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Vidalia Battery Anode Materials
Syrah Resources
Vidalia, LA, USA
-91.487464, 31.54777778
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 182
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Materials Processing
Product: Graphite
Project Announcement Date: 4/30/2018
Target for Starting Production: 2023
Date Commercial Production Started: 7/2020
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 45000 tpa
Operating Status: Operating
Target Jobs: 221
Current Jobs: 50
Capital Investment: $539 million
Congressional District: LA5
Government Subsidies:
Federal:
Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $102 million
IRA 48C Grant: $165 million
Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $220 million
Selected Sources:
“LPO Offers First Conditional Commitment for Critical Materials Project for Syrah Vidalia to Support Domestic EV Supply Chain”, Energy.gov, 17 Apr 2022. 🔗
“ASX Announcements”, Syrah Resources, No Date. 🔗
“Syrah Vidalia”, Energy.gov, No Date. 🔗
“Login”, duosecurity.com, No Date. 🔗
“Syrah estimates $539 million in costs for Louisiana plant expansion”, Reuters, MINING.COM, 26 Apr 2023. 🔗
“Lucid orders battery graphite from Syrah”, Chris Randall, electrive.com, 24 Feb 2025. 🔗
“Syrah Awarded ~US$165 million IRA Tax Credit”, Syrah Resources, No Date. 🔗
Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:
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