Lilly breaks ground in Richmond to expand American manufacturing of next-generation cancer medicines, advancing its build-out of 10 new U.S. sites since 2020
First Lilly site to produce both active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished medicines in a fully integrated facility Site will create 650 high-wage jobs INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) broke ground today on a new $5 billion manufacturing facility just west of Richmond, Virginia, in Goochland County, one of 10 new U.S. manufacturing sites announced since 2020 and one of five among them that will produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). As part of the company's more than $50 billion push to expand medicine production in the U.S., the Richmond site will be Lilly's first to produce both API and finished medicines in a fully integrated facility, with dedicated API capacity for bioconjugate and large-molecule medicines.