Aurora plant to generate $550 million in annual economic impact, support 1,000 indirect jobs
Philip Morris International on Monday opened a $1.2 billion manufacturing campus in Aurora, Colorado, to produce Zyn nicotine pouches, the company said. The roughly 780,000-square-foot facility began commercial production earlier this month after about 19 months of construction.
The campus, originally announced in 2024 as a $600 million project, expands Philip Morris’s domestic manufacturing capabilities and strengthens its supply-chain resilience. The company has invested about $1 billion to date and plans to invest an additional $200 million over the next two years in a second phase of development that will add further production capacity.
“This facility expands our production capacity, strengthens our supply chain, and enhances our ability to serve growing demand in the United States and around the world,” Stacey Kennedy, chief executive of Philip Morris U.S., said in a statement. “It reflects our confidence in American workers, U.S. manufacturing, and the long-term growth opportunities ahead for our business.”
The company said the Aurora plant will serve as a production and export hub for markets in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Once fully operational, the facility is expected to generate about $550 million in annual economic impact and support 1,000 indirect jobs.
Philip Morris reported last week that U.S. shipments of Zyn pouches rose 1.8% in the second quarter to 2.9 billion units, and the company said it would increase investments in its U.S. business to maintain Zyn’s leading position in the nicotine-pouch category. The company also operates domestic manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and North Carolina.