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Forge Nano North Carolina Battery Facility

Forge Nano

Morrisville, NC, USA

-78.8255716, 35.8361602

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 463

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Lithium


Project Announcement Date: 11/14/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2026

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 3 GWh

Operating Status: Planned


Target Jobs: 280

Capital Investment: $140 million

Congressional District: NC4

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $11.2 million


Federal:

Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $0 million

Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $100 million

Selected Sources:

“World-Check, opens new tab Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks.”, Reuters, 06 Mar 2025. 🔗


“World-Leading Materials Science Company, Forge Nano, Announces Plans to Launch Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Business in Morrisville”, Wake County Government, 13 Nov 2023. 🔗



“Forge Battery Selected for $100M Award Negotiation with U.S. Department of Energy to Expand Production Capacity of North Carolina Lithium-Ion Battery Gigafactory”, Forge Nano, GlobeNewswire News Room, 20 Sep 2024. 🔗




“Planned Morrisville factory adds to growing NC role in ‘battery belt’”, Jane Winik Sartwell, Carolina Public Press, 11 Nov 2024. 🔗


“Planned Morrisville factory adds to growing NC role in ‘battery belt’”, The Carolinian Newspaper, 14 Nov 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

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