Factories in Utah
Utah has 3,665 manufacturing establishments employing 145,645 people (Census County Business Patterns, 2023), 1.2% of US manufacturing jobs and the 30th most of any state. The largest industries by employment are food, medical devices and other goods and chemicals. We track 34 new plant projects here, 1 under construction.
- Establishments
- 3,665
- Census 2023
- Manufacturing jobs
- 145,645
- Census 2023
- In EPA records
- 884
- Active, ECHO
- New plants
- 34
- 1 building
- Sheet
- UT
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
What is made in Utah
| Industry (NAICS subsector) | Establishments | Employees | In EPA records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food 311 | 430 | 20,925 | 71 |
| Medical devices and other goods 339 | 432 | 17,450 | 35 |
| Chemicals 325 | 243 | 15,271 | 107 |
| Fabricated metal products 332 | 695 | 14,730 | 130 |
| Computers and electronics 334 | 142 | 13,618 | 34 |
| Vehicles, aircraft and parts 336 | 128 | 13,613 | 76 |
| Plastics and rubber 326 | 162 | 9,944 | 48 |
| Furniture 337 | 290 | 8,048 | 30 |
| Machinery 333 | 212 | 7,005 | 46 |
| Glass, cement and stone 327 | 164 | 4,501 | 111 |
| Printing 323 | 227 | 4,320 | 31 |
| Primary metals 331 | 46 | 3,885 | 32 |
| Wood products 321 | 184 | 3,239 | 19 |
| Paper 322 | 33 | 2,714 | 15 |
| Electrical equipment and appliances 335 | 41 | 2,118 | 6 |
| Petroleum and coal products 324 | 17 | 1,519 | 74 |
| Beverages and tobacco 312 | 76 | 1,342 | 8 |
| Textile products 314 | 63 | 852 * | 6 |
| Apparel 315 | 51 | 302 | 1 |
| Leather goods 316 | 16 | 151 | 1 |
| Textile mills 313 | 13 | 98 * | 3 |
Establishments and employees: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, mid-March employment. * Census flags this figure as having high noise. "In EPA records" counts active facilities in EPA's ECHO database, a subset that excludes plants EPA doesn't regulate.
New plants in Utah
| Project | Industry | Status | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| LFAB2 (Lehi)Texas Instruments, Lehi | Semiconductors | Under construction | $11B800 jobs |
| Clearfield structural enclosure manufacturing expansionACS Manufacturing, Clearfield | Electrical equipment | Announced | $32M223 jobs |
| Iron County rocket motor additives plant expansionAmerican Pacific Corporation (AMPAC), Cedar City | Chemicals | Announced | $100M26 jobs |
| Cedar City flexible packaging plantAmerican Packaging Corporation, Cedar City | Plastics and packaging | Announced | $127M135 jobs |
| Cedar City firearms and ammunition plantArmscor Precision International, Cedar City | Aerospace and defense | Announced | $40M88 jobs |
| Juab County bullet and ammunition plant expansionBarnes Bullets, LLC, Juab County | Aerospace and defense | Announced | $31M116 jobs |
| Beaver County wellness products manufacturing facilityBlue Core Labs, Inc., Beaver County | Food and beverage | Announced | $50M140 jobs |
| Brigham City bakery plant expansionBridor North America (Groupe Le Duff), Brigham City | Food and beverage | Announced | —400 jobs |
| Tooele City metal building components plantCentral States Manufacturing, Inc., Tooele | Building materials | Announced | $25M91 jobs |
| Lehi dental lab manufacturing facilityDandy (Claire Manufacturing I, Inc.), Lehi | Medical devices | Announced | —200 jobs |
| Salt Lake City conduit manufacturing facilities (two sites)Dura-Line, LLC (Orbia), Salt Lake City | Plastics and packaging | Announced | $73M62 jobs |
| Draper components manufacturing expansionEdwards Lifesciences, Draper | Medical devices | Announced | $35M560 jobs |
| Logan battery manufacturing expansionElectric Power Systems, Inc. (EP Systems), Logan | Batteries | Announced | —3,130 jobs |
