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UBE C1 Chemicals America Louisiana Factory
UBE C1 Chemicals America
Waggaman, LA, USA
-90.2691462, 29.9637187
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 529
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Battery Cell Components
Project Announcement Date: 2/29/2024
Target for Starting Production: 2026
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 154000 tpa
Operating Status: Planned
Target Jobs: 56
Current Jobs: 0
Capital Investment: $500 million
Congressional District: Democrat
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $80 million
Selected Sources:
#1: Nola - www.nola.com
#2: Japanese Chemical Company UBE Announces $500 Million Investment to Build Louisiana Facility to Serve Growing EV Battery Market - LED | Louisiana Economic Development - www.opportunitylouisiana.gov
#3: Cornerstone Energy Park - Louisiana - Cornerstone Chemical Company, LLC - cornerstonechemco.com
#4: The US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project - electrek.co
#5: Japanese firm invests $500 million in US EV battery component manufacturing project that'll create hundreds of jobs: 'Significant economic impact' - www.thecooldown.com - 04-05-2024
#6: EIP Oil & Gas Watch - oilandgaswatch.org
#7: Cornerstone gets approval for $500M EV battery solvent plant from Jefferson Parish - www.nola.com
#8: Neighbors push back as Cornerstone bypasses Jefferson Parish's new industrial zoning rules - www.nola.com
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