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Magnet Maker Building $223M Columbus Factory

JS Link America Inc. intends to invest about $223 million to establish a new rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing facility in Columbus. The new facility will create more than 520 new jobs in Muscogee County, Georgia.

Founded in 2000, JS Link is a Korean biotechnology company that specializes in the production of permanent magnets. The magnets are critical components in a wide array of industries, including automobiles, wind turbines, elevators, home appliances, the medical industry, robotics, urban air mobility (UAM), data centers, consumer electronics, and defense systems.

JS Link America Inc.’s new manufacturing facility will be located at the Muscogee Technology Park in Columbus. The 130,000-square-foot facility is predicted to have an annual production capacity of 3,000 tons. Operations are expected to begin in late 2027.

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