| Logan fruit preparations plantFrulact USA, LLC, Logan | Food and beverage | Announced | $76M131 jobs |
| Logan bioprocessing products expansionHyClone Laboratories (Cytiva), Logan | Pharmaceuticals | Announced | $231M396 jobs |
| Tooele County energy storage manufacturing expansionJabil, Inc., Tooele County | Electrical equipment | Announced | $10M150 jobs |
| West Valley City launcher and nozzle production facilityKarman Space & Defense, West Valley City | Aerospace and defense | Announced | $29M100 jobs |
| Tooele HVAC products plantKentuckiana Curb Company, Inc. (KCC), Tooele | Appliances and HVAC | Announced | $42M120 jobs |
| Layton aerospace manufacturing expansionKIHOMAC, Inc., Layton | Aerospace and defense | Announced | $36M177 jobs |
| Tooele City aerial lift manufacturing campusLeitner-Poma of America (Skytrac), Tooele | Other manufacturing | Announced | $35M236 jobs |
| HELIX-1 pulsed power factoryLunar Resources, Inc., Salt Lake County | Electrical equipment | Announced | $85M420 jobs |
| Salt Lake City Nature's Bakery baking facilityNature's Bakery (Mars, Incorporated), Salt Lake City | Food and beverage | Announced | $237M190 jobs |
| Box Elder County insulated metal panel plantNucor Insulated Panel Group, LLC (Nucor), Box Elder County | Building materials | Announced | $34M60 jobs |
| Brigham City utility structures plantNucor Towers & Structures, Inc. (Nucor), Brigham City | Steel and metals | Announced | $205M200 jobs |
| Nephi insulation plant expansionOwens Corning, Nephi | Building materials | Announced | $53M70 jobs |
| Richmond Goldfish bakery expansionPepperidge Farm Inc. (Campbell Soup Company), Richmond | Food and beverage | Announced | $160M86 jobs |
| Cedar City PVC pipe and fittings plantPPI America Inc., Cedar City | Plastics and packaging | Announced | $52M50 jobs |
| Box Elder County paper, baby care and feminine care plant expansionProcter & Gamble Paper Products Company, Bear River City | Paper | Announced | $400M100 jobs |
| Logan dairy plant expansionSchreiber Foods, Logan | Food and beverage | Announced | $165M145 jobs |
| Salt Lake City rail vehicle plant expansionStadler US, Salt Lake City | Other manufacturing | Announced | $189M65 jobs |
| Brigham City molded door plant expansionSteves & Sons, Inc., Brigham City | Building materials | Announced | $20M137 jobs |
| Salt Lake City neurovascular manufacturing expansionStryker, Salt Lake City | Medical devices | Announced | $616M862 jobs |
| Ogden gas turbine engine operations expansionWilliams International, Ogden | Aerospace and defense | Announced | $1.0B316 jobs |
| Ogden aseptic beverage plantYa YA Foods, Ogden | Food and beverage | Announced | $92M302 jobs |
Factory pages in Utah
13 Utah factories have their own page so far: the facilities that report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory and hold the most detailed federal records. See all 13, grouped by industry.
Questions
What is made in Utah?
Utah has 3,665 manufacturing establishments employing 145,645 people (Census County Business Patterns, 2023), 1.2% of US manufacturing jobs and the 30th most of any state. The largest industries by employment are food, medical devices and other goods and chemicals.
How many manufacturers are in Utah?
3,665 manufacturing establishments (Census, 2023). EPA's ECHO database lists 884 active manufacturing facilities in Utah that it regulates, 297 of which report to the Toxics Release Inventory.
Are new factories being built in Utah?
We track 34 large plant projects in Utah announced since 2021: 1 under construction, 33 announced, 0 operating.
Can you tour a factory in Utah?
Yes: Flaming Gorge Dam Visitor Center, High West Distillery Tour, Mrs. Cavanaugh's Chocolate Factory Tour, Rio Tinto Kennecott Visitor Experience (Bingham Canyon Mine).