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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. 🔗
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