle: Investing $363 million in Lawrence County, Ohio, for a new polypropylene recycling plant
- Idaho Forest Group, LLC: Investing $120 million in Lamar County, Mississippi, for a new lumber mill
- International Paper: Investing $100 million in Chester County, Pennsylvania, for a new corrugated packaging plant
- Church & Dwight: Investing $50 million in Seneca County, Ohio, for an expansion of their cat litter production plant
- Jasper Forest Products: Investing $45 million in Walker County, Alabama, to expand their lumber facility
- Hollingshead Cement (a division of SRM Concrete): Investing $9.5 million in Delaware County, Indiana, for a new cement distribution terminal
- Home Depot: Investing $8.5 million in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, for a new rail-served lumber distribution facility
