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US Lithium Separator Manufacturing Project

ENTEK

Terre Haute, IN, USA

-87.4077163422426, 39.3494225800971

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 37

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Materials Processing

Product: Battery Cell Components


Project Announcement Date: 4/27/2022

Target for Starting Production: 2025

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 1400000 # EVs supported by annual production

Operating Status: Under Construction


Target Jobs: 635

Capital Investment: $1500 million

Congressional District: Republican

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $13 million


Federal:

Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $1200 million

IRA 48C Grant: $201.980144 million

Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $200 million

Selected Sources:

“ENTEK Announces Major Expansion of U.S. Lithium-ion Battery Separator Business to Meet Growing Demand”, ENTEK, 26 Apr 2022. 🔗


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


“Lebanon battery parts manufacturer gets millions of dollars in federal grants”, Julio Mora Rodriguez, KEZI 9 News, 20 Dec 2022. 🔗


“Battery component maker Entek to invest $1.5B in Indiana facility”, Kate Magill, Manufacturing Dive, 21 Mar 2023. 🔗


“Battery Component Manufacturer Plans $1.5B Investment in Indiana to Power Growing Domestic Electric Vehicle, Energy Storage Demand”, Indiana Economic Development Corp, 20 Mar 2023. 🔗


“Challenges ahead to ensure battery plant's 'transformational impact'”, Howard Greninger | Tribune-Star, Terre Haute Tribune-Star, 05 May 2023. 🔗



“ENTEK Lithium Separators Receives Conditional Commitment from Department of Energy Loan Programs Office for Indiana EV Battery Separator Manufacturing Plant”, ENTEK, 09 Jul 2024. 🔗



“Manufacturer to build lithium-ion battery technology factory with help of government loan — here's why this is important”, Mandy Carr, Yahoo Tech, 16 Aug 2024. 🔗



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