Prysmian recently marked the completion of a $63.8 million expansion of its Du Quoin, Illinois plant with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by local leaders, state officials and company executives.
A press release said that the event, which also celebrated the facility’s 60th anniversary, highlighted the company’s ongoing investment. The project, which saw the addition of 100,000 sq ft of manufacturing space, is creating 80 new jobs. Prysmian’s investment is designed to ramp up production of renewable energy and electric vehicle (EV) cables to keep pace with the growing demand, while also modernizing the plant and implementing an advanced Energy Management System.​
A central element of the expansion is a new solar farm that now generates about half of the energy needed for the plant’s operations, reducing the carbon footprint and the energy required to make cables critical for U.S. grid improvements. Supported by the state’s Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV Illinois) initiative, the project received praise from community and utility leaders including ComEd and Ameren Illinois, who highlighted the facility’s importance to the regional clean energy economy and electric grid reliability.
Prysmian’s Du Quoin plant, established in 1965, produces specialized cables for wind, solar, EV charging and grid-hardening projects, further solidifying its position as a pillar of local manufacturing and a driver of innovation for both Illinois and the national clean energy transition.
