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SK Georgia Plant 2

SK Innovation

Commerce, GA, USA

-83.484745, 34.23555556

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 168

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Battery Cell


Project Announcement Date: 4/29/2020

Target for Starting Production: 2023

Date Commercial Production Started: 6/1/2023

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 12.2 GWh

Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 1550

Current Jobs: 1550

Capital Investment: $670 million

Congressional District: GA9

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“President of SK Innovation’s Battery Business Jee Dong-seob visits SK battery America, encouraging the company’s members”, SK Innovation Newsroom SKinno News, 29 Sep 2021. 🔗


“Huge incentives helped Georgia land battery plant”, Scott Trubey, ajc, 22 Mar 2019. 🔗


“SK On Signs Agreement with Westwater Resources for Natural Graphite”, SK, 11 Feb 2024. 🔗



“Online NAATBatt Lithium-Ion Battery Supply Chain Database”, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 16 Feb 2025. 🔗


“SK On Expands into U.S. BESS Market with LFP Batteries”, SK Innovation Newsroom SKinno News, 03 Sep 2025. 🔗


“Hyundai and Kia's U.S. EV Expansion Boosted by SK On's Battery Supply”, Michael Herh, Businesskorea, 14 Feb 2025. 🔗


“SK On Expands into U.S. BESS Market with LFP Batteries”, SK Innovation Newsroom SKinno News, 03 Sep 2025. 🔗


“SK On expands Georgia plant for EVs, ESS amid US curbs on China”, Byun Hye-jin, Korea Herald, 12 Oct 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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