Covington glass substrate plant
Absolics (SKC), Covington, Newton County, Georgia
Covington glass substrate plant in Covington, Georgia is Absolics (SKC)’s plant for glass core substrates for advanced packaging. Status: operating (reported) as of March 2026 (production started, reported by news and not yet confirmed by the company or state). Absolics (SKC) announced $473 million and 400 jobs. Primary source: gov.georgia.gov, checked November 1, 2026.
- Status
- Operating (reported)
- Announced investment
- $473 million
- Announced jobs
- 400
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Sheet
- GA-01
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Status timeline
- Announcedgov.georgia.gov
- Groundbreakingresearch.gatech.edu
- Production started (reported)tomshardware.com
Filled dots are confirmed by a company, state, SEC or federal source. Dashed dots come from news reports only. Investment and job figures are as announced, not achieved.
Plant facts
| Company | Absolics (SKC) |
|---|---|
| Plant | Covington glass substrate plant |
| Location | Covington, Newton County, Georgia |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Product | Glass core substrates for advanced packaging |
| Announced investment | $473 millionSKC and partners, per 2021 Georgia governor release |
| Announced jobs | 400 |
| Last checked | November 1, 2026 |
Sources
- Gov. Kemp: SK Group glass-substrate venture in Covington (state release, gov.georgia.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- CHIPS awards to Absolics and Entegris (Dec 2024) (federal notice, nist.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- CHIPS NAPMP R&D award page: Absolics (federal notice, nist.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- Tom's Hardware: glass substrate roadmaps (Aug 2026) (news report, tomshardware.com, checked November 1, 2026)
- Absolics release (PR Newswire, reposted by Georgia Tech Research): breaks ground on $600M Covington site (2022-11-01) (company release, research.gatech.edu, checked November 1, 2026)
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