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Microvast Separator Plant

Microvast

Hopkinsville, KY, USA

-87.4242682, 36.7916743

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 193

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Battery Cell Components


Project Announcement Date: 3/30/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2025

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 253000 # EVs supported by annual production

Operating Status: Cancelled


Target Jobs: 562

Capital Investment: $504 million

Congressional District: KY1

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $21* million

Selected Sources:

“Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing”, U.S. Department of Energy, 18 Oct 2022. 🔗


“Microvast gets $200 million federal grant to build second battery plant in Clarksville”, Jake Foster, ClarksvilleNow.com - News, Weather & Events in Clarksville, TN, 21 Oct 2022. 🔗


“Microvast won’t build 2nd battery plant in Clarksville, but will continue expanding current location”, Jake Foster, ClarksvilleNow.com - News, Weather & Events in Clarksville, TN, 21 Feb 2023. 🔗


“Microvast’s $200 Million US Grant Under Review”, Yahoo, 16 Feb 2023. 🔗


“Microvast Announces Location of First Polyaramid Separator Plant in Kentucky”, Microvast Holdings, Inc., 29 Mar 2023. 🔗


“Microvast Responds to DOE Decision to Withdraw Separator Grant”, Business Wire, 24 May 2023. 🔗


“Dept. of Energy pulls grant funding from Microvast, could have regional impacts”, Hannah Hageman, whopam.com, 24 May 2023. 🔗


“Kentucky concerns pause battery factory incentives”, arkansasonline.com, 06 Jun 2023. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

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