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LOTTE Chemical, LOTTE Aluminum to build $238.7M cathode foil plant in Kentucky

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LOTTE Chemical announced a joint venture with LOTTE Aluminium to build a manufacturing facility in Elizabethtown, Kentucky to produce 36,000 tons of cathode foil, a type of ultra-thin aluminum foil that is a core material used in EV batteries. Since June 2020, Kentucky has seen more than $8.5 In September 2021, Gov.

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Envision AESC investing $2B to build 30 GWh gigafactory in Kentucky; potential to expand to 40 GWh

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Envision AESC, a leading Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company, will invest $2 billion to build a new gigafactory in the Kentucky Transpark in Bowling Green, Warren County. Selected for its strong automotive manufacturing base, skilled workforce and excellent infrastructure, Kentucky is already the nation’s No.

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Ascend Elements to invest up to $1B in Southwest Kentucky EV battery materials manufacturing facility; Hydro-to-Cathode

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Ascend Elements plans to invest $310 million in Phase 1—and up to $1 billion over several possible phases—to build a sustainable lithium-ion battery materials facility in Hopkinsville, Ky., billion in economic impact to Kentucky over the construction period and first 10 years of operation. Ascend Elements).

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Ford and UAW reached a tentative local agreement at Kentucky plant

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The United Automotive Workers (UAW) have come to a tentative local agreement at a Ford factory in Kentucky, after the union threatened to put the site’s almost 9,000 workers on strike last week if a deal wasn’t reached. The post Ford and UAW reached a tentative local agreement at Kentucky plant appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Toyota invests billions in EV production at Indiana and Kentucky plants – Charged EVs

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In addition to building the new EV, the Princeton plant will assemble battery packs using cells from Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina, a new $13.9-billion billion investment in its Kentucky manufacturing plant for the production of a separate all-new three-row electric SUV. In February, Toyota announced a $1.3-billion

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Toyota to build $50M automotive battery lab at Michigan R&D headquarters

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This new investment in our North American R&D operation, which has been a key pillar of the Michigan automotive industry for more than 50 years, shows Toyota’s directional shift towards electrification for all.

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Ford to invest C$1.8 billion in Oakville complex for EV manufacturing in Canada

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The investment allows Ford to repurpose and transform existing buildings into a state-of-the-art facility that leverages Ford of Canada’s skilled and experienced workforce. The current 487-acre Oakville site includes three body shops, one paint building, one assembly building. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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