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BlueOval SK Kentucky 2
Ford, SK Innovation
Glendale, KY, USA
-85.87638889, 37.59472222
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 128B
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Battery Cell
Project Announcement Date: 9/27/2021
Target for Starting Production: 2025
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 43 GWh
Operating Status: Paused
Target Jobs: 2500
Capital Investment: $2900 million
Congressional District: KY2
Government Subsidies:
Federal:
Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $3210 million
Selected Sources:
“BlueOval SK sets February closure date for Glendale plant as Ford shifts EV strategy”, David A. Mann, Seattle TechFlash, 19 Dec 2025. 🔗
“Ford, SK On Make Significant Construction Progress at BlueOval SK Battery Park, On-Plan to Train 5,000 Employees at On-Site Training Center”, ford.com, 04 Dec 2022. 🔗
“Ford to delay second of two EV battery plants in Kentucky”, Chris Otts, WDRB, 26 Oct 2023. 🔗
“1st BlueOval SK battery plant in Glendale on track to start production in 2025”, WDRB, 20 Dec 2023. 🔗
“Kentucky governor says workers at Ford EV plants in Hardin County won't be part of union”, WDRB, 22 Aug 2024. 🔗
“Glendale battery factory remains on track despite Ford’s reassessment”, MICHAEL CRIMMINS, Glasgow News 1, 18 Sep 2024. 🔗
“UAW scores supermajority at BlueOval SK in 2025’s first big labor win”, Jo Borrás, Electrek, 25 Jan 2025. 🔗
“Ky's governor calls it the world's largest EV battery plant, workers are looking to unionize”, Lisa Autry, Louisville Public Media, 07 Feb 2025. 🔗
“Chemicals, mold, bats, broken bones: Workers concerned over safety at BlueOval SK plant”, Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, No Date. 🔗
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