Chemical industry in Puerto Rico

projects tracked
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5

Projects in Puerto Rico

chemXplore tracks 5 projects in Puerto Rico, of which 5 are active.

  1. 4 projects Announced / Concept
  2. none FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 1 project FID / Sanctioned
  4. none Under Construction
  5. none Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 3 expansion, 1 new construction and 1 revamp / retrofit.

What moved recently

  • 4 May 2026 Amgen Juncos additional biomanufacturing investment · Announced / Concept
  • 9 February 2026 PharmaEssentia Toa Baja biologics plant · FID / Sanctioned
  • 29 October 2025 Lilly Carolina oral solid medicines expansion · Announced / Concept

Latest Puerto Rican chemical industry news

1 October 2026
Lilly: Foundayo linked to reduced 10‑year predicted type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk

Post‑hoc ATTAIN‑1 modelling: oral orforglipron cut predicted 10‑year type 2 diabetes risk up to 57% and cardiovascular risk up to 18% versus placebo at 72 weeks.

30 September 2026
Lilly’s Foundayo shows cardiovascular safety and durable A1C and weight benefits in ACHIEVE‑4

Once‑daily oral GLP‑1 cut MACE vs insulin glargine, lowered A1C by 1.6% at 52 weeks and produced mean weight loss of 8.1 kg with durable effects to 104 weeks.

29 September 2026
Lilly: Zepbound (tirzepatide 10 mg, 15 mg) associated with greater weight loss than Wegovy HD (semaglutide 7.2 mg)

An indirect, covariate‑adjusted comparison of SURMOUNT‑1 and STEP UP data shows larger mean and categorical weight‑loss benefits with tirzepatide 10 mg and 15 mg at 72 weeks.

24 September 2026
Lilly's Onswik approved by FDA as once‑weekly basal insulin for adults with type 2 diabetes

FDA clears once‑weekly basal insulin that reduces injection frequency vs daily therapy; Phase 3 QWINT trials in >3,400 adults showed non‑inferior A1C vs glargine and degludec.

8 June 2026
Lilly's Foundayo (orforglipron) outperforms oral semaglutide, dapagliflozin and placebo in ACHIEVE trials

Oral GLP‑1 orforglipron reduced A1C and body weight more than oral semaglutide, dapagliflozin or placebo across three Phase‑3 trials; FDA filing planned by end of Q2 2026.

7 June 2026
Lilly Foundayo shows weight loss across pre-, peri- and post‑menopause

Orforglipron produced meaningful body‑weight and waist reductions across menopausal stages in ATTAIN‑1 and ATTAIN‑2, including women with type 2 diabetes.

19 May 2026
Amgen CFO Peter Griffith to retire; Thomas Dittrich named CFO

Successor returns July 1 as EVP and assumes CFO duties Sept 1; outgoing CFO stays through Jan 2027 to aid transition. Successor has 30+ yrs finance leadership, ex‑CFO at Galderma, Shire, Sulzer.

4 May 2026
Amgen invests $300M more in U.S. manufacturing, nearly $2B over past year

Expands Puerto Rico biologics facility to boost U.S. production, deploy next‑gen technologies, support workforce development and construction jobs, and strengthen medicine supply‑chain resilience

22 April 2026
Amgen EVP & CTO David M. Reese to retire

Reese retires June 30, 2026. Effective June 1, leadership reshuffle: James Bradner named EVP R&D, AI & Data; Sean Bruich CTO; Murdo Gordon EVP Global Markets & Policy; Paul Burton remains CMO.

16 April 2026
Lilly ACHIEVE‑4 confirms Foundayo cardiovascular safety and cardiometabolic benefits

ACHIEVE-4: Foundayo non-inferior vs insulin glargine for MACE-4 (HR 0.84); improved A1C (-1.6 vs -1.0) and weight (-8.8% vs +1.7%) at 52 wks; 57% lower all-cause death; GI AEs; FDA filing planned.