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Fortescue Michigan Battery Factory

Fortescue Metals Group

Detroit, MI, USA

-83.0643573, 42.3700574

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 465

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Battery Pack


Project Announcement Date: 11/16/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2025

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Operating Status: Planned


Target Jobs: 560

Capital Investment: $210 million

Congressional District: Democrat

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $24.6 million

Selected Sources:

“Fortescue powers up US auto industry with $35m investment”, Mariaan Webb, Mining Weekly, 16 Nov 2023. 🔗



“2 foreign EV battery firms plan to open Detroit locations, creating 600 jobs”, JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan 2024. 🔗


“Detroit residents fight Whitmer-backed Fortescue EV battery plant”, The Midwesterner Staff, The Midwesterner, 10 Apr 2024. 🔗


“2 foreign EV battery firms plan to open Detroit locations, creating 600 jobs”, JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan 2024. 🔗


“First product from new Fortescue Detroit factory: marine batteries [Quick Charge]”, Jo Borrás, Electrek, 07 Oct 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

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