Battery Manufacturing Advantages
POWERING THE NEXT GENERATION
Arizona is home to advanced manufacturing global giants in key sectors such as automotive and electric vehicles, solar, and clean & renewable energy. With an abundant supply of industry titans, natural resources, reliable energy and workforce, Arizona is positioned to be the hub for battery and energy storage manufacturing in the nation.
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$5.5 Billion Battery Manufacturing Complex in Queen Creek
LG Energy Solution’s battery manufacturing complex marks the largest single investment for a stand-alone battery manufacturing facility in the U.S. and will consist of two facilities – one for cylindrical batteries for electric vehicles, the first of its kind in the U.S.
$1.2 Billion Gigafactory in Tucson
The two-million-square-foot site will be the largest Gigafactory in the U.S. for the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells and will serve as American Battery Factory’s official headquarters.
$200 Million Cobalt Production Facility in Yuma County
The first-of-its-kind facility in the U.S. is expected to produce approximately 33,000 metric tons of EV battery grade cobalt sulfate per year, enough to support the domestic production of approximately 470,000 EVs each year.
SP-1 Factory Expansion in Tucson
Sion Power’s expanded battery manufacturing operations will double Sion Power’s footprint in Tucson to scale up its ultra-high energy, lithium-metal based Licerion® battery.
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility in Casa Grande
Ecobat’s new facility will initially produce 10,000 estimated tons of recycled material per year, with plans to expand capacity to satisfy the increasing need to recycle lithium-ion batteries.
