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Pittsylvania Lithium-ion Battery Separator Plant

Microporous LLC

Danville, VA, USA

-79.5739022774385, 36.5702605321173

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 693

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Battery Cell Components


Project Announcement Date: 12/5/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2026

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Operating Status: Planned


Target Jobs: 2015

Capital Investment: $1300 million

Congressional District: Republican

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $60.6 million


Federal:

Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $0 million

Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding: $100 million

Selected Sources:

“Microporous picks Virginia over N.C. for $1.3B lithium-ion battery plant”, BusinessNC, Business North Carolina, 13 Nov 2024. 🔗


“Pittsylvania megasite wins $1.3B battery separator project”, Katherine Schulte, Virginia Business, 13 Nov 2024. 🔗


“Microporous to Invest $1.35 Billion and Create Over 2,000 Jobs in Pittsylvania County”, Microporous, 13 Nov 2024. 🔗


“Sites & Buildings Search”, vedp.org, No Date. 🔗


“Microporous Invests $1.35B In Southern Virginia”, Business Facilities, 14 Nov 2024. 🔗


“Microporous to Invest $1.35 Billion and Create Over 2,000 Jobs in Pittsylvania County”, virginia.gov, 12 Nov 2024. 🔗


“Virginia’s largest megasite lands the biggest project Southside has ever seen, after years of trying”, Grace Mamon, Cardinal News, 13 Nov 2024. 🔗


“Southern Va. Big Deal: Microporous’ mega project”, Cathy Jett, Virginia Business, 27 Feb 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

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The data on this site was last updated on March 19, 2025.

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