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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. 🔗
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