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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Livent

Livent

Bessemer City, NC, USA

-81.308989, 35.2796203

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 218A

Project Timeline

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Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Materials Processing

Product: Lithium


Project Announcement Date: 3/1/1954

Target for Starting Production: 1954

Date Commercial Production Started: 2012

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Operating Status: Operating


Current Jobs: 240

Congressional District: NC14

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Livent to spend $18M to boost lithium production in Gaston County”, Charlotte Business Journal, 30 Oct 2019. 🔗


“Livent (LTHM) Stock Gains on GM Supply Deal”, Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace, 26 Jul 2022. 🔗




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