Auto, semiconductor supply chains could grow in Pinal County to support Lucid, Nikola and others - Phoenix Business Journal

Companies that have planted large manufacturing footprints in Pinal County are betting on the region to support further growth of their operations and related companies in their supply chains in the electric vehicle and semiconductor industries.

"We looked at about 50 to 60 locations within the state, this was obviously not our first choice, but honestly, when you look at the whole project, and take a very long term view on it, you have to look at infrastructure, utilities, our neighbors, what we can do with the community, the workforce. When we put everything together, this became a very obvious choice for us," said Ziad Haddad, general manager and business director for semiconductor supplier Solvay Corp. Inc.

"We've done hundreds of projects in my 20 years with the company, and this is probably one of the easiest places to do business," Hadded said."With that, not only are we looking at phase one in Casa Grande for Solvay, but hopefully that will translate to phase two and phase three and more jobs for the community.

in Casa Grande across 2,000 acres. Eventually, the company expects to employ about 6,000 people and build out a supplier park. Training the current workforce can be challenging, Witt said, because of new technology like robotics, but they are working to introduce programs in high schools to start training earlier.

"We continue having conversations about bringing partners in and colocating them here and closely," Worthen said during the panel."It is a global supply chain, but we do try to pull in as close as you can, as much as is reasonable, some of that supply so you can lower your costs."

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