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Kellyton Processing Plant

Alabama Graphite Products

Coosa County, AL, USA

-86.03166667, 32.96888889

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 136

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Materials Processing

Product: Graphite


Project Announcement Date: 6/22/2021

Target for Starting Production: 2023

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 7500 tpa

Operating Status: Pilot


Target Jobs: 100

Capital Investment: $202 million

Congressional District: AL6

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Westwater Resources And Alabama Graphite Products Break Ground On Kellyton Processing Plant”, Westwater Resources, Westwater Resources, 19 Apr 2022. 🔗


“Westwater Resources And Alabama Graphite Products Break Ground On Kellyton Processing Plant”, Westwater Resources, Westwater Resources, 19 Apr 2022. 🔗


“Westwater Resources And Alabama Graphite Products Break Ground On Kellyton Processing Plant”, Westwater Resources, Westwater Resources, 19 Apr 2022. 🔗


“SK On signs deal with Westwater Resources to Develop Anode Materials”, Batteries News, 03 May 2023. 🔗


“A graphite processing plant in Alabama could help the U.S. rely less on China”, Sally Helm, KNKX Public Radio, 28 Jun 2024. 🔗


“Westwater Resources Announces Second Quarter 2025 Business Updates and Investor Conference Call”, westwaterresources.net, 13 Aug 2025. 🔗


“Westwater receives US patent for graphite purification technology at Alabama plant”, Nicole Willing, Charged Electric Vehicle, 25 Oct 2025. 🔗


“Kellyton Graphite Plant”, westwaterresources.net, No Date. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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