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 At a White House event, Trump said the effort will create nearly
1,000 jobs at facilities in New York and New Jersey and at a
soon-to-be-determined site in the southeastern United States.
The deal could eventually result in a total investment of $4 billion
and create around 4,000 jobs, Trump said, joined by the CEOs of
Corning, Merck and Pfizer.
The commitments were made as part of Trump's "Made in America" week,
during which he has showcased American-made products and made an
impassioned defense of his "America First" policies.
Corning said it developed the new type of glass in collaboration
with the drugmakers.
"This initiative will bring a key industry to our shores that for
too long has been dominated by foreign countries. We’re moving more
and more companies back into the United States," Trump said.
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After the remarks, Trump tested the strength of the new Corning
Valor Vial. Pressing down on an old vial in a vise-like machine, he
easily broke it but struggled to break one of the new vials despite
putting far greater effort into it.
(Reporting by Steve Holland in Washington and Michael Erman; in New
York; Editing by Bernadette Baum and Cynthia Osterman)
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