top of page

INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
Below is basic information about individual facilities in our database and selected sources we've drawn on to support the analysis.  To navigate to other sites, use the search page.

Company logo

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:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

This website, dashboard, and dataset are maintained by Jay Turner and student researchers in the Environmental Studies Department at Wellesley College. It is updated at least monthly. The data presented are compiled from publicly available sources. Summary statistics are incomplete and omit data from sites where publicly available information (regarding capital investments, employment levels, etc.) is unavailable. While we make every effort to ensure the information presented here is accurate, the information should be treated as estimates. We assume no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions. The information contained in this site is provided on an "as is" basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, or usefulness. The Big Green Machine® is a registered trademark. Please submit feedback using this formData on this site last updated on April 19, 2025. 

Wellesley College Logo
bottom of page