Amgen's New Albany campus has quietly turned into a test bed for big science manufacturing with a decidedly green streak. The drugmaker is adding a second building on the site and baking sustainability into core systems, from native landscaping to advanced HVAC, wastewater, and materials management. The expansion means more construction, more jobs, and a very public effort to show that heavy industrial scale can run with lower emissions. Neighbors, however, should expect more solar arrays, additional EV charging, and an uptick in truck traffic as the campus grows over the next two years.
Sustainability baked into the build
Amgen describes the New Albany operation as one of its most environmentally advanced facilities, with energy, water, and waste metrics built directly into the plant design. According to Amgen, the company reports on-site renewable generation along with verified energy and water figures that support its carbon goals. The plant opened as a roughly 300,000-square-foot assembly and packaging operation employing about 400 people at launch, and it was designed from the start with automation and energy efficiency in mind. Manufacturing Dive has detailed the facility’s systems and the company’s early workforce partnerships.
What the campus looks like on the ground
Amgen’s original New Albany plant went up on a large greenfield parcel, and the company has steadily bought adjacent land as demand has grown. Early industry descriptions put the first parcel at about 177 acres, per Packaging Gateway, while later industry profiles cited a roughly 225-acre footprint as Amgen expanded. Regional officials have described the April 2025 expansion as a multihundred-million-dollar build that will add hundreds of millions in construction and equipment spending and roughly 350 new jobs. One Columbus / The Columbus Region reported that construction on the expansion is expected to be completed in 2027.
Solar, refrigeration and EV chargers
Amgen told local reporters that the campus solar installation, which came online in 2024, produced enough electricity to power roughly 300 homes and, by the company’s tally, offset emissions comparable to planting about 40,000 trees while delivering fuel savings equivalent to around 165,000 gallons. The company also highlighted a carbon-dioxide-based refrigeration system it describes as non-toxic and non-flammable, and officials said the site will get more than two dozen additional electric vehicle chargers. Those operational details have appeared in local coverage, and Amgen’s disclosures list on-site renewable generation and other 2024 energy metrics. 10TV reported the company’s figures alongside its sustainability claims.
Carbon target and local training
Amgen has set an aggressive goal to make company-owned operations carbon neutral by 2027, a target folded into its broader corporate sustainability program. The New Albany site is serving as a proving ground for low-emissions technologies while Amgen partners with local schools and apprenticeship programs to build a pipeline of technicians for its automated manufacturing lines. Amgen outlines its carbon roadmap on its corporate site, and reporting on the plant’s opening and workforce initiatives has appeared in the industry press. Manufacturing Dive noted early partnerships with Columbus State and local training plans.
For a town already flooded with big tech and chip announcements, Amgen’s quietly built, high-tech, and sustainability-minded campus is a different kind of megaproject, one that company leaders and regional officials say will create local jobs while testing whether modern biomanufacturing can shrink its environmental footprint. “Our decision to expand in the Columbus Region reflects the area’s robust infrastructure, skilled workforce, and supportive business environment,” Amgen’s site leadership said in a regional release. One Columbus framed the investment as a milestone for Ohio’s growing biomanufacturing cluster.
