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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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