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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Canada-Based Opsun Corporation Plans High Point, North Carolina, Manufacturing Operations

04/20/2025
Canada-based Opsun Corporation, a manufacturer of structures for solar panels, plans to establish production operations in High Point, North Carolina. The $9.3 million project is expected to create 20 jobs.

The project is being supported by a performance-based grant of $40,000 from the One North Carolina Fund. The OneNC Fund provides financial assistance to local governments to help attract economic investment and to create jobs. Companies receive no money upfront and must meet job creation and capital investment targets to qualify for payment. All OneNC grants require matching participation from local governments and any award is contingent upon that condition being met.

“We’re thrilled to open our first US-base factory in such a booming economic and strategic center,” said François Gilles-Gagnon, President of Opsun Corporation. “This new facility will be a key to Opsun’s growth in the USA, and together with our North Carolina workforce and local suppliers, we will help drive the growth of solar installations across the state and throughout the United States. Opsun always sourced all components in North America and this new U.S. facility reinforces our commitment for domestically made, high performance solar mounting systems.”

In addition to the North Carolina Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC), other partners in the project include the North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina Community College System, NC Carolina Core, Guilford Technical Community College, GuilfordWorks, Guilford County, Guilford County Economic Development Alliance, City of High Point, and Greensboro Chamber.

“In addition to our manufacturing workforce of nearly 470,000 North Carolinians, our state is within a day’s drive of 170 million people,” noted N.C. Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley. “As the fourth largest state for installed solar energy capacity, Opsun is a great addition to North Carolina’s clean energy supply chain and we’re confident that they will be in great company in Guilford County.”

Opsun Corporation designs and manufactures aluminum solar panel mounting structures for commercial, industrial, and residential markets. These high-quality mounts are engineered for durability, renewability, and energy optimization.

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