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UBE C1 Chemicals America Louisiana Factory
UBE C1 Chemicals America
Waggaman, LA, USA
-90.2691462, 29.9637187
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 529
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Battery Cell Components
Project Announcement Date: 2/29/2024
Target for Starting Production: 2026
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 154000 tpa
Operating Status: Under Construction
Target Jobs: 56
Current Jobs: 0
Capital Investment: $500 million
Congressional District: LA2
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $80 million
Selected Sources:
“A $500 million EV battery chemical plant officially coming to Jefferson Parish”, MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer, NOLA.com, 29 Feb 2024. 🔗
“Japanese Chemical Company UBE Announces $500 Million Investment to Build Louisiana Facility to Serve Growing EV Battery Market”, opportunitylouisiana.gov, 28 Feb 2024. 🔗
“Cornerstone Energy Park in Louisiana”, cornerstonechemco.com, No Date. 🔗
“The US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project”, Michelle Lewis, Electrek, 12 Mar 2024. 🔗
“Japanese firm invests $500 million in US EV battery component manufacturing project that'll create hundreds of jobs: 'Significant economic impact'”, Susan Elizabeth Turek, The Cool Down, 05 Apr 2024. 🔗
“EIP Oil & Gas Watch”, oilandgaswatch.org, No Date. 🔗
“Cornerstone gets approval for $500M EV battery solvent plant from Jefferson Parish”, LARA NICHOLSON | Staff writer, NOLA.com, 06 Nov 2024. 🔗
“Neighbors push back as Cornerstone bypasses Jefferson Parish's new industrial zoning rules”, LARA NICHOLSON | Staff writer, NOLA.com, 19 Aug 2024. 🔗
“This $500M EV battery material plant is the first of its kind in the US”, Michelle Lewis, Electrek, 17 Feb 2025. 🔗
Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:
This site has 1 major expansion(s).
Those expansion(s) are tracked below:
Site 528B: Solar Technology LLC Michigan Factory (Expansion)