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Northvolt Six
Northvolt
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, QC, Canada
-73.273805, 45.530714
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 269
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Battery Cell
Project Announcement Date: 9/29/2023
Target for Starting Production: 2026
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 30 GWh
Operating Status: Planned
Target Jobs: 3000
Capital Investment: $5170 million
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $1100 million
Selected Sources:
“Northvolt is coming to Canada”, northvolt.com, 28 Sep 2023. 🔗
“Quebec Lures $5 Billion Battery Factory for Electric Cars”, Jack Ewing, New York Times, 28 Sep 2023. 🔗
“Quebec environmental group seeks court order to halt Northvolt plant”, La Presse Canadienne, Montreal Gazette, 18 Jan 2024. 🔗
“Northvolt battery factory site in Canada gets sabotaged”, Fred Lambert, Electrek, 23 Jan 2024. 🔗
“Uproar mounts over Northvolt”, Miriam Lafontaine, The Eastern Door, 28 Mar 2024. 🔗
“Amid opposition, Northvolt forging ahead to open Quebec battery factory by 2026”, Stéphane Blais, TownAndCountryToday.com, 03 Apr 2024. 🔗
“Northvolt factory in Canada could be delayed until 2028”, Carrie Hampel, electrive.com, 01 Sep 2024. 🔗
“Battery maker Northvolt moves ahead in Canada but at slower pace”, Divya Rajagopal, Reuters, 09 Sep 2024. 🔗
“Despite $2.7 billion in taxpayer subsidies, Northvolt delays Canadian battery plant”, Quinn Patrick, tnc.news, 10 Sep 2024. 🔗
“Northvolt takes major actions to support and enhance homegrown battery production platform”, Northvolt, northvolt.com, 21 Nov 2024. 🔗
“Status of Northvolt’s Quebec battery plant unclear amid parent company’s bankruptcy”, The Gazette, 12 Mar 2025. 🔗
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