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POSCO Cathode Material Plant and pCam (Additional Investment)

POSCO, GM

Bécancour, QC, Canada

-72.36951711, 46.34207113

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 102B

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Materials Processing

Product: Battery Cell Components


Project Announcement Date: 6/2/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2026

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 140000 # EVs supported by annual production

Operating Status: Paused


Capital Investment: $400 million

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Subscribe to GM News”, gm.com, No Date. 🔗


“Posco Chemical, GM to build cathode material plant in Quebec”, Joins.com, 27 May 2022. 🔗


“ULTIUM CAM Project”, gm.ca, No Date. 🔗


“Quebec, Ottawa pledge $300 million for GM electric car battery component plant”, The Canadian Press, CTVNews, 29 May 2023. 🔗


“GM and POSCO Future M expand North American EV battery supply chain”, gm.com, 01 Jun 2023. 🔗


“POSCO Future M to raise $771 million to bolster battery materials business”, KED Global, KED Global, 13 May 2025. 🔗


“GM and Posco halt expansion of Canadian cathode material plant”, Electrive, 16 Oct 2025. 🔗


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