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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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ExxonMobil Hopkinsville Graphite Facility

ExxonMobil

Hopkinsville, KY, USA

-87.4638005, 36.8390799

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 800

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Graphite


Project Announcement Date: 9/9/2025

Target for Starting Production: 2029

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Operating Status: Planned


Target Jobs: 72

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“ExxonMobil is acquiring Superior Graphite’s Hopkinsville production plant”, Jennifer P. Brown, Hoptown Chronicle, 09 Sep 2025. 🔗


“Superior Graphite, Superior Acquisitions for Synthetic Graphite Production”, ExxonMobil, 08 Sep 2025. 🔗


“Exxon buys Kentucky battery factory to expand energy storage”, Politico, 10 Sep 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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