COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION Ӏ SECTOR REPORT


MICROCHIP CHAIN REACTION


The need for microchips, plus data storage centres, are driving demand for a range of crane types. In the US this trend is bolstered by legislation. Cranes Today reports.


Semiconductor demand is bolstering American manufacturing and boosting the construction industry, claims US crane manufacturer Manitowoc. It says projects to build the next generation of microchips in the US are in full swing. Across the country funding is being directed to construct new manufacturing plants that will produce the


Mace is using


five Wolffkran towercranes on the Powergate Data Centre, London


components required for things like smartphones, appliances, cars and military equipment.


CHIPS ACT Fuelling this is the CHIPS and Science Act which congress passed in 2022. It set aside $280 billion to invest in the semiconductor industry. Of this, $39 billion is earmarked for the construction of


microelectronic factories, along with a 25% investment tax credit for the cost of manufacturing equipment. New plants are either planned or already being built in Arizona, Texas, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and New York, with the potential for more in the future.


These construction projects are having a noticeable effect


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